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Shayne M. Bowen
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April 2024
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Saturday Evening Session
When our Savior, Jesus Christ, was on the earth, He gave priesthood keys to His chief Apostle, Peter.
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Russell M. Nelson
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April 2024
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Sunday Afternoon Session
It is important to note that prior to the organization of the Church, heavenly messengers had conferred the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods upon the Prophet Joseph and had given him keys of both priesthoods.
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Neil L. Andersen
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October 2020
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Sunday Morning Session
Nothing lifts my desire to speak of Christ more than visualizing His return.
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Gerrit W. Gong
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October 2019
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Sunday Morning Session
Restored priesthood authority and power to bless all His children is a third dimension of covenant belonging.
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Neil L. Andersen
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October 2013
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Sunday Afternoon Session
We know that from the beginning the Lord established how His priesthood would be administered.
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David L. Beck
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April 2010
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Priesthood Session
During the past year I have been on a journey that has forever changed the way I view you and the Aaronic Priesthood.
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Henry B. Eyring
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April 2010
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Priesthood Session
John knew that the priesthood of Aaron “holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins” when the Lord sent him to ordain Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery on May 15, 1829.
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Michael A. Neider
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April 2009
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Saturday Morning Session
My young brethren and sisters, you are powerful tools in the Savior’s hands, and He can use you to bring the blessings of the gospel to others.
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Boyd K. Packer
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April 2009
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Priesthood Session
The Aaronic Priesthood you hold was restored by an angelic messenger.
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Keith B. McMullin
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October 2008
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Sunday Morning Session
In the face of some needs, we turn to a form of prayer available only under the hands of those authorized to minister for God.
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Russell M. Nelson
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October 2008
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Sunday Afternoon Session
To make this goal possible, our Heavenly Father has restored priesthood keys in this dispensation so that essential ordinances in His plan can be performed by proper authority.
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Gary J. Coleman
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April 2007
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Sunday Afternoon Session
Another restored truth of the gospel I became acquainted with was the restoration of priesthood authority, or the power to act in God’s name.
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Craig A. Cardon
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October 2006
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Sunday Afternoon Session
In 1829 John the Baptist restored the Aaronic Priesthood, followed shortly thereafter by Peter, James, and John restoring the Melchizedek Priesthood.
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Robert D. Hales
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October 2005
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Sunday Afternoon Session
While translating, Joseph Smith and his scribe Oliver Cowdery read about baptism.
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Robert D. Hales
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October 2003
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Saturday Afternoon Session
As Joseph and Oliver knelt before John, he laid his hands on their heads and conferred the Aaronic Priesthood upon them.
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Merrill J. Bateman
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October 2003
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Priesthood Session
One of the remarkable evidences of the Restoration is the testimony of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery regarding the manner in which the priesthood and its directing powers were returned to earth.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
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October 2002
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Priesthood Session
Never lose sight of the fact that you hold the priesthood of God.
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Boyd K. Packer
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April 2000
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Saturday Morning Session
John the Baptist restored “the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins.”
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James E. Faust
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October 1994
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Sunday Afternoon Session
Why are these spiritual keys so important?
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Boyd K. Packer
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April 1993
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Saturday Morning Session
Remember, it was the resurrected John the Baptist, “under the direction of Peter, James and John, who held the keys of the Priesthood of Melchizedek,” who came, in person, to restore the Aaronic Priesthood, and it was the resurrected Peter, James, and John who came, in person, to restore the Melchizedek Priesthood—facts in Church history except for which our claim to priesthood authority would be invalid.
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Russell M. Nelson
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April 1993
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Priesthood Session
Now to young men who bear the Aaronic (or preparatory) Priesthood: if you honor it and prepare for and are worthy of a call to be a missionary, I promise that you will then “speak in the name of God the Lord” and bring His light to searching souls.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
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April 1988
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Priesthood Session
“Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness.” [D&C 13]
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Russell M. Nelson
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October 1987
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Priesthood Session
To understand the power of the priesthood, we must know the divinity of its restoration in these latter days.
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Victor L. Brown
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October 1984
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Priesthood Session
“Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness.” (D&C 13.)
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Bruce R. McConkie
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April 1983
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Saturday Afternoon Session
Now in resurrected glory, speaking in the name of that Messiah for whom he had died a martyr’s death, he confers upon his mortal friends the Priesthood of Aaron and the keys of the ministering of angels and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
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October 1982
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Priesthood Session
“Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness.” (D&C 13.)
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Victor L. Brown
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April 1982
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Priesthood Session
“Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness.” (D&C 13.)
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Boyd K. Packer
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October 1981
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Priesthood Session
“Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins.” (D&C 13.)
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Thomas S. Monson
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April 1980
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Saturday Morning Session
The tomb in which his body was placed could not contain that body.
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Henry D. Taylor
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April 1978
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Priesthood Session
The Prophet received communications from heavenly beings.
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N. Eldon Tanner
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April 1976
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Priesthood Session
“Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins.” (D&C 13.
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Robert L. Simpson
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October 1973
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Priesthood Session
Next, the memorable words of John the Baptist who declared with authority: “Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron …” (D&C 13) in our day.
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Marion G. Romney
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October 1972
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Saturday Morning Session
“Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah, I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins.
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Steven J. Lund
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April 2025
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Saturday Afternoon Session
This controlled chain reaction began with a ministering angel sent of God.
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David A. Bednar
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April 2025
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Sunday Morning Session
Under the direction of the Father and the Son, the resurrected John the Baptist restored, in 1829, the authority to baptize by immersion for the remission of sins.
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Neil L. Andersen
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April 2024
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Sunday Afternoon Session
How do these holy houses strengthen, comfort, and protect us?
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Russell M. Nelson
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April 2021
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Saturday Morning Session
The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of repentance.
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Enzo Serge Petelo
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April 2020
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Saturday Evening Session
To effectively serve like Joseph did, we must worthily qualify to use the Lord’s priesthood power.
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Douglas D. Holmes
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April 2018
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General Priesthood Session
So, what is the role of the Aaronic Priesthood in this?
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Dale G. Renlund
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October 2017
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General Priesthood Session
An Aaronic Priesthood holder covenants to avoid evil, help others be reconciled to God, and prepare to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood.
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Henry B. Eyring
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October 2014
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Priesthood Session
“Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness.”
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L. Tom Perry
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October 2013
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Priesthood Session
In answer to their petitions to the Lord, a messenger from heaven, John the Baptist, appeared to them.
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Russell M. Nelson
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April 2013
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Saturday Afternoon Session
John the Baptist restored the Aaronic Priesthood.
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David L. Beck
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April 2013
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Priesthood Session
You don’t have to be a star athlete to minister to others.
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Larry M. Gibson
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April 2011
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Priesthood Session
You wonderful young men hold the Aaronic Priesthood, restored by John the Baptist to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery near Harmony, Pennsylvania.
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L. Tom Perry
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October 2010
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Sunday Afternoon Session
“Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness”
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Boyd K. Packer
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April 2010
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Saturday Morning Session
During translation Joseph and Oliver Cowdery read about baptism.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
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April 2007
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Sunday Morning Session
In restoring the Aaronic Priesthood, the resurrected John the Baptist laid his hands on the heads of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and said, “Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins” (D&C 13:1).
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James E. Faust
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April 2006
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Priesthood Session
The Aaronic Priesthood is a great gift of spiritual power that the Lord conferred upon Aaron and his sons.
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Thomas S. Monson
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April 2006
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Priesthood Session
Our thoughts turn to the visit of that heavenly messenger John the Baptist on May 15, 1829.
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Robert C. Oaks
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April 2005
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Priesthood Session
John the Baptist laid his hands on the heads of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and conferred upon them the priesthood of Aaron and declared, “I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins” (D&C 13:1).
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Boyd K. Packer
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October 2003
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Saturday Afternoon Session
John the Baptist returned through the veil to confer the Aaronic Priesthood, “which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins.” A companion ordinance—confirmation and the conferral of the gift of the Holy Ghost—required a greater authority.
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Spencer J. Condie
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April 2002
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Priesthood Session
When Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery received the Aaronic Priesthood under the hands of the resurrected John the Baptist, they received “the keys of the ministering of angels,” and so did you when you were ordained.
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Dallin H. Oaks
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October 1998
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Priesthood Session
“Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness”
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Gordon B. Hinckley
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April 1992
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Sunday Morning Session
John the Baptist has come to earth and conferred the priesthood of Aaron with “the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins” (D&C 13:1).
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Hartman Rector, Jr.
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October 1990
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Sunday Afternoon Session
When we experience repentance, we are permitted to make a sacred covenant with God in the waters of baptism.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
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April 1988
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Priesthood Session
He said that this priesthood of Aaron “holds the keys of the ministering of angels” (D&C 13:1).
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Thomas S. Monson
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April 1980
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Saturday Morning Session
I began, “Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels …” (D&C 13:1).
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