Barbara Morgan Gardner

Do you really know what priesthood keys are? Here’s a helpful breakdown

November 01, 2022 08:00 AM MDT

“How many people in this room hold priesthood keys?” I was surprised as I read aloud their diverse responses! “1,” “50,” “25,” “4,” “all of us,” “none of us,” “just the men in the room who hold the priesthood,” “all who have been through the temple,” and my favorite, most sincere answer, “I have no idea!”

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What I Learned About Women and the Priesthood When Talking to Members of the Community of Christ

By Barbara Morgan Gardner

December 26, 2019 10:07 PM MST

I recently sat with a number of members of the Community of Christ, previously known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, as part of an interfaith dialogue. I have great love and respect for these people, those I consider brothers and sisters in the faith. We talked openly and in a friendly manner about similarities and differences between our two churches and landed squarely on the topic of women and the priesthood. One of the women in the room who had been ordained to the priesthood described her responsibilities and shared her feelings regarding the blessing it was for her to be able to perform priesthood ordinances.

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An Ironic Story That Perfectly Illustrates the Blessings and Priesthood Power Available to Every Member

By Barbara Morgan Gardner

October 26, 2019 11:55 AM MDT

I recently sat with a number of members of the Community of Christ, previously known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, as part of an interfaith dialogue. I have great love and respect for these people, those I consider brothers and sisters in the faith. We talked openly and in a friendly manner about similarities and differences between our two churches and landed squarely on the topic of women and the priesthood. One of the women in the room who had been ordained to the priesthood described her responsibilities and shared her feelings regarding the blessing it was for her to be able to perform priesthood ordinances.

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What Happened After One Sister Shared the Only Place She Did Not Want to Serve a Mission

By Barbara Morgan Gardner

October 10, 2019 12:54 PM MDT

President Oaks instructed that “all priesthood authority in the Church functions under the direction of the one who holds the appropriate priesthood keys.”

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How a Mother's Prompting to Save Thrown-Away Dogs Ended Up Changing Her Family's Life

By Barbara Morgan Gardner

September 27, 2019 01:34 PM MDT

My husband and I recently had our carpets cleaned by a gentleman from Peru who moved to the United States when he was eighteen. After he finished cleaning the carpets, we engaged in what I thought was simple small talk. I asked him about his family, his background, and his transition to the United States. He told me that when he first moved to Utah, he really struggled. There were so many temptations in the United States that did not exist in Peru, he related. “If it were not for the teachings of my mom, I would never would have made it, physically or spiritually.” I asked what his mother did that made such an impact on his life. He responded with a story.

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When President Kimball Helped a Stranded Mother + What It Teaches About Priesthood Power in the Family

By Barbara Morgan Gardner

August 28, 2019 01:04 PM MDT

Some may remember a story of President Spencer W. Kimball helping a stranded pregnant woman in the airport who was pushing along her young toddler.1 President Kimball comforted the woman, whom he had never met and knew nothing about, gave the little girl a piece of gum, and got the young, pregnant, exhausted mother and her wet and hungry 2-year-old daughter on the next flight out of the Chicago O’Hare airport.

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