The restored priesthood keys give Church leaders authority to act in God’s name and organize His Church. These essays speak to the duty, diligence, and developmental experiences of worthily holding and officiating in the Aaronic or Melchizedek Priesthoods.

Preparation in the Priesthood: “I Need Your Help”

Don’t worry about how inexperienced you are or think you are, but think about what, with the Lord’s help, you can become.

May we be worthy recipients of the divine power of the priesthood we bear. May it bless our lives and may we use it to bless the lives of others.

Priesthood Power

Highlight: President Henry B. Eyring's address at the October 2014 General Conference.

The Preparatory Priesthood

A recent convert to the Church fulfills his priesthood duty by inviting all around him to come unto Christ.

Priesthood Duty

Becoming a Priesthood Man: Priesthood Duty

Michael strives to be an example and strengthen those around him. What started as a pregame devotional for him and his only Latter-day Saint teammate quickly became a tradition for many people on the football team.

Pride is a switch that turns off priesthood power. Humility is a switch that turns it on.

Pride and the Priesthood

The Lord wants every Aaronic Priesthood holder to invite all to come unto Christ—beginning with his own family.

Sacred Keys of the Aaronic Priesthood

The priesthood you bear is a special gift, for the giver is the Lord Himself. Use it, magnify it, and live worthy of it.

The Priesthood of Aaron

You and the Aaronic Priesthood office you hold are essential to Heavenly Father’s work with His children and the preparation of this earth for the Second Coming.

The Power of the Aaronic Priesthood

Priesthood and Priesthood Keys - We Are Brothers

A quorum comes to understand what it means to hold priesthood keys as they reach out to fellow quorum members.

Young men from around the world testify of the blessings of priesthood service and being faithful in fulfilling their Duty to God.

Aaronic Priesthood Shining Forth

A quorum rallies around a young man who attended scouting activities for years. With their help, he comes to a knowledge of the truthfulness of the restored gospel, and is ordained to the Aaronic priesthood.

Quorum Brotherhood

Statement by Elder David A. Bednar in the priesthood session on March 31, 2012.

Priesthood Authority and Power

A brief explanation of the organizational structure of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

How the Church is Organized

Peter and John Heal a Man Crippled Since Birth

With authority from Jesus Christ, Peter and John heal a man crippled since birth. Acts 3:1–8

Let Every Man Learn His Duty: Aaronic Priesthood

Young men share their feelings about what it means to be a worthy holder of the priesthood. As one young man said, “Having the priesthood changes every decision I make."

Luis sets an example for his friend who is not a member of the Church. He said of fulfilling his duties of the Aaronic Priesthood, “I’m representing Jesus Christ, and that’s amazing."

Something Different About Us: Example

Quote given by President Henry B. Eyring in the priesthood session of general conference on April 2, 2011.

Priesthood Treasures

Priesthood holders young and old need both authority and power—the necessary permission and the spiritual capacity to represent God in the work of salvation.

The Powers of Heaven

If you will be diligent and obedient in the priesthood, treasures of spiritual knowledge will be poured out upon you.

Learning in the Priesthood

Out of love, a 13-year-old boy in Arizona pushed himself to the limit so that his friend, who has cerebral palsy, could participate with him in a triathlon.

My Duty to God

Elder Perry continues his series on the Priesthood, Restoration of Authority.

Elder Perry on Priesthood Part 4

Church members share how they personally have been blessed because God's priesthood authority has been restored to the earth.

Restoration of the Priesthood

Quote given by Brother Larry M. Gibson in the priesthood session of general conference on April 2, 2011.

Learn Your Duty

Priesthood

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