As members of the Church we all get new callings. Here are posts to help us learn how to do things at church.
(Note: Click here to return to the main article.) Under the direction of the presiding authority, a worthy priest or man who holds the Melchizedek Priesthood may perform a baptism. Both the man performing the baptism and the person being baptized are [...]
(Note: Click here to return to the main article.) The sacrament is a very special ordinance. It is a time each week for us to sit and ponder the life and Atonement of the Jesus Christ, and remember the covenants [...]
(Note: Click here to return to the original article.) "The bishop or branch president oversees the conferral of the Aaronic Priesthood and ordinations to the offices of deacon, teacher, and priest. Before a person is ordained to an office in [...]
Consecrating Oil (Note: Click here to return to the original article.) One man (or more) who holds the Melchizedek Priesthood consecrates pure olive oil for its holy purpose of anointing the sick or afflicted. Note this ordinance can be done [...]
(Note: Click here to return to the main article.) Performance of this ordinance requires authorization from a priesthood leader who holds the appropriate keys or who functions under the direction of a person who holds those keys. A person who [...]
(Note: Click here to return to the original article.) Any Melchizedek priesthood holder may give a father's blessing to his children. Father's blessings are commonly given for signature events, like going away to school, going on missions, starting a new [...]
(Note: Click here to return to the original article.) “Every member of the church of Christ having children is to bring them unto the elders before the church, who are to lay their hands upon them in the name of [...]
To understand how baptism is the first fruits of repentance requires us to look at a scripture passage that may not be easily understandable at first glance. I have made an image that explains these verses in the form of [...]
I was asked to write about the experience we all have on occasion, that of feeling like no matter how much we try to communicate with the Lord sometimes, it is as though the heavens have withdrawn and our prayers [...]
Have you ever had someone come into the room and say, "Think fast!" as they throw something at you that you either need to catch or dodge? Thinking fast is the opposite of pondering. The act of thinking changes when [...]