Okay, this is all very interesting and very useful (and I mean that sincerely), so let me ask another question: what about those of us who are unlikely, for one reason or another (assuming, of course, that we're reasonably righteous, temple-recommend-holding active members) are highly unlikely to hold a position of line authority. Why are people like that ordained to High Priests.
I know there's an implicit assumption here, so I'll make it explicit: I'm assuming that there are people in this set (I think I'm one of them). But I could be wrong -- it's an assumption. Gary Smith wrote: > Okay, Stephen questioned my assertions. I guess my being a highly high > priest wasn't authoritative for him.... > > The only person among Elders with keys is the Elders Quorum president. > Yet, his keys are limited. He cannot perform most of his responsibilities > without the okay of either the presiding high priest in the ward or the > presiding high priest in the stake. He cannot authorize the ordination of > elders. He cannot authorize the calling and setting apart of his > counselors. Those are responsibilities (and keys) laid to the High > Priesthood as those who officially preside. > > To preside over and hold all the keys of presidency, one has to be a high > priest. To be a temple president, one has to be a high priest. To hold > all the keys of presidency in a stake or the Church, one has to be a high > priest. There isn't anymore salvation promised to a high priest as to an > elder (as the MP is all that is required in this life), but eventually > (presumably if not now, in the next life) one will have to be a high > priest to preside over a presidency in heaven. There are keys that are > not given to an elder in presidency. > > I guess you could say that elder does fulfill the minimum requirements > for exaltation, at least in this life. But prior to us being "kings and > priests unto God and his Father" we will have to obtain the right of > presidency, which pertains to high priests in the high priesthood. > > Otherwise, why have the distinction? why not just have elder and leave it > at that? The requirement in this life is to obtain the MP, regardless of > office. There is nothing wrong with being an elder, because it contains > as much MP as is needed for qualifying for exaltation. However, once > exalted, one will have to have the right of presidency and to hold those > keys, which keys belong to the high priest's office. > > And yes, we have a secret handshake that you elders know nothing > about..... > > K'aya K'ama, > Gerald/gary Smith gszion1 @juno.com http://www > .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html > "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - > Johann Wolfgang von Goethe > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �We do not think that there is an incompatibility between words and deeds; the worst thing is to rush into action before the consequences have been properly debated�To think of the future and wait was merely another way of saying one was a coward; any idea of moderation was just an attempt to disguise one�s unmanly character; ability to understand a question from all sides meant that one was totally unfitted for action.� � Pericles about his fellow-Athenians, as quoted by Thucydides in �The Peloponessian Wars� Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
