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A brief introduction to the history of the Church up to the production date of the film. Lowell Thomas narrates the prologue, and Richard L. Evans tells the story of the Church. Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. No More a Stranger: 1964 The story focuses on the reception of a new family into a ward. Man's Search for Happiness: 1964 13 min.
The priesthood of ancient Israel was the class of male individuals, who, according to the Hebrew Bible, were patrilineal descendants from Aaron (the elder brother of Moses) and the tribe of Levi, who served in the Tabernacle, Solomon's Temple and Second Temple until the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE.
Priesthood keys are conferred upon all the presidents of the quorums. A quorum is a group of priesthood holders who hold the same priesthood office. For a priesthood holder to exercise ecclesiastical power or authority, Latter Day Saints believe that a priesthood holder must have a specific set of keys or be authorized by one who holds those keys.
A 19th century depiction of John the Baptist conferring the Aaronic priesthood to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. The Aaronic priesthood (/ ɛəˈr ɒ n ɪ k /; also called the priesthood of Aaron or the Levitical priesthood) is the lesser of the two orders of priesthood recognized in the Latter Day Saint movement.
The descendants of Aaron, who was the first High Priest of Israel, were designated as the priestly class, the Kohanim. Levite reading the law to the Israelites (1873 drawing) The Tribe of Levi served particular religious duties for the Israelites and had political responsibilities as well.
Hollywood rarely makes films that portray priests in a sympathetic light, and most of the movies out there don't reflect the modern priesthood. Fichter hopes his movie allows people to see his ...
A descendant of Aaron is an Aaronite, or Kohen, meaning Priest. [67] [68] Any non-Aaronic Levite—i.e., descended from Levi but not from Aaron [69] —assisted the Levitical priests of the family of Aaron in the care of the tabernacle; later of the temple. [note 4]
Unlike the other high priests, Christ does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. (Heb. 7:26-27) The priesthood of Melchizedek is more effective because it required a single sacrifice once and for all (Jesus), while the Levitical priesthood made endless sacrifices. (Heb. 7:27)