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Lesson 8: The Priesthood is Restored

Lesson 8: The Priesthood is Restored. “Lesson 8: The Priesthood Is Restored,” Primary 5: Doctrine and Covenants: Church History,  (1997),36. Purpose. To help the children understand the importance of priesthood authority and have a desire to be worthy of priesthood ordinances and blessings. .

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Lesson 8: The Priesthood is Restored

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

  2. Purpose To help the children understand the importance of priesthood authority and have a desire to be worthy of priesthood ordinances and blessings.

  3. The Priesthood Is Restored • The priesthood is restored, • The truth made known to man, • That God has spoken to the earth, • 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

  4. OUR OPENING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BY (Enter Name Here)

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

  6. Attention Activity • Every day we do many things with our hands. • Men and boys who hold the priesthood do additional important things with their hands.

  7. Attention Activity • What are some important things priesthood holders do with their hands when they are using their priesthood power?

  8. Attention Activity Give blessings Heal the sick

  9. Attention Activity Baptize

  10. Attention Activity Confer the gift of the Holy Ghost

  11. Attention Activity Prepare and pass the sacrament

  12. Attention Activity • Can everyone do these things with their hands? • No. • A man or boy must be ordained to the priesthood to do these things. • If he has not been ordained, the Lord will not recognize any ordinances performed by him.

  13. Attention Activity The priesthood is the power of God.

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

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

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

  17. Attention Activity • In lesson 2 we learned that the priesthood was taken from the earth during the Apostasy.

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

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

  20. Go to the Video Go to the Slides Discussion Time

  21. Joseph and OLIVER ARE GIVEN THE PRIESTHOOD • Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery were translating the Book of Mormon. • They read about baptism and wanted to know more about it.

  22. On 15 May 1829, they went into the woods and prayed. • Joseph and Oliver decided to ask God. • They had faith that He would help them learn the truth.

  23. A heavenly messenger came to Joseph and Oliver. • It was John the Baptist, who had baptized Jesus long ago. • A bright light was all around him.

  24. John the Baptist had come to give Joseph and Oliver the Aaronic Priesthood. • The priesthood is the power of God.

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

  26. They went down under the water when they were baptized. • John the Baptist told Joseph and Oliver to baptize each other. • Joseph baptized Oliver, and then Oliver baptized Joseph.

  27. Jesus had gone down under the water when He was baptized. • Long ago, John the Baptist had baptized Jesus the same way.

  28. Joseph and Oliver were filled with the Holy Ghost after they were baptized. • The Holy Ghost told them the true Church of Jesus Christ would soon be on the earth again.

  29. But Joseph and Oliver did not tell other people right away. • Joseph and Oliver told their good friends they had been baptized. • They also told them about the priesthood.

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

  31. They were Peter, James, and John, who were three of Jesus’ original Apostles. • Later, three other heavenly messengers came.

  32. Peter, James, and John gave Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery the Melchizedek Priesthood. • This is also called the “greater” priesthood.

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

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

  35. They can give blessings to people. • They can also give people the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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

  37. Discussion Time

  38. Who appeared to them? • Who was John the Baptist? • Why did Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery go into the woods to pray? (JS—H 1:68–69.)

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

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

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

  42. How are men ordained today? Articles of Faith 1:5

  43. What blessings did Joseph and Oliver receive after they were baptized? (JS—H 1:73–74.) • Who baptized Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery? (JS—H 1:71.)

  44. Who baptized you? • What authority did that person have to baptize you?

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

  46. What priesthood authority is necessary to give the gift of the Holy Ghost? • Melchizedek Priesthood (JS—H 1:70.)

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

  48. What blessings can you receive (now or later in life) through the power of the priesthood? • Blessings of healing or comfort • Patriarchal blessings • Priesthood ordination for boys • Temple ordinances • While only boys and men hold the priesthood, everyone can be blessed by it.

  49. Enrichment Activity 3 • Attend church regularly • Study the scriptures • Pray • Serve and love others • Live the Word of Wisdom • Be honest • Use good language • Obey parents and Church leaders • Pay an honest tithe • Have an interview with the bishop How can you prepare to receive priesthood blessings?

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

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