[greyfoxx39]

I am a High Priest in the LDS Church. It is a lay priesthood and my oath is to Jesus Christ who leads that Priesthood. He is in fact my High Priest, just as He is for the entire earth, and the one I look to for my Salvation through His atonement.

The Priesthood is how the Church is organized, and we believe how it was organized by Christ himself. We believe all the original Apostles and other leaders were called similarly.

It seems that mormons continually demote God, Jesus and now the "original Apostles" down to fit the template of man made mormonism.

Note the command below regarding the oath and actions of your priesthood....He covenants to be faithful, magnify his calling, “give diligent heed to the words of eternal life,” and “live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God.”

Perhaps given the oath taken to “give diligent heed to the words of eternal life,” and “live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God.”, you might want to recant the accusations against me in post 23..."You are apparently so wrapped up in your vindictiveness and angest"....."you are apparently so wrapped up in your accusative nature and spirit"

Somehow, your self-promoting "look how wise and good I am" tales of your deeds and testimony ring false as “living by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God.”

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Melchizedek Priesthood

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Through the authority of the Melchizedek Priesthood, Church leaders guide the Church and direct the preaching of the gospel throughout the world. In the ordinances of the Melchizedek Priesthood, “the power of godliness is manifest” (D&C 84:20). This greater priesthood was given to Adam and has been on the earth whenever the Lord has revealed His gospel. It was taken from the earth during the Great Apostasy, but it was restored in 1829, when the Apostles Peter, James, and John conferred it upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery.

Additional Information

“There are, in the church, two priesthoods, namely, the Melchizedek and Aaronic” (D&C 107:1). The Melchizedek Priesthood, which is “after the Order of the Son of God” (D&C 107:3), is the greater of these. It “holds the right of presidency, and has power and authority over all the offices in the church” (D&C 107:8). It also holds “the keys of all the spiritual blessings of the church” (D&C 107:18). It is named after a great high priest who lived during the time of the prophet Abraham (see D&C 107:2-4; see also Alma 13:14-19).

The offices of the Melchizedek Priesthood are Apostle, Seventy, patriarch, high priest, and elder. The President of the High Priesthood is the President of the Church (see D&C 107:64-66).

Men in the Church must be worthy Melchizedek Priesthood holders in order to receive the temple endowment and be sealed to their families for eternity. They have the authority to administer to the sick and give special blessings to family members and others. With the authorization of presiding priesthood leaders, they can bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost and ordain other worthy men to offices in the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods.

When a man receives the Melchizedek Priesthood, he enters into the oath and covenant of the priesthood. He covenants to be faithful, magnify his calling, “give diligent heed to the words of eternal life,” and “live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God.” Those who keep this covenant will be sanctified by the Spirit and receive “all that [the] Father hath.” (See D&C 84:33-44.)

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Doctrine and Covenants

Section 84

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, 22 and 23 September 1832 (see History of the Church, 1:286–95). During the month of September, elders had begun to return from their missions in the eastern states and to make reports of their labors. It was while they were together in this season of joy that the following communication was received. The Prophet designated it a revelation on priesthood.

33–44, Men gain eternal life through the oath and covenant of the priesthood

33For whoso is ^afaithful unto the obtaining these two ^bpriesthoods of which I have spoken, and the ^cmagnifying their calling, are ^dsanctified by the Spirit unto the ^erenewing of their bodies. 34They become the ^asons of Moses and of Aaron and the ^bseed of ^cAbraham, and the church and kingdom, and the ^delect of God. 35And also all they who receive this priesthood ^areceive me, saith the Lord; 36For he that receiveth my servants ^areceiveth me; 37And he that ^areceiveth me receiveth my Father; 38And he that receiveth my Father receiveth my Father’s ^akingdom; therefore ^ball that my Father hath shall be given unto him. 39And this is according to the ^aoath and covenant which belongeth to the priesthood. 40Therefore, all those who receive the ^apriesthood, receive this ^boath and covenant of my Father, which he cannot break, neither can it be moved. 41But whoso breaketh this ^acovenant after he hath received it, and altogether turneth therefrom, shall ^bnot have forgiveness of sins in this world nor in the world to come. 42And wo unto all those who come not unto this priesthood which ye have received, which I now confirm upon you who are present this day, by mine own voice out of the heavens; and even I have given the heavenly hosts and mine angels ^acharge concerning you. 43And I now give unto you a commandment to beware concerning yourselves, to give ^adiligent ^bheed to the words of eternal life. 44For you shall ^alive by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God.

Melchizedek Priesthood-LDS.org

[svcw]

Since Joseph Smith believed himself to be great than Jesus Christ it makes perfect sense that mormonism would teach its men that they to can be greater than Christ or God, after all they are getting their own planet.

[MHGinTN]

We have a 'high priest' in LDS inc who is so busy dodging the truth and blindly following the lies of the peepstone conman sexual predator of married women that he hasn't time to actually read what THE BIBLE says about the High Priest Who Is Jesus, alive forever more. But if the poor deluded man would read what Paul, who knew more about Judaism and the 'priesthood' from Adam onward than the lying cnman Smith knew, then the man would find that Paul explains Whom is the ONLY High Priest now in the order of Melchizedek because He is alive forever more so no other high priest in the order of Melchizedek will ever be ordained since Jesus rose from the Grave. But I suspect the man is so entrenched in his cultish beliefs tht he will not study to show himself approved and renounce the cult of Joseph Smith for the eternal Life in Christ Jesus. [Hint Jeff: read the letter to the Hebrews] And you spewed more blasphemy when you repeated the demonic claim that the dead Apostles appeared to Smith and co to ordain them in what ONLY JESUS holds as High Priest. That you would deem yourself in His priesthood is yet another heresy for which you will be held accountable since it is in effect a denial of Who Jesus really is.