Doctrine and Covenants 13: Ordination of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery to the Aaronic Priesthood along the bank of the Susquehanna River, near Harmony, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1829. HC 1: 39-42. The ordination was done by the hands of an angel, who announced himself as John, the same that is called John the Baptist in the New Testament. The angel explained that he was acting under the direction of Peter, James, and John, the ancient apostles, who held the keys of the higher priesthood, which was called the Priesthood of Melchizedek. The promise was given to Joseph and Oliver that in due time the Priesthood of Melchizedek would be conferred upon them. See also Section 27: 7, 8, 12.
Keys and powers of Aaronic Priesthood are set forth.
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The following is the ONLY TRUTH about what happened on this day, a Friday, in 1829. Everything else (REPEAT, EVERYTHING ELSE) was a falsification by Joseph Smith circa 1838:
ReplyDeleteThe Angel Moroni ONLY came down and ordained Joseph & Oliver to the ONE and ONLY holy priesthood after the order of the Son of God, AS APOSTLES (beginning of the Quorum of 12). This has always been the firm faith and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ (WHQ: Monongahela, Pennsylvania), the only church on the face of the earth that has this same priesthood authority today.
Here are some glaring errors, fatal flaws, in Joseph Smith's 1838 bogus making:
ReplyDelete1. The Aaronic Priesthood was done away with forever per the Book of Hebrews in the New Testament with the great and last blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary.
Peter and James are deceased apostles whose souls or spirits are in the Paradise of God and CAN NOT RETURN to the earth until the future First Resurrection. See 2nd Nephi 1:14; Job 10:21; Job 16:22.
Teachers, Deacons, (and Deaconesses - WOMEN ONLY), are all ordained offices in The Church but are HELPS to the one priesthood after the order of the Son of God. Ephesians 4:11-13; Romans 16:1-2; Alma chapter 13.
ReplyDeleteFinally, please see p.227 of the following book (John J. Snyder Affidavit, 10 Oct.1928 of David Whitmer Testimony/Reminiscence in 1886-1887:
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