Ordinances
This ordinance was first instituted by the Savior during the last supper and was restored by revelation through the Prophet Joseph Smith in the latter days.
What is the sacrament?
Elder Neil L. Andersen Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles says Lord allows the evil speaking to chase after the good for one reason. The reason being that opposition against the things of God sends seekers of truth to their knees to find these.
What are answers?
Who is Joseph Smith Jr.?
This ordinance was performed by John the Baptist and restored in the latter days by revelation given through the Prophet Joseph Smith.
What is baptism by immersion?
Joseph Smith learned that the Bible did not contain all the answers to life’s questions, but it taught men and women how they could find answers to their questions by communicating directly with God through this action.
What is prayer?
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, an ordinance is a sacred, formal act or ceremony performed by this authority restored to the earth in these later days.
What is the priesthood?
On April 3, 1836, the Lord sent Old Testament priesthood holder Elijah to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery to commit to them these priesthood keys.
What are the keys of the sealing power?
“Sealing keys, restored by the Old Testament prophet Elijah, enable ordinances to take place in holy temples. Ordinances performed in these temples enable individuals and families to return to the presence of our heavenly parents.” —Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Speaking in April 2020 General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, President M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, gave a specific challenge to the youth of the Church "listening today or reading these words in the days ahead". He challenged youth to gain a personal witness of this prophet, and also let your voice help fulfill Moroni’s prophetic words to speak good of this same prophet.
Who is Joseph Smith Jr.?
The Prophet Joseph Smith translated this ancient record with power from heaven.
What is the Book of Mormon?
On April 3, 1836, the Lord sent Old Testament priesthood holder Moses to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery to commit to them these keys of the priesthood.
What are the keys of the gathering of Israel?
Joseph Smith spoke honestly when he declared, “I had seen a vision; I knew it, and I knew that God knew it, and I could not ______.”
What is deny it?
Joseph Smith prayed in this special forest and saw God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
What is the Sacred Grove?
On April 3, 1836, the Lord sent Old Testament priesthood holder Elias to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery to commit to them this renewal of the Abrahamic covenant.
What is the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham?
“With this renewal [of the Abrahamic covenant], we have received, as did they of old, the holy priesthood and the everlasting gospel. We have the right to receive the fulness of the gospel, enjoy the blessings of the priesthood, and qualify for God’s greatest blessing—that of eternal life.” —President Russell M. Nelson
Elder Neal A. Maxwell once said studying the Church … through the eyes of this specific group of people is like interviewing Judas to understand Jesus. They always tell us more about themselves than about that from which they have departed.
What are defectors?
Baptism, confirmation, ordination to the Melchizedek Priesthood (for men), the temple endowment, and the marriage sealing are ordinances that are essential to this kind of life.
What is eternal?