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Doctrine and Covenants 106-108
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Doctrine and Covenants 106-108�"To Have the Heavens Opened"
Priesthood ordinances provide spiritual and temporal blessings to all of Heavenly Father’s children
The Lord’s chosen servants lead His Church
The Lord governs His kingdom through councils
The priesthood blesses families
Image above: Adam Blessing His Posterity
by Clark Kelley Price
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Priesthood ordinances provide spiritual and temporal blessings to all of Heavenly Father’s children
Priesthood ordinances provide spiritual and temporal blessings to all of Heavenly Father’s children
SCRIPTURE
18 The power and authority of the higher, or Melchizedek Priesthood, is to hold the keys of all the spiritual blessings of the church—
19 To have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, to have the heavens opened unto them, to commune with the general assembly and church of the Firstborn, and to enjoy the communion and presence of God the Father, and Jesus the mediator of the new covenant.
20 The power and authority of the lesser, or Aaronic Priesthood, is to hold the keys of the ministering of angels, and to administer in outward ordinances, the letter of the gospel, the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, agreeable to the covenants and commandments.
- Doctrine and Covenants 107:18-20
Priesthood ordinances provide spiritual and temporal blessings to all of Heavenly Father’s children
Gerrit W. Gong
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
God’s ordinances and covenants are universal in their requirement and individual in their opportunity. In God’s fairness, each individual in every place and age can receive saving ordinances. Agency applies—individuals choose whether to accept offered ordinances. God’s ordinances provide guideposts on His path of covenants.
…God’s priesthood and His ordinances sweeten relationships on earth and can seal covenant relationships in heaven. Priesthood can bless literally from cradle to grave—from an infant’s name and blessing to a grave dedication. Priesthood blessings heal, comfort, counsel…By oath and covenant, God’s restored priesthood authority is intended to bless all God’s children, including through covenant marriage, generational family, and individual blessings.
- Elder Gerrit W. Gong, “Covenant Belonging,”�General Conference, October 2019
Families Can Be Together Forever�(Children’s Songbook #188)
1. I have a fam’ly here on earth.
They are so good to me.
I want to share my life with them �through all eternity.
2. While I am in my early years,
I’ll prepare most carefully,
So I can marry in God’s temple �for eternity.
MUSIC
Chorus:
Fam’lies can be together forever
Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.
I always want to be with my own family,
And the Lord has shown me how I can.
The Lord has shown me how I can.
Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI
Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI
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Priesthood ordinances provide spiritual and temporal blessings to all of Heavenly Father’s children
The Lord’s chosen servants lead His Church
The Lord’s chosen servants lead His Church
SCRIPTURE
22 Of the Melchizedek Priesthood, three Presiding High Priests, chosen by the body, appointed and ordained to that office, and upheld by the confidence, faith, and prayer of the church, form a quorum of the Presidency of the Church.
23 The twelve traveling councilors are called to be the Twelve Apostles, or special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world—thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling.
24 And they form a quorum, equal in authority and power to the three presidents previously mentioned.
25 The Seventy are also called to preach the gospel, and to be especial witnesses unto the Gentiles and in all the world—thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling.
- Doctrine and Covenants 107:22-25
The Lord’s chosen servants lead His Church
Henry B. Eyring
Of the First Presidency
I wish to speak about the wonderful way in which the Lord leads His kingdom on earth…He leads His Church today by speaking to men called as prophets, and He does it through revelation…we recognize that the Lord’s leadership of His Church requires great and steady faith from all who serve Him on earth…It takes even greater faith to believe that the Lord has called imperfect human servants to lead you…For a leader to succeed in the Lord’s work, the people’s trust that he is called of God must override their view of his infirmities and mortal weaknesses…
What helps servants of the Lord who are called to lead us is when we can see them as the Lord did when He called them. The Lord sees His servants perfectly. He sees their potential and their future. And He knows how their very nature can be changed. He also knows how they can be changed by their experiences with the people they will lead.
- President Henry B. Eyring, “The Lord Leads His Church,” General Conference, October 2017
Follow the Prophet�(Children’s Songbook #110)
MUSIC
1. Adam was a prophet, first one that we know.
In a place called Eden, he helped things to grow.
Adam served the Lord by following his ways.
We are his descendants in the latter days.
2. Enoch was a prophet; he taught what was good.
People in his city did just what they should.
When they were so righteous that there was no sin,
Heav’nly Father took them up to live with him.
3. Noah was a prophet called to preach the word,
Tried to cry repentance, but nobody heard.
They were busy sinning—Noah preached in vain.
They wished they had listened when they saw the rain.
4. Abraham the prophet prayed to have a son,
So the Lord sent Isaac as the chosen one.
Isaac begat Jacob, known as Israel;
Jacob’s sons were twelve tribes, so the Bible tells.
5. Moses was a prophet sent to Israel.
He would lead them to the promised land to dwell.
They were slow to follow, or so it appears.
They were in the wilderness for forty years.
Words and music: Duane E. Hiatt, b. 1937. © 1989 IRI
6. Samuel was a prophet chosen as a boy.
Hannah promised God her son would serve with joy.
In the tabernacle, Samuel heard his name;
He was called by God and answered, “Here I am!”
7. Jonah was a prophet, tried to run away,
But he later learned to listen and obey.
When we really try, the Lord won’t let us fail:
That’s what Jonah learned deep down inside the whale.
8. Daniel was a prophet. He refused to sin;
So the king threw Daniel in the lion’s den.
Angels calmed the lions, and the king soon saw
Daniel’s pow’r was great, for he obeyed God’s law.
9. Now we have a world where people are confused.
If you don’t believe it, go and watch the news.
We can get direction all along our way,
If we heed the prophets—follow what they say.
Chorus:
Follow the prophet, follow the prophet,
Follow the prophet; don’t go astray.
Follow the prophet, follow the prophet,
Follow the prophet; he knows the way.
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The Lord’s chosen servants lead His Church
The Lord governs His kingdom through councils
The Lord governs His kingdom through councils
SCRIPTURE
27 And every decision made by either of these quorums must be by the unanimous voice of the same; that is, every member in each quorum must be agreed to its decisions, in order to make their decisions of the same power or validity one with the other—
30 The decisions of these quorums, or either of them, are to be made in all righteousness, in holiness, and lowliness of heart, meekness and long suffering, and in faith, and virtue, and knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity;
31 Because the promise is, if these things abound in them they shall not be unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord.
- Doctrine and Covenants 107:27,30-31
The Lord governs His kingdom through councils
M. Russell Ballard
Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
I have frequently emphasized the power and importance of Church councils, including mission, stake, ward, and auxiliary councils. I believe councils are the most effective way to get real results. Additionally, I know councils are the Lord’s way and that He created all things in the universe through a heavenly council.
…When the bishop involves ward council members, he can solve problems and accomplish a lot of good in ways he never could do without their help. In a similar fashion, parents need to involve all family members in dealing with challenges and adversity. That way, the power of the family council is put to work. When council members feel they are part of a decision, they become supporters and specific positive results can be accomplished…Inviting the Lord to be part of our family council through prayer will improve our relationships with each other.
- President M. Russell Ballard, “Family Councils,”�General Conference, April 2016
I Am a Child of God�(Children’s Songbook #2)
MUSIC
1. I am a child of God,
And he has sent me here,
Has given me an earthly home
With parents kind and dear.
2. I am a child of God,
And so my needs are great;
Help me to understand his words
Before it grows too late.
3. I am a child of God.
Rich blessings are in store;
If I but learn to do his will,
I’ll live with him once more.
4. I am a child of God.
His promises are sure;
Celestial glory shall be mine
If I can but endure.
Words: Naomi Ward Randall, 1908–2001. © 1957 IRI. Fourth verse © 1978 IRI
Music: Mildred Tanner Pettit, 1895–1977. © 1957 IRI. Arr. by Darwin Wolford, b. 1936. Arr. © 1989 IRI
Chorus:
Lead me, guide me,
Walk beside me
Help me find the way.
Teach me all that I must do
To live with Him someday
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The Lord governs His kingdom through councils
2:11
The priesthood blesses families
The priesthood blesses families
SCRIPTURE
41 This order was instituted in the days of Adam, and came down by lineage in the following manner:
42 From Adam to Seth, who was ordained by Adam at the age of sixty-nine years, and was blessed by him three years previous to his (Adam’s) death, and received the promise of God by his father, that his posterity should be the chosen of the Lord, and that they should be preserved unto the end of the earth;
55 And the Lord administered comfort unto Adam, and said unto him: I have set thee to be at the head; a multitude of nations shall come of thee, and thou art a prince over them forever.
56 And Adam stood up in the midst of the congregation; and, notwithstanding he was bowed down with age, being full of the Holy Ghost, predicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the latest generation.
- Doctrine and Covenants 107:41-42,55-56
The priesthood blesses families
James E. Faust
Former Member of the First Presidency
We know that the gospel always has and always will operate through families. Since early biblical times, order has been brought into the house of Israel through family units. The family unit had inherently and internally the natural love and concern and the blood ties to bring a governing peace and stability to the peoples of God. The same is true today for essentially the same reasons. No other unit of society is an effective substitute for the ties of love and affection inherent in families. The natural leaders of the family unit are the parents, standing side by side as equals in their loving guidance of their children. Each parent brings a separate enriching influence. The power of the priesthood should be the dominant influence in family affairs. Priesthood blessings do not just involve men. They bless equally and fully the women and children of the family. Whatever diminishes family order is destructive to the family unit and to society.
- Elder James E. Faust, “Priesthood Blessings,”�General Conference, October 1995
Love is Spoken Here�(Children’s Songbook #190)
MUSIC
1. (Girls) I see my mother kneeling
with our family each day.
I hear the words she whispers
as she bows her head to pray.
Her plea to the Father
quiets all my fears,
And I am thankful
love is spoken here.
3rd time both together
Words and music: Janice Kapp Perry, b. 1938
© 1980 by Janice Kapp Perry. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.
2. (Boys) Mine is a home where ev’ry hour
is blessed by the strength of priesthood pow’r,
With father and mother leading the way,
Teaching me how to trust and obey;
And the things they teach are crystal clear,
For love is spoken here.
(3rd ending) I can often feel the Savior near
When love is spoken here.
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The priesthood blesses families
Carefully living my covenants brings blessings
Carefully living my covenants brings blessings
SCRIPTURE
1 Verily thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant Lyman: Your sins are forgiven you, because you have obeyed my voice in coming up hither this morning to receive counsel of him whom I have appointed.
2 Therefore, let your soul be at rest concerning your spiritual standing, and resist no more my voice.
3 And arise up and be more careful henceforth in observing your vows, which you have made and do make, and you shall be blessed with exceeding great blessings.
5 Behold, this is the promise of the Father unto you if you continue faithful.
- Doctrine and Covenants 108:1-3,5
Carefully living my covenants brings blessings
Becky Craven
Former Member of the Young Women General Presidency
The vision of the tree of life shows us how the effects of casualness can lead us away from the covenant path. Consider that the rod of iron and the strait and narrow path, or the covenant path, led directly to the tree of life, where all the blessings provided by our Savior and His Atonement are available to the faithful.
…There is a careful way and a casual way to do everything, including living the gospel. As we consider our commitment to the Savior, are we careful or casual? …If we love Him as we claim, can’t we show that love by being a little more careful in living His commandments?
...I invite each of us to seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost to know what adjustments we need to make in our lives to be more carefully aligned with our covenants.
- Sister Becky Craven, “Careful versus Casual,”�General Conference, April 2019
I Will Be Valiant�(Children’s Songbook #162)
MUSIC
The Lord needs valiant servants,
To do his work in the latter day,
Who follow the teachings of Jesus
And serve his people in a loving way.
I will be his servant
And keep my cov'nants valiantly.
I'll stand for truth. I'll stand for right.
The Lord can depend on me.
Words and music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1981 IRI
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Carefully living my covenants brings blessings
I can strengthen others
I can strengthen others
SCRIPTURE
6 And it shall be fulfilled upon you in that day that you shall have right to preach my gospel wheresoever I shall send you, from henceforth from that time.
7 Therefore, strengthen your brethren in all your conversation, in all your prayers, in all your exhortations, and in all your doings.
8 And behold, and lo, I am with you to bless you and deliver you forever. Amen.
- Doctrine and Covenants 108:6-8
I can strengthen others
Mervyn B. Arnold
Former Member of the Quorum of the Seventy
Your efforts will have an eternal effect on the lives of your quorum members and their posterity for generations to come. They will be living testimonies of the promise given by the Savior when He said: “Feed the flock of God which is among you, … and when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away”, “that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father”, and “how great will be your joy”.
May each quorum and each one of us individually, working in conjunction with the councils of the Church, follow the example of our Lord and Savior to “take … him that is weak, … that he may become strong also.”
- Elder Mervyn B. Arnold, “Strengthen Thy Brethren,”�General Conference, April 2004
I'll Walk with You�(Children’s Songbook #140)
MUSIC
If you don't walk as most people do,
Some people walk away from you,
But I won't! I won’t!
If you don't talk as most people do,
Some people talk and laugh at you,
But I won't! I won’t!
I'll walk with you. I'll talk with you.
That's how I'll show my love for you.
Jesus walked away from none.
He gave his love to ev'ryone.
So I will! I will!
Jesus blessed all he could see,
Then turned and said, "Come, follow me."
And I will! I will!
I will! I will!
I'll walk with you. I'll talk with you.
That's how I'll show my love for you.
Words: Carol Lynn Pearson, b. 1939. © 1987 IRI
Music: Reid N. Nibley, b. 1923. © 1987 IRI
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I can strengthen others
2:23
The End