| 1 A arevelation of Jesus Christ unto his servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and six elders, as they bunited their hearts and clifted their voices on high. | |
| 2 Yea, the word of the Lord concerning his church, established in the last days for the arestoration of his people, as he has spoken by the mouth of his bprophets, and for the cgathering of his dsaints to stand upon eMount Zion, which shall be the city of fNew Jerusalem. | Whole purpose in the establishment of the church is for the restoration of the Lord’s people and for the gathering of his saints to stand upon Mount Zion.
Mount Zion is the city of New Jerusalem. |
| 3 Which city shall be abuilt, beginning at the btemple lot, which is appointed by the finger of the Lord, in the western boundaries of the State of Missouri, and cdedicated by the hand of Joseph Smith, Jun., and others with whom the Lord was well pleased. | |
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4 Verily this is the word of the Lord, that the city aNew Jerusalem shall be built by the gathering of the saints, beginning at this place, even the place of the temple, which btemple shall be creared in this dgeneration.
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Generation can mean the saints will remain as a distinct people as in Matthew 24:34 as pointed out by James E. Talmage in “Jesus the Christ” in notes to chapter 32.
5. “This Generation.”—Consult any reliable unabridged dictionary of the English language for evidence of the fact that the term “generation,” as connoting a period of time, has many meanings, among which are “race, kind, class.” The term is not confined to a body of people living at one time. Fausett’s Bible Cyclopedia, Critical and Expository, after citing many meanings attached to the word, says: “In Matthew 24:34 ‘this generation shall not pass (viz. the Jewish race, of which the generation in Christ’s days was a sample in character; compare Christ’s address to the “generation,” 23:35, 36, in proof that “generation” means at times the whole Jewish race) till all these things be fulfilled’—a prophecy that the Jews shall be a distinct people still when He shall come again.” |
| 6 aAnd the bsons of Moses, according to the Holy Priesthood which he received under the chand of his father-in-law, dJethro; | |
| 7 And Jethro received it under the hand of Caleb; | |
| 8 And Caleb received it under the hand of Elihu; | |
| 9 And Elihu under the hand of Jeremy; | |
| 10 And Jeremy under the hand of Gad; | |
| 11 And Gad under the hand of Esaias; | |
| 12 And Esaias received it under the hand of God. | |
| 13 aEsaias also lived in the days of Abraham, and was blessed of him— | |
| 14 Which aAbraham received the priesthood from bMelchizedek, who received it through the lineage of his fathers, even till cNoah; | |
| 15 And from Noah till aEnoch, through the lineage of their fathers; | |
| 16 And from Enoch to aAbel, who was slain by the bconspiracy of his brother, who creceived the priesthood by the commandments of God, by the hand of his father dAdam, who was the first man— | |
| 17 Which apriesthood bcontinueth in the church of God in all generations, and is without cbeginning of days or end of years. | |
| 18 And the Lord confirmed a apriesthood also upon bAaron and his cseed, throughout all their generations, which priesthood also continueth and dabideth forever with the priesthood which is after the holiest order of God. | |
| 19 And this greater apriesthood administereth the gospel and holdeth the bkey of the cmysteries of the kingdom, even the key of the dknowledge of God. | |
| 20 Therefore, in the aordinances thereof, the power of bgodliness is manifest. | |
| 21 And without the ordinances thereof, and the aauthority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is bnot manifest unto men in the flesh; | |
| 22 For without this no aman can see the face of God, even the Father, and live. | |
| 23 Now this aMoses plainly taught to the children of Israel in the wilderness, and sought diligently to bsanctify his people that they might cbehold the face of God; | |
| 24 But they ahardened their hearts and could not endure his bpresence; therefore, the Lord in his cwrath, for his danger was kindled against them, swore that they should not eenter into his rest while in the wilderness, which rest is the fulness of his glory. | |
| 25 Therefore, he took aMoses out of their midst, and the Holy bPriesthood also; | |
| 26 And the lesser apriesthood continued, which priesthood holdeth the bkey of the cministering of angels and the dpreparatory gospel; | |
| 27 Which agospel is the gospel of brepentance and of cbaptism, and the dremission of sins, and the elaw of fcarnal commandments, which the Lord in his wrath caused to continue with the house of Aaron among the children of Israel until gJohn, whom God raised up, being hfilled with the Holy Ghost from his mother’s womb. | |
| 28 For he was baptized while he was yet in his childhood, and was aordained by the angel of God at the time he was beight days old unto this power, to overthrow the kingdom of the Jews, and to cmake straight the way of the Lord before the face of his people, to prepare them for the dcoming of the Lord, in whose hand is given eall power. | |
| 29 And again, the aoffices of elder and bishop are necessary bappendages belonging unto the high priesthood. | |
| 30 And again, the offices of ateacher and deacon are necessary appendages belonging to the lesser priesthood, which priesthood was confirmed upon bAaron and his sons. | |
| 31 Therefore, as I said aconcerning the sons of Moses—for the sons of Moses and also the sons of Aaron shall offer an acceptable boffering and sacrifice in the house of the Lord, which house shall be built unto the Lord in this generation, upon the consecrated cspot as I have appointed— | |
| 32 And the sons of Moses and of Aaron shall be filled with the aglory of the Lord, upon bMount Zion in the Lord’s house, whose sons are ye; and also many whom I have called and sent forth to build up my cchurch. | |
| 33 For 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. | |
| 34 They become the asons of Moses and of Aaron and the bseed of cAbraham, and the church and kingdom, and the delect of God. | |
| 35 And also all they who receive this priesthood areceive me, saith the Lord; | |
| 36 For he that receiveth my servants areceiveth me; | |
| 37 And he that areceiveth me receiveth my Father; | |
| 38 And he that receiveth my Father receiveth my Father’s akingdom; therefore ball that my Father hath shall be given unto him. | |
| 39 And this is according to the aoath and covenant which belongeth to the priesthood. | |
| 40 Therefore, all those who receive the apriesthood, receive this boath and covenant of my Father, which he cannot break, neither can it be moved. | |
Posts Tagged priesthood
General notes on D&C 84
Sep 17
Prieshood blessings
Sep 15
Reading through D&C 84 and taking notes of the blessings associated with receiving and keeping the Oath and Covenant of the priesthood.
- The church has been established for the express purpose of restoring his people, and for the gathering of his saints to stand upon mount Zion, which shall be the city of New Jerusalem. (verse 2)
- Men gain eternal life through the oath and covenant of the priesthood.
Scouting
Aug 5
God bless each priests quorum adviser, Varsity coach, Scoutmaster, merit badge counselor, and all within the sound of my voice and beyond who realize the majesty that can be part of the activity program of the Aaronic Priesthood, if we apply the principles that caused the Brethren, in 1913, to enter into a partnership with the Boy Scouts of America for the strengthening of the Aaronic Priesthood. There was inspiration in that decision, as there is inspiration in the decision to continue that decision today. And there must be inspiration in applying the principles of Scouting to strengthen and vitalize the quorums of the Aaronic Priesthood and each young priesthood bearer today.
via Young Men General President’s Message. – President Dhalquist – Spring 2006