Feb 10, 2025 | Priesthood
Question Gramps, Do you know anything about The Holy Priesthood of Enoch (The Order of Enoch) as opposed to The Order of Melchizedek? I knew someone who said they were a High Priest of Enoch. In Doctrine and Covenants, it mentions Order Melchizedek is after The...
Dec 1, 2024 | New Testament, Priesthood
Question Gramps, On the Mount of Transfiguration, Moses and Elijah gave the Priesthood keys to Peter, James, and John. If Jesus Christ was present and had all the Priesthood keys, why did Moses and Elijah have to come? Dario Answer Dario, In the...
Nov 13, 2024 | Blessings, Priesthood
Question Gramps, Is it true that the person that you are giving a priesthood blessing for does not have to be present for the priesthood? Karen Answer Karen, In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, priesthood blessings are a sacred...
Aug 11, 2024 | Jesus Christ, Priesthood
Question Gramps, Did Jesus receive the Priesthood from His Father in the pre-existence, or has He always held it? Lee Answer Lee, The priesthood is described in Latter-day Saint theology as an everlasting principle that exists with God from...
Apr 25, 2024 | Priesthood
Question Gramps, I have a question about women and the priesthood. A friend has posted her distaste for a recent quote that came out regarding women and priesthood power. The comments were crazy, to say the least, stuff about equality and power and patriarchy....
Mar 13, 2024 | Priesthood
Question Gramps, In D&C 7:7 it says: “…and unto you three I will give this power & the keys of this ministry until I come.” Peter, James & John were given the keys of the priesthood until Christ comes. Now, Peter/James died, but John is still...
Jan 24, 2024 | Priesthood
Question Gramps, Today in the Priesthood meeting I used the phrase to magnify the Priesthood. A good friend told me that I shouldn’t use that phrase because what we magnify is our calling. I have read a few discourses where the phrase to magnify the...
Oct 15, 2023 | Priesthood
Question Hi Gramps! On the mount of transfiguration Moses, Elijah, and perhaps others, gave the Priesthood keys to Peter, James, and John. Do we know what keys were restored? Since Elijah holds the sealing power were those sealing keys restored at that time? ...
Jul 25, 2023 | Priesthood
Question Gramps, When a deceased man has his work done in the temple, when does he get the priesthood? Marian Answer Marian, Thanks for your question. When we do vicarious work for the dead, the first step is to have the individual baptized, then...