One of the most important concepts for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the idea of the priesthood. The priesthood was restored in May of 1829, with the Aaronic priesthood being restored in the house of David Whitmer, and the Melchizedek priesthood being restored in a variety of events over a thirteen day period (Porter). Since its restoration, the priesthood has been an integral part of the lives of members of the church. Women are told to seek worthy priesthood holders for husbands, men are supposed to live life as a worthy priesthood holder, and children are supposed to be raised with the priesthood influence in their life. While all of these ideals are modern in thought, some of the ideals held by members earlier in church
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The discussion of how the priesthood has changed would be incomplete without talking of the structure of the offices within the priesthood. The organization of the priesthood has changed since its creation. In the beginning, there were only four offices in the church. These offices were deacon, teacher, priest, and elder. Those who were given the Melchizedek priesthood in the beginning of the church were given the title of elder. Since that, though, many offices have been added. In 1831, the office of Bishop was created, followed by Patriarch and High Council in 1834, and the quorum of the 70 and the 12 apostles in 1835. The church still utilizes these offices today, performing necessary tasks. According to Doctrine and Covenants 84: 29-30, “And again, the offices of elder and bishop are necessary appendages belonging unto the high priesthood. And again, the offices of teacher and deacon are necessary appendages belonging to the lesser priesthood, which priesthood was confirmed upon Aaron and his sons” (Doctrine and Covenants 84: 29-30). All the various offices of the priesthood are important to the functioning of the whole group and the two forms of …show more content…
As one of the major changes that the priesthood has gone through, the situation changed again. In June of 1978, President Kimball, the First Presidency, and the quorum of the 12 stated “they were ‘aware of the promises made by the prophets and presidents of the Church who have preceded us’ that ‘all of our brethren who are worthy may receive the priesthood’”(“Race and the Priesthood”). This revelation gave African Americans the right to become priesthood holders if they were worthy. In this way, this revelation had an impact on the modern society. It allowed for diversity to become more relevant in the church and in priesthood holders.In this way, the priesthood and revelation surrounding it affected the lives of members by allowing certain members the ability to finally gain the blessings of the
The discussion of how the priesthood has changed would be incomplete without talking of the structure of the offices within the priesthood. The organization of the priesthood has changed since its creation. In the beginning, there were only four offices in the church. These offices were deacon, teacher, priest, and elder. Those who were given the Melchizedek priesthood in the beginning of the church were given the title of elder. Since that, though, many offices have been added. In 1831, the office of Bishop was created, followed by Patriarch and High Council in 1834, and the quorum of the 70 and the 12 apostles in 1835. The church still utilizes these offices today, performing necessary tasks. According to Doctrine and Covenants 84: 29-30, “And again, the offices of elder and bishop are necessary appendages belonging unto the high priesthood. And again, the offices of teacher and deacon are necessary appendages belonging to the lesser priesthood, which priesthood was confirmed upon Aaron and his sons” (Doctrine and Covenants 84: 29-30). All the various offices of the priesthood are important to the functioning of the whole group and the two forms of …show more content…
As one of the major changes that the priesthood has gone through, the situation changed again. In June of 1978, President Kimball, the First Presidency, and the quorum of the 12 stated “they were ‘aware of the promises made by the prophets and presidents of the Church who have preceded us’ that ‘all of our brethren who are worthy may receive the priesthood’”(“Race and the Priesthood”). This revelation gave African Americans the right to become priesthood holders if they were worthy. In this way, this revelation had an impact on the modern society. It allowed for diversity to become more relevant in the church and in priesthood holders.In this way, the priesthood and revelation surrounding it affected the lives of members by allowing certain members the ability to finally gain the blessings of the