Jesus Christ did not leave His Church without order or authority. He called apostles, gave authority to minister in His name, established ordinances, and entrusted His servants with real responsibilities in His Church.
The Holy Priesthood after the Order of the Son of God has been restored. We hold and serve through that priesthood in the Church today.
Priests Are Called and Ordained
No man appoints himself to the Holy Priesthood. God calls, and those who already hold the required authority ordain according to the sacred order established by the Lord.
Ordination is performed through the laying on of hands. The authority received carries defined duties and responsibilities within the Church.
“No man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.”
Hebrews 5:4 ↗
Priesthood Gives Order to the Church
Jesus Christ established offices, responsibilities, ordinances, and stewardship in His Church. Priesthood authority gives sacred order to teaching, baptism, blessing, ordination, governance, and other work carried out in His name.
This order keeps sacred work from becoming self-appointed or dependent on personality. The authority belongs to Christ and is exercised according to His Church order.
Priesthood Administers Sacred Ordinances
Baptism, confirmation, ordination, blessings, and other sacred ordinances belong to Jesus Christ. They are administered through those He has authorized.
The priest does not make an ordinance holy by his own importance. He serves as an authorized steward of something that already belongs to the Lord.
Priesthood Is Given for Service
Jesus Christ used authority to teach truth, bless, heal, correct, gather, and serve. His priesthood continues that work.
Ordination is not a declaration of personal greatness. It is a call to greater responsibility, greater faithfulness, and greater service before God.
“Whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister.”
Matthew 20:26 ↗
Priesthood Requires Faithfulness Before God
The Book of Commandments joins priesthood authority directly to humility, diligence, and faithfulness. Sacred authority carries sacred responsibility.
“This power and authority have been given by me, to the Holy Priesthood, contingent upon their humility, diligence, and faithfulness which they offer before me.”
The Book of Commandments 14:5 ↗
The Holy Priesthood Has Been Restored
The Lord has restored the Holy Priesthood after the Order of the Son of God in this generation. We serve through that authority today.
Through it, we teach the doctrine of Jesus Christ, administer His ordinances, ordain, bless, govern the Church, and carry forward the work He has entrusted to His people.