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- **Miracles, Angels, and Priesthood Power** — Shayne M. Bowen (April 2024) · Reference
  When our Savior, Jesus Christ, was on the earth, He gave priesthood keys to His chief Apostle, Peter.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/31bowen?lang=eng&id=p2#p2

- **Rejoice in the Gift of Priesthood Keys** — Russell M. Nelson (April 2024) · Reference
  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.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/57nelson?lang=eng&id=p14#p14

- **We Talk of Christ** — Neil L. Andersen (October 2020) · Reference
  Nothing lifts my desire to speak of Christ more than visualizing His return.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/45andersen?lang=eng&id=p24#p24

- **Covenant Belonging** — Gerrit W. Gong (October 2019) · Reference
  Restored priesthood authority and power to bless all His children is a third dimension of covenant belonging.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/41gong?lang=eng&id=p15#p15

- **Power in the Priesthood** — Neil L. Andersen (October 2013) · Reference
  We know that from the beginning the Lord established how His priesthood would be administered.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/10/power-in-the-priesthood?lang=eng&id=p17#p17

- **Act in All Diligence** — Henry B. Eyring (April 2010) · Reference
  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.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2010/04/act-in-all-diligence?lang=eng&id=p13#p13

- **Counsel to Young Men** — Boyd K. Packer (April 2009) · Reference
  The Aaronic Priesthood you hold was restored by an angelic messenger.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2009/04/counsel-to-young-men?lang=eng&id=p4#p4

- **God Loves and Helps All of His Children** — Keith B. McMullin (October 2008) · Reference
  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.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2008/10/god-loves-and-helps-all-of-his-children?lang=eng&id=p15#p15

- **Celestial Marriage** — Russell M. Nelson (October 2008) · Reference
  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.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2008/10/celestial-marriage?lang=eng&id=p11#p11

- **“Mom, Are We Christians?”** — Gary J. Coleman (April 2007) · Reference
  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.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/04/mom-are-we-christians?lang=eng&id=p12#p12

- **Moving Closer to Him** — Craig A. Cardon (October 2006) · Reference
  In 1829 John the Baptist restored the Aaronic Priesthood, followed shortly thereafter by Peter, James, and John restoring the Melchizedek Priesthood.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2006/10/moving-closer-to-him?lang=eng&id=p7#p7

- **Preparations for the Restoration and the Second Coming: “My Hand Shall Be over Thee”** — Robert D. Hales (October 2005) · Reference
  While translating, Joseph Smith and his scribe Oliver Cowdery read about baptism.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/10/preparations-for-the-restoration-and-the-second-coming-my-hand-shall-be-over-thee?lang=eng&id=p21#p21

- **Receiving a Testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ** — Robert D. Hales (October 2003) · Reference
  As Joseph and Oliver knelt before John, he laid his hands on their heads and conferred the Aaronic Priesthood upon them.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2003/10/receiving-a-testimony-of-the-restored-gospel-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng&id=p24#p24

- **Priesthood, Keys, and the Power to Bless** — Merrill J. Bateman (October 2003) · Reference
  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.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2003/10/priesthood-keys-and-the-power-to-bless?lang=eng&id=p3#p3

- **The Cloven Tongues of Fire** — Boyd K. Packer (April 2000) · Reference
  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.”
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2000/04/the-cloven-tongues-of-fire?lang=eng&id=p46#p46

- **The Keys That Never Rust** — James E. Faust (October 1994) · Reference
  Why are these spiritual keys so important?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1994/10/the-keys-that-never-rust?lang=eng&id=p17#p17

- **The Temple, the Priesthood** — Boyd K. Packer (April 1993) · Reference
  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.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1993/04/the-temple-the-priesthood?lang=eng&id=p48#p48

- **The Times of Restitution of All Things** — David A. Bednar (April 2025) · Reference
  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.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/04/41bednar?lang=eng&id=p_zBDje#p_zBDje

- **Temples, Houses of the Lord Dotting the Earth** — Neil L. Andersen (April 2024) · Reference
  How do these holy houses strengthen, comfort, and protect us?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/55andersen?lang=eng&id=p12#p12

- **Welcome Message** — Russell M. Nelson (April 2021) · Reference
  The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of repentance.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/11nelson?lang=eng&id=p9#p9

- **What Every Aaronic Priesthood Holder Needs to Understand** — Douglas D. Holmes (April 2018) · Reference
  So, what is the role of the Aaronic Priesthood in this?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/04/what-every-aaronic-priesthood-holder-needs-to-understand?lang=eng&id=p11#p11

- **The Priesthood and the Savior’s Atoning Power** — Dale G. Renlund (October 2017) · Reference
  An Aaronic Priesthood holder covenants to avoid evil, help others be reconciled to God, and prepare to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/10/the-priesthood-and-the-saviors-atoning-power?lang=eng&id=p12#p12

- **Catch the Wave** — Russell M. Nelson (April 2013) · Reference
  John the Baptist restored the Aaronic Priesthood.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/04/catch-the-wave?lang=eng&id=p18#p18

- **Your Sacred Duty to Minister** — David L. Beck (April 2013) · Reference
  You don’t have to be a star athlete to minister to others.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/04/your-sacred-duty-to-minister?lang=eng&id=p15#p15

- **The Power of the Priesthood** — Boyd K. Packer (April 2010) · Reference
  During translation Joseph and Oliver Cowdery read about baptism.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2010/04/the-power-of-the-priesthood?lang=eng&id=p11#p11

- **A Royal Priesthood** — James E. Faust (April 2006) · Reference
  The Aaronic Priesthood is a great gift of spiritual power that the Lord conferred upon Aaron and his sons.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2006/04/a-royal-priesthood?lang=eng&id=p8#p8

- **Our Sacred Priesthood Trust** — Thomas S. Monson (April 2006) · Reference
  Our thoughts turn to the visit of that heavenly messenger John the Baptist on May 15, 1829.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2006/04/our-sacred-priesthood-trust?lang=eng&id=p14#p14

- **“The Standard of Truth Has Been Erected”** — Boyd K. Packer (October 2003) · Reference
  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.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2003/10/the-standard-of-truth-has-been-erected?lang=eng&id=p9#p9

- **Becoming a Great Benefit to Our Fellow Beings** — Spencer J. Condie (April 2002) · Reference
  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.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2002/04/becoming-a-great-benefit-to-our-fellow-beings?lang=eng&id=p16#p16

Miracles, Angels, and Priesthood Power

Shayne M. Bowen April 2024 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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Rejoice in the Gift of Priesthood Keys

Russell M. Nelson April 2024 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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We Talk of Christ

Neil L. Andersen October 2020 Sunday Morning Session

Nothing lifts my desire to speak of Christ more than visualizing His return.

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Covenant Belonging

Gerrit W. Gong October 2019 Sunday Morning Session

Restored priesthood authority and power to bless all His children is a third dimension of covenant belonging.

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Power in the Priesthood

Neil L. Andersen October 2013 Sunday Afternoon Session

We know that from the beginning the Lord established how His priesthood would be administered.

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Act in All Diligence

Henry B. Eyring April 2010 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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Counsel to Young Men

Boyd K. Packer April 2009 Priesthood Session

The Aaronic Priesthood you hold was restored by an angelic messenger.

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God Loves and Helps All of His Children

Keith B. McMullin October 2008 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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Celestial Marriage

Russell M. Nelson October 2008 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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“Mom, Are We Christians?”

Gary J. Coleman April 2007 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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Moving Closer to Him

Craig A. Cardon October 2006 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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Preparations for the Restoration and the Second Coming: “My Hand Shall Be over Thee”

Robert D. Hales October 2005 Sunday Afternoon Session

While translating, Joseph Smith and his scribe Oliver Cowdery read about baptism.

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Receiving a Testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ

Robert D. Hales October 2003 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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Priesthood, Keys, and the Power to Bless

Merrill J. Bateman October 2003 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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The Cloven Tongues of Fire

Boyd K. Packer April 2000 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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The Keys That Never Rust

James E. Faust October 1994 Sunday Afternoon Session

Why are these spiritual keys so important?

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The Temple, the Priesthood

Boyd K. Packer April 1993 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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The Times of Restitution of All Things

David A. Bednar April 2025 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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Temples, Houses of the Lord Dotting the Earth

Neil L. Andersen April 2024 Sunday Afternoon Session

How do these holy houses strengthen, comfort, and protect us?

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Welcome Message

Russell M. Nelson April 2021 Saturday Morning Session

The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of repentance.

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What Every Aaronic Priesthood Holder Needs to Understand

Douglas D. Holmes April 2018 General Priesthood Session

So, what is the role of the Aaronic Priesthood in this?

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The Priesthood and the Savior’s Atoning Power

Dale G. Renlund October 2017 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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Catch the Wave

Russell M. Nelson April 2013 Saturday Afternoon Session

John the Baptist restored the Aaronic Priesthood.

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Your Sacred Duty to Minister

David L. Beck April 2013 Priesthood Session

You don’t have to be a star athlete to minister to others.

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The Power of the Priesthood

Boyd K. Packer April 2010 Saturday Morning Session

During translation Joseph and Oliver Cowdery read about baptism.

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A Royal Priesthood

James E. Faust April 2006 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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Our Sacred Priesthood Trust

Thomas S. Monson April 2006 Priesthood Session

Our thoughts turn to the visit of that heavenly messenger John the Baptist on May 15, 1829.

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“The Standard of Truth Has Been Erected”

Boyd K. Packer October 2003 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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Becoming a Great Benefit to Our Fellow Beings

Spencer J. Condie April 2002 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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