CONCLUSION, Part 2 of the Holy Priesthood Volume 2

CONCLUSION, Part 2 of the Holy Priesthood Volume 2

Priesthood laws can be abused, misused, opposed or forsaken by people, but in reality the laws themselves do not change. He who mistreats these laws will lose his own power, with only a shadow remaining–like a burned-out building where only the charred walls are left standing. The rest is dark and worthless dross, and thus it is, “amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man.” (D & C 121:37)

When such a condition occurs among the leaders of the church, then the whole church is affected. We should learn from the past that–

When divine revelation ceased, divine authority was no longer bestowed, and men not called of God usurped positions in the decaying church, and the power and gifts belonging thereto soon faded away. Offices and ordinances were changed, new ceremonies were instituted, priestcraft prevailed and the results are seen in distracted modern Christendom. (Mill. Star 70:57)