The Restoration
What is: To bring something back that had been lost
HINT: Read D&C 13:1
What is: John the Baptist
What three Apostles restored the Melchizedek Priesthood?
HINT: Read D&C 27: 12-13
What is: Peter, James, and John
What Priesthood Ordinance did you participate in today?
What is : The Sacrament
Two different groups of Heavenly Messengers restored the Priesthood to Joseph Smith & Oliver Cowdery. Who were they, and which priesthood did each restore?
HINT: Look up D&C 13:1 and D&C 27:12-13
John the Baptist -- Aaronic Priesthood
Peter, James and John -- Melchizedek Priesthood
Name ONE of the three things the Aaronic Priesthood holds keys of.
HINT: Read D&C 13:1
Ministering of Angels
The Gospel of Repentance
Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins.
According to D&C 107: 18-19, name ONE spiritual blessing we can receive through the Melchizedek Priesthood.
What is: Receiving Spiritual things
Having the heavens opened
Knowing the mysteries of the Kingdom
HINT: Only 4 words.
What is: The Power of Godliness
What happened to Priesthood authority during the Great Apostasy?
HINT: The Great Apostasy is the historical period following the deaths of Jesus Christ and His original Apostles when the true church, divine priesthood authority, and core gospel truths were............
Priesthood Authority was taken from the earth, and gospel truths were changed or lost.
Imagine the priesthood had never been restored. How would your life be different?
PERSONAL RESPONSE FROM THE TEAM
Personal Response. Thanks for sharing!
TRUE OR FALS: Only men can receive the blessings and power of the Melchizedek Priesthood?
What is: FALSE.
It is available to ALL of God's children.
Why does God share his Priesthood Power with his Children?
What does your team think?
"Giving us access to God's power and blessings."
Why was the restoration of the priesthood necessary?
Because Priesthood Authority had been lost from the earth. It's restoration allows us to have that authority and ordinances again and greater access to god's power.
What is the Aaronic Priesthood?
HINT: Read D&C 107:20
What Is: The power and authority of the lesser, or Aaronic Priesthood, is to hold the keys of the ministering of angels, and to administer in outward ordinances, the letter of the gospel, the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, agreeable to the covenants and commandments.
What is the Melchizedek Priesthood?
HINT: D&C 107: 8, & 18
What is: The power and authority of the higher, or Melchizedek Priesthood, is to hold the keys of all the spiritual blessings of the church.
Name THREE ways the restored Priesthood can bless our lives.
What Is: Baptism, Repentance, Sacrament, Temple Ordinances, Spiritual Blessings, & Greater access to Heavenly Father.