Steadying the aek part 2

 The priesthood and the church

We must ask whose church is this? Whose priesthood is this? The answer is simple.  It is Christ's.

Originally Adam was given the priesthood and gave it to his children and his descendants. Noah had this priesthood. He had the garment of the Holy Priesthood. Canaan wanted to wear the garment to show people he had the priesthood. When Noah was drunk he came in to steal the garment and left Noah naked and as a result was denied access to the priesthood as well as his posterity. (Genesis 9:26)

The Higher priesthood continued in the righteous posterity of Noah down to Jethro who gave it to Moses.

Because of the iniquity of the children of Israel Moses and the higher priesthood were taken away and only the descendants of Aaron were allowed to hold the priesthood. None of the other tribes of Israel could hold the priesthood.

Christ restored the higher priesthood which remained on two continents until apostasy did not allow anyone on earth to claim true authority from God, although there were false Christs and false priesthoods.

A restoration of the true priesthood occurred when John the Baptist and Peter, James and John came and ordained Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdrey. For reasons debated those of African descent were denied access to the priesthood. No amount of protests made a difference. At one time a reporter from California asked President David O. McKay when those of African descent would receive the priesthood. His reply was, not in my lifetime or yours.

It required a revelation to the presidency of the church and council of the twelve for the Lord to grant access to His power and authority to all worthy male members.

Just because women tried to get into general conference priesthood session or demonstrated on temple square doesn’t change who will gain access to His power and authority. These try to steady the ark and are mislead.

At one time before the above mentioned revelation, a bishop in the church ordained an African to the office of Elder. The bishop was excommunicated. 

After the revelation a temple ordinance worker in the Salt Lake temple told the temple president that he could not perform those sacred ordinances to any African. The temple president replied, you are hereby released from your position in the temple. 

This is Christ's church and His priesthood. We go by His rules.

 

Try and remember not to touch the ark.

 

Love,

Grandpa