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President of the High Priesthood |
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To be appointed
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Wherefore, it must needs be that one be appointed
of the High Priesthood to preside over the priesthood, and he shall be
called President of the High Priesthood of the Church; |
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Or, in other words, the Presiding
High Priest over the High Priesthood of the Church. |
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From the same comes the administering
of ordinances and blessings upon the church, by the laying on of the hands. |
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Preside over church
Be like Moses |
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And again, the duty of the President
of the office of the High Priesthood is to preside over the whole church,
and to be like unto Moses— |
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Seer, revelator,
translator, prophet
All gifts |
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Behold, here is wisdom; yea, to
be a seer, a revelator, a translator, and a prophet, having all the gifts
of God which he bestows upon the head of the church. |
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| January 25, 1832 |
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Joseph Smith President of the High Priesthood |
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| Joseph president of High Priesthood |
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Wednesday the Elders asembld for Conference
[-] the first business ordained the President of the high Preas[t]hood
and others. |
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¶ Reynolds
Cahoon |
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… in Amherst, on the evening of the
24th attended at Broth<er> gideon Carters on the 25th tenDid
Confrence on 26th [16] 27th returned home to kirtland, 28th Commenced at
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Hyrum's diary, {15–16}. |
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… and started for Lorain
County, Ohio, where we preached in the regions around until the general
conference held at Amherst, Lorain Co., on the 25th of January. At
this conference, the Prophet Joseph was acknowledged President of the
High Priesthood, and hands laid on him by Elder Sidney Rigdon, who sealed
upon his head the blessings which he had formerly received. |
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Orson Pratt journals, 11 // ¶ Orson
Pratt (h1) |
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| March 15, 1832 |
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Counselors Jesse Gause and Sidney Rigdon |
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| Jesse and Sidney are counselors in High
Priesthood presidency |
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Chose this day and ordained brother Jesse
Gause [11] and Broth Sidney to be my councellors of the ministry
of the presidency of <th> high Priesthood. |
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¶ Presidents
of the High Priesthood
D&C 81 |
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| March 8, 1833 |
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Counselors equal in holding
keys |
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| Sidney and Frederick forgiven |
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The Lord tells Joseph that Sidney's and
Frederick's sins are forgiven: |
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¶ D&C
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and they are accounted as equal with thee in
holding the keys of this last kingdom … and through their administration
the word may go forth unto the ends of the earth … and this shall
be your business and mission in all your lives, to preside in council,
and set in order all the affairs of this church and kingdom. |
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| March 18, 1833 |
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Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams
Presidents |
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| Sidney and Frederick are presidents, equal
in keys and presidency |
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Joseph ordains Sidney and
Frederick to the office of “President
of the high Priesthood ... to be equal with him in holding the keys of
the Kingdom and also the Presidency of the high Priesthood.” |
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¶ Minutes
of March 18, 1833 |
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| December 4, 1834 |
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Oliver Cowdery Assistant President |
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<first> High Counsellor Cowdery [is ordained] to the
office of assistant President of the High and Holy Priesthood in the Church
of the Latter-day Saints. |
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in PWJS, 49. |
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| December 5, 1834 |
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Assistant President
duties |
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[Joseph Smith ordains] <first> High Counsellor
Cowdery to the office of assistant President of the High and Holy Priesthood
in the Church of the Latter-Day Saints. … |
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First. The office of the President is to preside
over the whole Church; to be considered as at the head; to receive revelations
for the Church; to be a Seer, and Revelator <and Prophet—> having
all the gifts of God:— taking <Moses> for an ensample. Which is Second the office and station of the above President Smith, according to the calling
of God, and the ordination which he has received. |
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Second. The office of Assistant President is
to assist in presiding over the whole Church, and to officiate in the abscence
of the President, according to their <his> rank and appointment, viz:
President Cowdery, first; President Rigdon Second, and President Williams
Third, as they are <were> severally called. The office of this Priesthood
is also to act as Spokesman—taking Aaron for an ensample. |
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Spokesman: Sidney was named spokesman
in October 1833. ¶ D&C 100:9 |
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| April [28–30], 1835 |
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High Priesthood after the
order of Melchizedek |
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The Presidency of the High
Priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek, have a right to officiate in
all the offices in the church. |
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D&C 107:1–58 |
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