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According to Latter Day Saint doctrine, to exercise priesthood authority, a person must (1) be called by God, (2) be ordained or endowed with priesthood authority, and (3) receive the necessary priesthood keys, either through ordination to an office of the priesthood or through delegation or setting apart by someone who does hold the appropriate keys.
The Aaronic priesthood is conferred upon male church members beginning at age eleven [3] by the laying on of hands by men who hold either an office in the Melchizedek priesthood or the office of priest in the Aaronic priesthood. Ordination to the priesthood is based on the recipient's personal moral worthiness and church participation without ...
In the Latter Day Saint movement, an ordinance is a sacred rite or ceremony that has spiritual and symbolic meanings and act as a means of conveying divine grace.Ordinances are physical acts which signify or symbolize an underlying spiritual act; for some ordinances, the spiritual act is the finalization of a covenant between the ordinance recipient and God.
[6]: 286 [4]: 66 For example, the following words were used by Heber C. Kimball during the second anointing of Brigham Young in the Nauvoo temple in 1846: "Brother Brigham Young, I pour this holy consecrated oil upon your head and anoint thee a king and a priest of the most high God, over the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and unto ...
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An interview with and approval by the bishop is required before ordination. [1] Prior to ordination, the proposed ordination must also be accepted by common consent by the members of the ward. [1] With the approval of the bishop, a priest or a holder of the Melchizedek priesthood may ordain a person to the office of priest by the laying on of ...
Ordained Age Tithe Area Other assignments ; Jeffrey R. Holland: Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles [4] 1994-06-23 2023-11-15 [5] 84 Member Dieter F. Uchtdorf: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 2004-10-07 [6] 84.1 Member Chair, Priesthood and Family Executive Council [7] David A. Bednar: Quorum of the Twelve Apostle 2004-10-07 72. ...
The fifth and sixth articles state beliefs regarding how the church should be organized; in particular, the requirement of ordination to the priesthood and prophetic governance through the use of priesthood keys to administer valid and licit ordinances (as opposed to a priesthood of all believers).