Melchizedek Priesthood

December 8th, 2009 by admin

Mormon Doctrine teaches that the priesthood is the authority to act in God’s name. Though the priesthood was taken from the earth after all those who held it had been killed or passed away after the death of Christ, it was restored to the earth to Joseph Smith. There are two tiers to the priesthood: the lesser priesthood is the Aaronic Priesthood. This was the priesthood given to Aaron, the brother of Moses. The higher priesthood, or the full priesthood, is called the Melchizedek Priesthood. Mormon Doctrine teaches that this was anciently called the Holy Order of the Son of God, but to avoid the too-frequent use of the Lord’s name, it was called after the ancient patriarch Melchizedek.

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