Show ordinations 10 priesthood A subscriber JO writing from idaho valls falls idaho makes the following inquiries of the will you yon kindly answer the following fol lowin 9 Avea questions dons through the NEWS and oblige everal alveral subscribers BubBo ribera and latter day flain L I 1 if a man is in worthy to be ordained to the priesthood should the elder being month tre time the words I 1 confer upon apon you yon the priesthood and ordain you yon a deacon teacher or priest Zo whichever liever is intended some claim that we do not need meed to confer the priesthood but burjust juat ordain him to the office in the priesthood 2 if a man is worthy and is in recommended by the bishop to receive the edek priesthood should the priesthood be conferred and then hens he oe ordained to the office of an elder etc some claim that it is not necessary to confer the priesthood but ant in ordaining to the office it gives the priesthood the argument is in that a man cannot receive the right of a citizen in the nation edtion by re biving ei ving ing an office in the government when a person to Is properly ordained to an in the priesthood be receives all the priesthood pertaining to the conferred the order to Is to ordain elders IDl ders priests teachers des cone and all other officers cars see bee doc trine and covenants ovll 82 89 and all other references to ordination of also book of mormon moroni ill it 8 the church authorities have givern given frequent instructions upon hla point a recent notable instance being at the conference of elders in salt lake stoke in 1895 1695 the minutes of which were published at ai length in the 06 NB WB so that all could learn pro almly what was required As to the egom ot that a man cannot receive the right of a by receiving an office amee in the government ordination in the church does not make a man a lalen 01 or a member he becomes a oember la in a proscribed prescribed manner and being a member and otherwise quail fleche fled be to la eligible to ordination to office which confers all the powers of the office bestowed bellowed |