07 - Priesthood Authority

Passcode: doubt

The primary source documents "Volume 1 Introduction" explores the priesthood ordination of Joseph Smith and the early church elders. It suggests the importance of using the priesthood to bless others, and that it came directly from the ancient apostles. In Oaks talk "The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood" he furthers this idea, suggesting that we don't move up or down in callings, just around. All roles in the church are important. The priesthood doesn't make you better or worse than anyone else, it is a tool God gives to his children to organize his work and to serve one another.