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Lesson 8: The

Priesthood is

Restored

“Lesson 8: The Priesthood Is Restored,” Primary 5: Doctrine and Covenants: Church History, (1997),36

To help the children To help the children understand the importance understand the importance

of priesthood authority of priesthood authority and have a desire to be and have a desire to be

worthy of priesthood worthy of priesthood ordinances and blessings. ordinances and blessings.

Purpose

The priesthood is restored,The priesthood is restored,The truth made known to The truth made known to man,man,

That God has spoken to the That God has spoken to the earth,earth,

His pow'r is here again.His pow'r is here again. Words: Joan D. Campbell, b. 1929. (c) 1969 IRI Music: Hal K. Campbell, b. 1927. (c) 1969 IRI. Arr. (c) 1989 IRI

The Priesthood Is The Priesthood Is RestoredRestored

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OUR OPENING PRAYER WILL OUR OPENING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BYBE GIVEN BY

Take turns doing the Take turns doing the following:following: Tie a knot in a piece of string. Tie a knot in a piece of string. Stack and unstack several objects. Stack and unstack several objects. Snap your fingers. Snap your fingers. Write your name on the chalkboard. Write your name on the chalkboard. Shake hands with the teacher. Shake hands with the teacher. Sit down and fold your hands in your Sit down and fold your hands in your

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Attention ActivityAttention Activity

Every day we do many Every day we do many things with our hands. things with our hands.

Men and boys who hold the Men and boys who hold the priesthood do additional priesthood do additional important things with their important things with their hands. hands.


What are some What are some important things important things priesthood priesthood holders do with holders do with their hands when their hands when they are using they are using their priesthood their priesthood power? power?


Give blessings Give blessings

Heal the sickHeal the sick


BaptizeBaptize


Confer the gift of Confer the gift of the Holy Ghostthe Holy Ghost


Prepare and Prepare and pass the pass the

sacramentsacrament


Can everyone do Can everyone do these things with these things with their hands? their hands? No. No. A man or boy must be A man or boy must be

ordained to the ordained to the priesthood to do these priesthood to do these things. things.

If he has not been If he has not been ordained, the Lord will ordained, the Lord will not recognize any not recognize any ordinances performed by ordinances performed by him.him.


The priesthood is The priesthood is the power of God. the power of God.


God shares his God shares his power with us power with us through priesthood through priesthood holders so we can holders so we can receive the sacred receive the sacred ordinances (such ordinances (such as baptism) that as baptism) that will help us return will help us return to Heavenly to Heavenly Father’s presence. Father’s presence.


No man can give No man can give himself this himself this power; it must power; it must be given to him be given to him by God. by God.


This is done This is done through the through the laying on of laying on of hands by hands by someone who someone who has the proper has the proper authority. authority.


In lesson 2 we In lesson 2 we learned that the learned that the priesthood was priesthood was taken from the taken from the earth during the earth during the Apostasy. Apostasy.


In today’s lesson, we will In today’s lesson, we will learn how the priesthood learn how the priesthood was restored to the earth. was restored to the earth.


Lesson 8: The

Priesthood is

Restored

“Lesson 8: The Priesthood Is Restored,” Primary 5: Doctrine and Covenants: Church History, (1997),36

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Joseph and OLIVER ARE GIVEN THE PRIESTHOOD

Joseph Smith Joseph Smith and Oliver and Oliver Cowdery were Cowdery were translating the translating the Book of Book of Mormon. Mormon.

They read about They read about baptism and baptism and wanted to know wanted to know more about it.more about it.

Joseph and Joseph and Oliver decided Oliver decided to ask God. to ask God.

They had faith They had faith that He would that He would help them help them learn the truth. learn the truth.

On 15 May 1829, they went On 15 May 1829, they went into the woods and prayed.into the woods and prayed.

A heavenly messenger came to A heavenly messenger came to Joseph and Oliver. Joseph and Oliver.

It was John the Baptist, who It was John the Baptist, who had baptized Jesus long ago. had baptized Jesus long ago.

A bright light was all around A bright light was all around him.him.

John the John the Baptist had Baptist had come to give come to give Joseph and Joseph and Oliver the Oliver the Aaronic Aaronic Priesthood. Priesthood.

The priesthood The priesthood is the power of is the power of God. God.

The Aaronic The Aaronic Priesthood Priesthood includes the includes the Authority to Authority to baptize baptize people.people.

John the Baptist told Joseph John the Baptist told Joseph and Oliver to baptize each and Oliver to baptize each other. other.

Joseph baptized Oliver, and Joseph baptized Oliver, and then Oliver baptized Joseph. then Oliver baptized Joseph.

They went They went down under down under the water the water when they when they were were baptized.baptized.

Long ago, John the Baptist had Long ago, John the Baptist had baptized Jesus the same way. baptized Jesus the same way.

Jesus had Jesus had gone down gone down under the under the water when water when He was He was baptized.baptized.

Joseph and Oliver were filled with Joseph and Oliver were filled with the Holy Ghost after they were the Holy Ghost after they were baptized. baptized.

The Holy Ghost told them the true The Holy Ghost told them the true Church of Jesus Christ would soon Church of Jesus Christ would soon be on the earth again.be on the earth again.

Joseph and Joseph and Oliver told their Oliver told their good friends good friends they had been they had been baptized. baptized.

They also told They also told them about the them about the priesthood. priesthood.

But Joseph and Oliver did But Joseph and Oliver did not tell other people right not tell other people right away. away.

They knew They knew that some that some people would people would not believe not believe them and them and would make would make trouble for trouble for them.them.

Later, three Later, three other heavenly other heavenly messengers messengers came. came.

They were Peter, James, and John, They were Peter, James, and John, who were three of Jesus’ original who were three of Jesus’ original Apostles. Apostles.

Peter, James, and Peter, James, and John gave Joseph John gave Joseph Smith and Oliver Smith and Oliver Cowdery the Cowdery the Melchizedek Melchizedek Priesthood. Priesthood.

This is also called the “greater” This is also called the “greater” priesthood.priesthood.

Once the Once the priesthood was priesthood was restored, restored, righteous men righteous men could be given could be given authority to authority to help do God’s help do God’s work on earth. work on earth.

Men who have Men who have the the Melchizedek Melchizedek Priesthood can Priesthood can be Church be Church leaders. leaders.

They can give They can give blessings to blessings to people. people.

They can also They can also give people give people the gift of the the gift of the Holy Ghost. Holy Ghost.

The restoration The restoration of the of the priesthood is a priesthood is a great blessinggreat blessing.

Discussion TimeDiscussion Time

Why did Joseph Why did Joseph Smith and Oliver Smith and Oliver Cowdery go into Cowdery go into the woods to the woods to pray? pray? ((JS—H 1:68–69.).)

Who appeared to them?Who appeared to them?

Who was John the Baptist?Who was John the Baptist?

How did John the Baptist How did John the Baptist ordain Joseph Smith and ordain Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery to the Oliver Cowdery to the Aaronic Priesthood? Aaronic Priesthood?

Why did this priesthood authority Why did this priesthood authority need to come from a heavenly need to come from a heavenly messenger? messenger? The priesthood needed to be given The priesthood needed to be given by someone with the proper by someone with the proper authority.authority.

Because the priesthood Because the priesthood had been taken from the had been taken from the earth, no one on the earth earth, no one on the earth had that authority.had that authority.

How are men ordained How are men ordained today? today?

Articles of Faith 1:5

Who baptized Joseph Smith Who baptized Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery? (and Oliver Cowdery? (JS—H 1:71.).)

What blessings What blessings did Joseph and did Joseph and Oliver receive Oliver receive after they were after they were baptized? (baptized? (JS—H 1:73–74.).)

Who baptized Who baptized you? you?

What authority What authority did that person did that person have to baptize have to baptize you? you?

What priesthood authority is necessary to baptize? Aaronic Priesthood (JS—H 1:69.)

What What priesthood priesthood authority is authority is necessary to necessary to give the gift of give the gift of the Holy the Holy Ghost?Ghost?Melchizedek Melchizedek PriesthoodPriesthood

((JS—H 1:70.)

Who were Peter, James, and Who were Peter, James, and John?John?Three of Jesus’ ApostlesThree of Jesus’ Apostles(Matthew 4:18–22.)

While only boys and While only boys and men hold the men hold the priesthood, everyone priesthood, everyone can be blessed by it. can be blessed by it.

What blessings can you What blessings can you receive (now or later in life) receive (now or later in life) through the power of the through the power of the priesthood? priesthood? Blessings of healing or comfortBlessings of healing or comfortPatriarchal blessingsPatriarchal blessingsPriesthood ordination for boysPriesthood ordination for boysTemple ordinancesTemple ordinances

How can you prepare to How can you prepare to receive priesthood blessings? receive priesthood blessings?

Enrichment Activity 3Enrichment Activity 3

Attend church Attend church regularlyregularly

Study the Study the scripturesscriptures

PrayPrayServe and love Serve and love

othersothersLive the Word Live the Word

of Wisdomof Wisdom

Be honestBe honestUse good Use good

languagelanguageObey parents Obey parents

and Church and Church leadersleaders

Pay an honest Pay an honest tithetithe

Have an Have an interview with interview with the bishopthe bishop

How can we show our How can we show our appreciation for the appreciation for the restoration of the restoration of the priesthood? priesthood?

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ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

Explain that from the earliest times the laying on of hands has been used in ordaining individuals to the priesthood, in conferring the Holy Ghost, and in giving priesthood blessings.

Let’s look up the following scriptures and see what they have to say about the laying on of

Numbers 27:18, 22–23 Mark 6:5 Acts 8:17 Alma 6:1 Doctrine and Covenants 20:70 Doctrine and Covenants 35:6 Doctrine and Covenants 42:44 Doctrine and Covenants 68:27 Doctrine and Covenants 107:65–67

Have any of you Have any of you experienced the laying on of experienced the laying on of hands by priesthood hands by priesthood holders? holders?

Priesthood power ________ ________ for sale

What do you think the missing words could be?

Enrichment Activity 2

Let’s hear the story of Simon and the Priesthood from Acts 8:

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Many people in Samaria heard and believed the gospel.

They were baptized, but they did not have the Holy Ghost.

Peter and John went to Samaria. They laid their hands on people’s heads and gave them the gift of the Holy Ghost.

He wanted the priesthood too.

A man named Simon saw Peter and John giving people the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Simon knew that the two Apostles could give people the gift of the Holy Ghost because they had the priesthood.

He offered Peter and John money for it.

Peter told Simon that no one can buy the priesthood.

God gives it to righteous men. Peter knew that Simon was not righteous.

He told him to repent.

Priesthood powerPriesthood power ________ ________ ________ ________ for salefor sale

Do you now know what the Do you now know what the missing words are?missing words are?


Priesthood powerPriesthood power ________ ________ ________ ________ for salefor sale

The priesthood cannot be The priesthood cannot be gained with money, but only gained with money, but only through righteous living. through righteous living.


Is Not


Can you match the Office in Can you match the Office in the Aaronic Priesthood with the Aaronic Priesthood with the Duty of the Priesthood?the Duty of the Priesthood?

DeaconDeacon

TeacheTeacherr

PriestPriest

Perform duties of deacons Perform duties of deacons and teachersand teachers

Prepare the SacramentPrepare the Sacrament Baptize others for the Baptize others for the

remission of sinsremission of sins Be a messenger for the Be a messenger for the

bishopbishop Bless the SacramentBless the Sacrament Go home teachingGo home teaching Pass the sacramentPass the sacrament Take care of the grounds Take care of the grounds

around the meetinghousearound the meetinghouse Ordain other priests, Ordain other priests,

teachers and deaconsteachers and deacons Collect fast offeringsCollect fast offerings Perform duties of deacons as Perform duties of deacons as

neededneeded

DeaconDeacon

TeacheTeacherr

PriestPriest

Pass the sacramentPass the sacrament Collect fast offeringsCollect fast offerings Be a messenger for the Be a messenger for the

bishopbishop Take care of the grounds Take care of the grounds

around the meetinghousearound the meetinghouse Prepare the SacramentPrepare the Sacrament Go home teachingGo home teaching Perform duties of deacons as Perform duties of deacons as

neededneeded Baptize others for the Baptize others for the

remission of sinsremission of sins Bless the SacramentBless the Sacrament Ordain other priests, Ordain other priests,

teachers and deaconsteachers and deacons Perform duties of deacons Perform duties of deacons

and teachersand teachers

To Perform these duties, To Perform these duties, the Aaronic Priesthood the Aaronic Priesthood holder must be authorized holder must be authorized to do so by the bishop.to do so by the bishop.

Let’s repeat the fifth article of Let’s repeat the fifth article of Faith.Faith.

5 We believe that a man must be 5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.in the ordinances thereof.


The priesthood can The priesthood can only be received only be received through the laying through the laying on of hands by on of hands by those who are in those who are in authority. authority.


Enrichment Activity 5Enrichment Activity 5After a boy or man receives the priesthood, he can perform ordinances only as authorized by the priesthood leader over him.


For example, a priest cannot baptize someone without permission of the bishop.

Let’s try to memorize the 5Let’s try to memorize the 5thth Article of faith.Article of faith.

5 We believe that a man 5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.in the ordinances thereof.

I am grateful that we can receive all I am grateful that we can receive all the blessings necessary for us to the blessings necessary for us to return to Heavenly Father because of return to Heavenly Father because of the restoration of the priesthood.the restoration of the priesthood.

I want to challenge the boys to I want to challenge the boys to prepare to receive the great power of prepare to receive the great power of the priesthood and to always live the priesthood and to always live worthy to exercise that power. worthy to exercise that power.

I want to challenge the girls to honor I want to challenge the girls to honor the priesthood and prepare the priesthood and prepare themselves to be worthy to receive themselves to be worthy to receive the blessings of the priesthood. the blessings of the priesthood.

TESTIMONYTESTIMONY

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OUR CLOSING PRAYER WILL OUR CLOSING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BYBE GIVEN BY

THE ENDTHE END

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JS—H 1:68–69JS—H 1:68–69

68 We still continued the work of translation, when, in the ensuing month (May, 1829), we on a certain day went into the woods to pray and inquire of the Lord respecting abaptism for the bremission of sins, that we found mentioned in the translation of the plates. While we were thus employed, praying and calling upon the Lord, a messenger from heaven descended in a ccloud of light, and having laid his dhands upon us, he eordained us, saying:

JS—H 1:68–69JS—H 1:68–69

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69 Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah, I confer the aPriesthood of bAaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of cbaptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth until the sons of dLevi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in erighteousness.

Articles of Faith 1:5Articles of Faith 1:5

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5 We believe that a man must be acalled of God, by bprophecy, and by the laying on of chands by those who are in dauthority, to epreach the Gospel and administer in the fordinances thereof.

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71 Accordingly we went and were baptized. I abaptized him first, and afterwards he baptized me—after which I laid my hands upon his head and ordained him to the Aaronic Priesthood, and afterwards he laid his hands on me and ordained me to the same Priesthood—for so we were commanded.*

JS—H 1:73–74JS—H 1:73–74

73 Immediately on our coming up out of the water after we had been baptized, we experienced great and glorious blessings from our Heavenly Father. No sooner had I baptized Oliver Cowdery, than the Holy Ghost fell upon him, and he stood up and aprophesied many things which should shortly come to pass. And again, so soon as I had been baptized by him, I also had the spirit of prophecy, when, standing up, I prophesied concerning the rise of this Church, and many other things connected with the Church, and this generation of the children of men. We were filled with the Holy Ghost, and rejoiced in the God of our salvation.

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74 Our minds being now enlightened, we began to have the ascriptures laid open to our understandings, and the btrue meaning and intention of their more cmysterious passages revealed unto us in a manner which we never could attain to previously, nor ever before had thought of. In the meantime we were forced to keep secret the circumstances of having received the Priesthood and our having been baptized, owing to a spirit of persecution which had already manifested itself in the neighborhood.

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69 Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah, I confer the aPriesthood of bAaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of cbaptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth until the sons of dLevi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in erighteousness.

JS—H 1:70

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70 He said this Aaronic Priesthood had not the power of laying on hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost, but that this should be conferred on us hereafter; and he commanded us to go and be baptized, and gave us directions that I should baptize Oliver Cowdery, and that afterwards he should baptize me.

Matthew 4:18–22Matthew 4:18–22

18 ¶And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were afishers. 19 And he saith unto them, aFollow me, and I will make you bfishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and afollowed him.

Matthew 4:18–22Matthew 4:18–22

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21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of aZebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he bcalled them. 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

Numbers 27:18, 22–23 Numbers 27:18, 22–23

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18 ¶And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee aJoshua the son of bNun, a man in whom is the cspirit, and dlay thine hand upon him;

Mark 6:5

5 And he could there do no amighty work, save that he blaid his chands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

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Acts 8:17

17 Then alaid they their hands on them, and they received the bHoly Ghost.

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Alma 6:1

1 And now it came to pass that after Alma had made an end of speaking unto the people of the church, which was established in the city of Zarahemla, he aordained priests and belders, by laying on his chands according to the order of God, to preside and dwatch over the church.

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Doctrine and Covenants 20:70

70 Every member of the church of Christ having achildren is to bring them unto the elders before the church, who are to lay their bhands upon them in the name of Jesus Christ, and bless them in his name.

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6 But now I give unto thee a commandment, that thou shalt abaptize by water, and they shall receive the bHoly Ghost by the laying on of the chands, even as the apostles of old.

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44 And the elders of the church, two or more, shall be called, and shall pray for and alay their bhands upon them in my name; and if they cdie they shall ddie unto me, and if they live they shall live unto me.

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27 And their children shall be abaptized for the bremission of their sins when ceight years old, and receive the laying on of the hands.

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Doctrine and Covenants 107:65–67

65 Wherefore, it must needs be that one be appointed of the High aPriesthood to preside over the priesthood, and he shall be called President of the High Priesthood of the Church; 66 Or, in other words, the aPresiding High Priest over the High Priesthood of the Church. 67 From the same comes the administering of ordinances and blessings upon the church, by the alaying on of the hands.

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Acts 8: 9-22

9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used asorcery, and bbewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some cgreat one: 10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. 11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

Acts 8: 9-2212 But when they believed Philip apreaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the bname of Jesus Christ, they were cbaptized, both men and women. 13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and awondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the aword of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

Acts 8: 9-22

15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 17 Then alaid they their hands on them, and they received the bHoly Ghost. 18 And when Simon saw that through alaying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

Acts 8: 9-22

19 Saying, Give me also this apower, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. 20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the agift of God may be bpurchased with money. 21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not aright in the sight of God.

Acts 8: 9-22

22 Repent therefore of this thy awickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the bthought of thine cheart may be forgiven thee.

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