Priesthood – Quote Catch

Alma 5:3…Only someone with power and authority from God can consecrate High Priests.
Alma 6:1…Priests and Elders are ordained by the laying on of hands
Alma 13:3…Priests were prepared from the foundation of the world (they chose the right, exercised great faith) for their holy calling.
Alma 31:1..Priests were ordained to teach commandments unto the people.
Alma 13:10-11…Those ordained to High Priest have (1) exceeding faith; (2) Repentance; (3) Righteousness before God; (4) righteous works.
Alma 13:9…Once a High Priest, forever a High Priest.
Alma 13:8…The high priesthood is without beginning or end.
Alma 13:5…The call to receive the priesthood is prepared from the foundation of the world.
Mark 3: 14-15…Ordained 12 to heal sick & cast out devils
Matt. 16: 18-19…Peter given keys as prophet
Mosiah 23: 17…Received authority to preach & consecrate others
Acts 8: 18-20…Power of Holy Ghost – laying on of hands
D&C 13…Aaronic Priesthood
D&C 20: 38-60…Duty of the Priesthood
Acts 8: 13-17…Priesthood authority
Matt. 16: 19…What’s bound on earth is bound in heaven
Doctrine and Covenants, Section 121:45… Let thy bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven.
“The Priesthood Allow the young men to respond until someone points out that a man cannot just assume on his own that he will act as a bishop. Explain that even though the bishop’s brother had the priesthood, he had not been given the keys nor had he been set apart to perform the duties of a bishop in his brother’s ward. He must be given these keys and be ordained in order to have this authority. Aaronic Priesthood Manual 1, Lesson 1
D&C 84:33 -35… For whoso is faithful unto the obtaining these two priesthoods of which I have spoken, and the magnifying their calling, are sanctified by the Spirit unto the renewing of their bodies. 34 They become the sons of Moses and of Aaron and the seed of Abraham, and the church and kingdom, and the elect of God. 35 And also all they who receive this priesthood receive me, saith the Lord;
Alma 17: 18... Now Ammon being the chief among them, or rather he did administer unto them, and he departed from them, after having blessed them according to their several stations, having imparted the word of God unto them, or administered unto them before his departure; and thus they took their several journeys throughout the land.
Jacob 4: 6… Wherefore, we search the prophets, and we have many revelations and the spirit of prophecy; and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken, insomuch that we truly can command in the name of Jesus and the very trees obey us, or the mountains, or the waves of the sea.
“President James E. Faust said: “This greatest of all powers, the priesthood power, is not accessed the way power is used in the world. It cannot be bought or sold. . . . Worldly power often is employed ruthlessly. However, priesthood power is invoked only through those principles of righteousness by which the priesthood is governed” Ensign, May 1997, 43.
Jacob 4: 9… For behold, by the power of his word man came upon the face of the earth, which earth was created by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the earth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?
“October 19th, 1994 – Wednesday. Puyo Ecuador...Hermana Alexandra Velin Teran called us and asked us to give a blessing to Bonita Velin (3 anos – 3 Years Old). This 3 year old girl asked for the Elders to bless her. We went there, and performed the blessing (She was pretty dang sick) In 10 minutes she was up and running. That little girl has faith! The night before a doctor came to look at her. She told her mom that the Doctor wasn’t what she wanted, it was the Elders. That’s such an example of faith for me.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal
Jacob, Chapter 2: 7… And also it grieveth me that I must use so much boldness of speech concerning you, before your wives and your children, many of whose feelings are exceedingly tender and chaste and delicate before God, which thing is pleasing unto God;
… ”the first years of Church correlation were concerned largely with organization, with programs, with procedures, with committees, and councils and boards. It centered on planning. Now with perilous days upon us, we must implement those plans. Providentially, we are prepared at least to a degree, to energize the consummate power of the holy priesthood to protect and perfect the saints and bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. The announcement of the mission of the Church with its three dimensions moved us toward another kind of correlation beyond the correlation of programs and procedures . It has more to do with implementation than with planning. This is a correlation of spirit, of attitude. This correlation is in the mind, in the heart, in the very soul. It is in this spirit of correlation and unity that we now pray that you will adopt. We urge you now to concentrate on the mission of the Church rather than to merely manage organizations and programs.” Elder Boyd K Packer Regional Representatives Conf April 3, 1987, From President Albert Farnsworth, Mission President of Ecuador Quito from 1993 to 1996.
“PRIESTHOOD MISSIONARY WORK IN THE CHURCH. 1st Presidency Letter- Oct 29, 1976… 1) Missionary work is: (1) Church Directed. (2) Stake Organized (3) Ward Operated (4) Family & Individually Performed.” From President Albert Farnsworth, Mission President of Ecuador Quito from 1993 to 1996.
D&C 121:45…Let thy bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God, and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distill upon thy soul as the dews from heaven.
“One day the Savior will come again. It is His right to rule and to reign as the King of kings and as our great High Priest. Then the scepter of government and the power of the priesthood will be combined into one.” Religion and Government, By Elder Wilford W. Andersen Of the Seventy
“President David O. McKay promised every man who uses the priesthood in righteousness that he “will find his life sweetened, his discernment sharpened to decide quickly between right and wrong, his feelings tender and compassionate, yet his spirit strong and valiant in defense of right; he will find the priesthood a never failing source of happiness—a well of living water springing up unto eternal life” Teachings of Presidents of the Church, David O. McKay [2003], Page 116
“The world is in need of your help. There are feet to steady, hands to grasp, minds to encourage, hearts to inspire, and souls to save. The blessings of eternity await you. Yours is the privilege to be not spectators but participants on the stage of priesthood service.” Teachings of Thomas S. Monson, Thomas S. Monson
“The great significance of priesthood authority is that it authorizes its holder to act for God in ways necessary to the government of his kingdom, the performance of his ordinances, and the saving of his children. Priesthood holders act as authorized representatives of the Lord Jesus Christ in functions that will be recognized and have effect in the lives of the children of God in time and throughout all eternity.” Richard E. Turley, Jr., In the Hands of the Lord: The Life of Dallin H.
“I can trace my priesthood in a direct line to this event. It goes as follows: I was ordained by David O. McKay; who was ordained by Joseph F. Smith; who was ordained by Brigham Young; who was ordained by the Three Witnesses; who were ordained by Joseph Smith Jr. and Oliver Cowdery; who were ordained by Peter, James, and John; who were ordained by the Lord Jesus Christ.” Manual, Teachings of the President of the Church: Gordon B Hinckley, Chapter 1 The Restoration of the Gospel the Dawning of a Brighter Day
“The priesthood is the power and authority of God. It has always existed and will continue to exist without end (see Alma 13:7-8, Doctrine and Covenants 84:17-18). Through the priesthood, God created and governs the heavens and the earth. Through this power, He exalts His obedient children, bringing to pass the immortality and eternal life of man (Moses 1:39; see also Doctrine and Covenants 84:35-38).” Manual Handbook 2: Administering the Church, Priesthood Principles
February 20, 1996 – Tuesday – Quito Ecuador… “Right now I’m a little shook up. Emotionally wise. Tonight we went to an FHE at the Melo’s house. The Vallejos & Tipan families went with us. The Spirit was so strong & great there. We then arrived late to the Salas’ house. I’m sure we’re testing their patience. We started and Elder Ponciano started speaking on the importance of obeying parents, etc. Lourdes then went off on Lorena, telling us how bad she was etc. It was very uncomfortable. No Spirit. But the Spirit of contention. We were there 1 ½ hours, and the two of them spoke. Lorena finally spoke which is what she needed to do and Lourdes needed to do. Elder Ponciano & I did our best, trying to help them openly talk and come to conclusions. At the end, the Lord blessed us with such a strong spirit that it brought tears to our eyes. We then left and as we were walking down the street a drunk came up to us, asking for $ for some beer. Then an urgent feeling came over me saying to catch a Taxi & leave!! About 3 or 4 Taxis came by. The empty ones didn’t stop & I started getting scared. The drunk was getting very upset because we didn’t cooperate. We kept trying to walk and the drunk started to look around as if to see if there were people. Well, I looked ahead and there was a Taxi backing up to us. I was so happy because we were in a full on feeling of Satan. We got in the Taxi (Ponciano got in back, entering from the other side) and the drunk wouldn’t allow us to shut the door. I told the chofer to Go, so he did. The Tax driver then told us that he saw us as he passed by. He then went up the hill and came back down in front of us and then backed up. He told us that the drunk was a robber, and that he had a knife on him. We thanked the Taxi driver for stopping, paid him & left. As I said, I’m shooken up. 1st of all because of what COULD’VE happened if we didn’t have the Spirit with us, and to recognize the difference as the drunk came up. 2nd of all, Satan is trying so hard to kick us out of this sector. He has done more things with us this past week that I see that he’s working intensely. He has given us the creeps, etc, but he won’t send us out of here. I know that we are here to kick him out of this sector and zone, and he’s fighting until the end. Stan is testifying to me that Elder Ponciano is a valiant Spirit, that he’s going to be the one to finally overcome this sector. That’s the goal. Kick Satan out through hard work, obedience, studies, positive attitude, Love, Patience, diligence, and the Priesthood of God. I love this work.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal