Lesson VII. The Priesthood Among the Nephites

Introduction—The question of authority—Purpose of the present lesson—Divine authority necessary—The beginning of divine authority upon the earth—The antiquity of the Priesthood—The Priesthood open to all men in righteousness—The Priesthood abhors evil—The name of the Priesthood—The manner of conferring the Priesthood—The name of the Church of Christ—The officers of the Church, and of the Priesthood—What the Priesthood meant to the Nephites—Alma’s exhortation.