(Note: There are links to all the priesthood ordinances at the bottom of the page!) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a lay ministry, so every worthy male member can hold and use the priesthood. This [...]
(Note: Click here to return to the main article.) Administering to the sick is different from giving blessings of counsel or comfort. These blessings are for the purpose of healing one who is sick or afflicted in some manner. Normally these [...]
(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 [...]
It used to be relatively easy to tell the difference between right and wrong. What used to be black or white now seem to be just shades of gray. This article makes a great follow up to my article entitled [...]