First off, I must apologize for the word that I came up with, as it conjures images of Gandolf (from Lord of the Rings). The word is wield. It was not my place to question publically, but I felt like the great things that could come from such a discussion was thwarted because it had been turned into a discussion on how, once access had been gained, to wield a power instead of simply using it. Because I said nothing regarding this mistake and I listened to miraculous tales, I felt perhaps, in my own way, I could share my insights here.
The power I am going to refer to is the same power that created the Earth (as well as life itself), and also was the same power that, when used to heal and forgive was cause to call someone blasphemous to death. So, though I do not seek death for my words, I will share them here.
I am constantly reminded how much I use the power of the preisthood. I do not wield it, but without it's restoration, the authority from God would not be on the Earth and without the authority to baptize the very atonent would have been for naught! But, because of baptism and the sacrament, I can use the gift of forgiveness if I choose to perfect myself. That gift alone is almost constantly on my mind (after all that is a covenant, I make weekly).
Sure, there is so much more. In the early church of Jesus Christ as well as with and Church ordained of God, he has sought temples. There are many reasons for this, but I have always thought how important it is for God to have a place among us. That was why in my early twenties I formed a theory with a scripture study group that and reference to mountains was a temple reference...um, that wasn't clear. Let me explain. When Moses sought to commune with God he climbed a mountain, and when people thought they had it figured out and we're going to bypass a temple on Earth, they built a mountain-like tower (called the tower of Babel). It was common knowledge that to get closer to God one needed to be higher... (Not going to follow, merely note the LSD thought train)
So, as the saints of Christ's church sought to build a temple on earth, tremendous sacrifices were made! They knew that without the power of God, they would not succeed in building the kingdom of Zion on the Earth.
Likewise, our own loved ones must have opportunities, which can only be performed though preisthood power/authority in a temple. And we want to make such a opportunity available to all mankind.
But, in General Conference (of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) the prophet said that Everytime we attend the temple we not only use that power(which is awesome to consider we really can) but, that we are endowed with that same power and the very angels watch over us. Wow! I do not know about you, but to me that is a claim/blessing I want to understand more fully. I never even consider wielding the priesthood, and frankly I would not want to. It is a bit like getting employment. Sure, I could do it, and probably better supply earthly good for my family, but I am not asked to do it... I could, but do not really want to anyhow. I was fascinated by the stories of how loved ones were healed and such by women, and maybe that is a point for me to discovery later on in my journey, but for now it is enough for me to understand what is available and be blessed with the opportunity to seek out and bless my loved ones.
There is so much I do not understand at all, but I was upset by the confusion of how using mean wielding, and felt the need to share my two cents, and now I can return to my daily routine...tah tah.
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