John the Baptist Puzzle

By John K. Haws, Jr.

Can you follow these instructions exactly to learn what John the Baptist restored to Joseph Smith?

1. Write John the Baptist as one word.

2. At the beginning, put a double portion of the first vowel of the alphabet; at the end, put a double portion of the fourth vowel of the alphabet.

3. Take out all B’s, H’s, and J’s.

4. Put an R in the third position from the beginning and in the sixth position from the end.

5. Move the seventh and eighth letters to be the sixth and fifth letters from the end.

6. Cross out the first two T’s.

7. Put a C after every N, and a D after every O.

8. Put the eighth letter of the alphabet in the fifth position from the end, then put the ninth letter of the alphabet in the seventh position from the beginning.

9. Cross out the last A.

10. Take out the first two D’s and put a space after the C.

Answer:

• Aaronic Priesthood.