Baptism is for the remission of sins, and the sacrament is a renewal of the covenants and blessings of baptism. These are holy contracts,To obtain the full portion of these supernal blessings and come to a full knowledge of God, a man must enter into and keep the oath and covenant of the priesthood.“The only way a man can make the maximum progress towards eternal life, for which mortality is designed, is to obtain and magnify the Melchizedek Priesthood. On the contrary, many of its members witnessed the greatest display of priesthood power they had ever known.“The power was centered in the priests. In the Church all ordinances are performed under the authorization of the priesthood leader who holds the keys for that ordinance. … It requires at least the following three things:“2. (What do you think it means that the Melchizedek Priesthood “holdeth the key of the mysteries of the kingdom”? A great unity spread throughout the ward and every member began to have a taste of what it is for a people to be of one mind and one heart.

Both should be preceded by repentance. …“Not one of [us] has lived without sin since [our] baptism.

There was nothing inexplicable in all of this; it was just the proper exercise of the Aaronic Priesthood.”President Gordon B. Hinckley recently told the Aaronic Priesthood that those of you who live worthy lives can be blessed by the “protection of ministering angels” and that you “have something magnificent to live up to.”What does it mean to be the seed of Abraham?

He recalls:“When it was time for me to go on a mission, I was very excited to serve the Lord. I learned that it is very important to have challenges and to face up to them.”Elder Dickson had always been right-handed, and now he had to learn to do everything left-handed. Brethren of the priesthood of God, I am again seated as I deliver my message this evening. A modern example of this is taken from the life of Elder John B. Dickson of the Seventy. The Lord tells us one clear way to do so, as given in the Doctrine and Covenants: “If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation, knowledge upon knowledge, … that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth life eternal.”One might ask, “How do I become a greater follower of righteousness?” A righteous person is one who makes and keeps gospel covenants. As you are aware, I am working through a temporary back problem. Testify that Peter, James, and John Restored the Melchizedek PriesthoodInvite the class to follow along as a student reads Holds the keys of the spiritual blessings of the ChurchHolds keys to communing with heavenly hosts and dwelling with the Father and the SonYou might summarize the answers on the board by emphasizing the following truth: What are some ways in which the Melchizedek Priesthood “administereth the gospel”? The first is to be faithful unto the obtaining of the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods.As part of the oath and covenant of the priesthood, the Lord makes several promises to His faithful sons “which he cannot break.”You young men of the Aaronic Priesthood have been given great authority and responsibilities. Special keys are held by the Twelve Apostles, D&C 107:35; 112:16, 32; 124:128. That we comply in our personal living with the standards of the gospel.Two covenants are to be made by each priesthood holder.

They spread havoc over the countryside on Scouting trips. He said: “One Sunday morning when I was in my bedroom with my tie in my hand, I thought, We don’t know in detail all that is going to be required of humanity, of the Saints of God in the uncertain days ahead. 166-67). “The keys of this dispensation,” which are necessary to lead the Church, were conferred on the Prophet Joseph Smith (see … Shortly thereafter, the ancient Apostles Peter, James, and John appeared to Joseph and Oliver and restored the Melchizedek Priesthood.

I had faith that the Lord would provide a way if He wanted me to go. The key of the knowledge of God, administered by those who keep the oath and covenant of the Melchizedek Priesthood, will enable us to come off as the sons of God. Under the direction of the bishop, the Aaronic Priesthood functions in at least two ordinances that are directly related to the Atonement. (There was no one on the earth at that time who held keys of the priesthood [see How does the Aaronic Priesthood help us access the blessings of the Atonement of Jesus Christ?Encourage students to consider this question as you read aloud the following statement by Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:“What does it mean that the Aaronic Priesthood holds ‘the key of the ministering of angels’ and of the ‘gospel of repentance and of baptism, and the remission of sins’? TPJS, pp. Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery received keys concerning the gathering of Israel, the gospel of … (Confirmation, conferral of Melchizedek Priesthood, temple ordinances, blessing babies, administering to the sick, patriarchal blessings, setting a person apart for a calling.

When we renew our baptismal covenants in this way, the Lord renews the cleansing effect of our baptism. …“We cannot overstate the importance of the Aaronic Priesthood in this. This evening I would like to speak concerning that key.The greater priesthood administers the gospel and holds “the key of the mysteries of the kingdom, even the key of the knowledge of God.”Father Abraham recognized the value of this grand key as he recounted his experience: “I sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto I should be ordained to administer the same; having been myself a follower of righteousness, desiring also to be one who possessed great knowledge, and to be a greater follower of righteousness, and to possess a greater knowledge, … and desiring to receive instructions, and to keep the commandments of God, I became a rightful heir, a High Priest, holding the right belonging to the fathers.”Anyone who is righteous and desires to possess greater knowledge and to become “a greater follower of righteousness” can, under the authority of the priesthood, obtain a greater knowledge of God.