Elder and Sister Renlund: 4 Ways Women Exercise Priesthood Power and Authority
Elder Dale G. Renlund, excerpted from "The Melchizedek Priesthood" - The following is an excerpt from Elder and Sister Renlund's new book, The Melchizedek Priesthood Understanding the Doctrine, Living the Principles . In the book, the Renlunds defines the priesthood as follows: "The term priesthood is used in at least two ways. First, priesthood is the term used to describe the total power and authority of God. Second, priesthood is also the term used to describe the power and authority that God gives to ordained priesthood holders on earth to act in all things necessary for the salvation of God’s children. . . . Thus, the same word, priesthood, refers both...