An ordination is an opportunity to give a blessing. Detailed counsel and instruction are normally provided when a person is taught his duties rather than during the ordination. An ordination should not be expanded into a formal meeting.

Priesthood ordinances and blessings provide access to God’s power (see Doctrine and Covenants 84:20). Ordinances and blessings are to be performed with faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and according to the guidance of the Holy Ghost.

In the Latter Day Saint movement, an ordinance is a sacred rite or ceremony that has spiritual and symbolic meanings and act as a means of conveying divine grace.

To use authority in the Lord’s Church, a person must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority (A of F 1:5). Although a person may receive authority by ordination, he uses it under the direction of …

Jan 12, 2014 · The information from the Church’s website has been broken up below to make it easier to access and print out individual ordinances and blessings. Any commentary belongs to Mormon Basics, but the steps to perform the ordinances and blessings are directly from the Church’s official page.

Near the end of the Book of Mormon, the prophet Moroni provides a mini-handbook for how to administer the church. Among other things, he explains how priesthood authority is given, how to bless the sacrament, and how to conduct church meetings.

Nov 8, 2019 · In the Book of Mormon, the word “ordain” is always applied to people. The twelve disciples “were ordained of God, and chosen” (1 Nephi 12:7). Priests, teachers, and elders were ordained to serve in the church (Mosiah 18:18, Mosiah 25:19, Alma 6:1).

Dec 2, 2024 · Moroni Chapter 3 is one of the shortest chapters in the Book of Mormon, yet it carries profound significance. In just five verses, Moroni details the sacred process of ordaining priests and teachers within the church.

An ordination is an opportunity to give a blessing. Detailed counsel and instruction about a person’s duties are given before and after the ordination. They should not be the focus of the blessing. It is not necessary to have prayers, testimonies, or instruction when someone is …

Most people would define “priesthood” as professionally trained and educated clergy, ordained to positions of leadership in a church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, because of revelation through modern prophets, defines “priesthood” as …