Priesthood.....

Elder Dallin H. Oaks, "Priesthood Authority in the Family and the Church"                     
                   "The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood"

    1-    President Joseph F. Smith described the priesthood as “the power of God delegated to man by which man can act in the earth for the salvation of the human family.”
         2- “Men are not “the priesthood.” 

    3- "The family is dependent upon the Church for doctrine, ordinances, and priesthood keys.”

    4- “No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the priesthood, only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned; By kindness, and pure knowledge” (D&C 121:41–42).

    5- “Priesthood keys direct women as well as men, and priesthood ordinances and priesthood authority pertain to women as well as men.”

    6- Elder M. Russell Ballard has explained, “Those who have priesthood keys … literally make it possible for all who serve faithfully under their direction to exercise priesthood authority and have access to priesthood power.”

    7- “Priesthood keys are the authority God has given to priesthood [holders] to direct, control, and govern the use of His priesthood on earth.

    8- Latter-day Saints surely recognize that qualifying for exaltation is not a matter of asserting rights but a matter of fulfilling responsibilities.

    God's power on this earth has been given so that the work of God can be done.  It doesn't matter who yields the keys it is under the direction of a loving Heavenly Father.  We his children need to just get busy and do the work or tasks that are before us. 
     

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