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Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Passing the Heavenly Gift/Claims about priesthood ordination
Claims about priesthood ordination[1]
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Priesthood conferred by ordination is just a potential and not actual bestowal of power
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Power versus authority of the priesthood
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Authority not vital for ordinances
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Legal Administrators
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To truly receive priesthood power, a type of divine theophany is necessary
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Could Brigham Young Qualify to Claim Sealing Power?
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Notes
- ↑ Portions of this wiki response are based upon Gregory L. Smith, "Passing Up The Heavenly Gift Part 1 Part 2," Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship7(2103): 181–341. The text here may have been expanded, reworded, or corrected given the nature of a wiki project. References in brackets like this: (xx) refer to page numbers in Denver C. Snuffer, Jr., Passing the Heavenly Gift (Salt Lake City: Mill Creek Press, 2011).