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Text. The Order of Enoch Understanding the Ministry of Enoch in a Fulness of Priesthood Context. Genesis 5:21-25. Moses 6:25. 116 verses of JST!. Moses 8:5. Comparisons Between Enoch and Joseph Smith

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  1. Text The Order of Enoch Understanding the Ministry of Enoch in a Fulness of Priesthood Context

  2. Genesis 5:21-25 Moses 6:25 116 verses of JST! Moses 8:5

  3. Comparisons Between Enoch and Joseph Smith “Enoch, was the seventh in a chain of patriarchs extending back to Adam. Joseph Smith stood at the head of the seventh and final great gospel dispensation. Both men taught the same doctrines and held the same priesthood; both were seers, having had a magnificent vision of future events; both were opposed by great wickedness; both had performed miracles; and both had stood in the presence of God. Each prophet had gathered the faithful for the purpose of building a great temple city, and each of them taught a doctrine that would prepare the faithful to enter into God's presence while yet in the flesh.”

  4. Timeline of Enoch’s Life

  5. Timeline of Enoch’s Life

  6. “Three years before Adam’s death, a great event occurred. He took his son Seth, his grandson Enos, and other high priests who were his direct-line descendants [including Enoch], with others of his righteous posterity, into a valley called Adam-ondi-Ahman. There Adam gave to these righteous descendants his last blessing. “The Lord then appeared to them…. Ezra Taft Benson Quorum of the Twelve ("What I Hope You Will Teach Your Children About the Temple,” Ensign, Aug. 1985, 6)

  7. “The Prophet Joseph Smith said that Adam blessed his posterity because “he wanted to bring them into the presence of God.” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, sel. Joseph Fielding Smith, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1938, p. 159.)… Ezra Taft Benson Quorum of the Twelve ("What I Hope You Will Teach Your Children About the Temple,” Ensign, Aug. 1985, 6)

  8. “How did Adam bring his descendants into the presence of the Lord? “The answer: Adam and his descendants entered into the priesthood order of God. Today we would say they went to the House of the Lord and received their blessings.” Ezra Taft Benson Quorum of the Twelve ("What I Hope You Will Teach Your Children About the Temple,” Ensign, Aug. 1985, 6)

  9. “To enter into the order of the Son of God is the equivalent today of entering into the fullness of the Melchizedek Priesthood, which is only received in the house of the Lord.” Ezra Taft Benson Quorum of the Twelve ("What I Hope You Will Teach Your Children About the Temple,” Ensign, Aug. 1985, 6)

  10. Timeline of Enoch’s Life

  11. “Those holding the fullness of the Melchizedek Priesthood are kings and priests of the Most High God, holding the keys of power and blessings.” Joseph Smith President (“Three Orders of Priesthood,” 27 August 1843, The Words of Joseph Smith, p.243-248)

  12. Equivalent Terms • The Order of Melchizedek/Enoch/Son of God • The Fulness of the Priesthood • Kings (Queens) & Priests (Priestesses) • Calling and Election Made Sure • More Sure Word of Prophecy • Sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise • Of the Church of the Firstborn • A Son (Daughter) of God (implied heirship)

  13. Three Orders of Priesthood

  14. There are 3 grand … orders of Priesthood…. 1stLevitical… 2ndAbraham's Patriarchal power… 3rdThat of Melchizedek, who had still greater power—even power of an endless life—of which was our Lord Jesus Christ…. [This is] not the power of a Prophet, nor apostle, nor Patriarch only, but of King & Priest to God, to open the windows of Heaven and pour out the peace & law of [an] endless life to man. Joseph Smith President (“Three Orders of Priesthood,” 27 August 1843, The Words of Joseph Smith, p.243-248)

  15. The Three Orders of Priesthood “All priesthood is Melchizedek, but there are different portions or degrees of it.” ~Joseph Smith (Teachings, p.180) 3. Melchizedek Priesthood 2. Patriarchal Priesthood 1. Levitical Priesthood

  16. The Three Orders of Priesthood “There are 3 grand … orders of Priesthood ... namely the priesthood of Aaron, Abraham, and Melchizedek. Abraham's priesthood was of greater power than Levi's, and Melchizedek's was of greater power than that of Abraham.” ~Joseph Smith (The Words of Joseph Smith, p.243-248) 3. Melchizedek Priesthood 2. Patriarchal Priesthood 1. Levitical Priesthood

  17. The Levitical Priesthood & the Temple “All priesthood is Melchizedek, but there are different portions or degrees of it.” ~Joseph Smith (Teachings, p.180) 3. Melchizedek Priesthood 2. Patriarchal Priesthood 1. Levitical Priesthood

  18. The Levitical Priesthood & the Temple Exodus 40:12-13 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

  19. The Levitical Priesthood & the Temple When we enter the house of the Lord, the ordinances and the Spirit that attends us sanctify our souls. This sanctification begins with the initiatory ordinances of washing and anointing. These are preparatory ordinances. They provide the cleanliness and purification we need to receive the endowment. Robert D. Hales Quorum of the Twelve (Return: Four Phases of Our Mortal Journey Home, p. 246)

  20. The Levitical Priesthood & the Temple “The receiving of the endowment requires the assuming of obligations by covenants which in reality are but an embodiment or an unfolding of the covenants each person should have assumed at baptism.” Harold B. Lee (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Harold B. Lee, 99)

  21. The Patriarchal Priesthood & the Temple “All priesthood is Melchizedek, but there are different portions or degrees of it.” ~Joseph Smith (Teachings, p.180) 3. Melchizedek Priesthood 2. Patriarchal Priesthood 1. Levitical Priesthood

  22. The Patriarchal Priesthood & the Temple “It is in the temple that we enter into the patriarchal order, the order of priesthood that bears the name ‘the new and everlasting covenant of marriage.’” Bruce R. McConkie Quorum of the Twelve (A New Witness for the Articles of Faith, p.315)

  23. The Patriarchal Priesthood & the Temple D&C 131:1-4 1 In the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees; 2 And in order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into this order of the priesthood [meaning the new and everlasting covenant of marriage]; 3 And if he does not, he cannot obtain it. 4 He may enter into the other, but that is the end of his kingdom; he cannot have an increase.

  24. The Patriarchal Priesthood & the Temple “And so I go to the Salt Lake Temple and marry my wife for time and for all eternity, and so begins a new kingdom of God. And if we are faithful, that marriage exists here and it exists hereafter. And I have been given through that ordinance every promise that Abraham received. It is given on conditional basis. We must be true and faithful and keep the covenant that we make in the temple, but if we are faithful, we will receive the blessings.” Bruce R. McConkie Quorum of the Twelve ("The Promises Made To The Fathers," in Studies in Scripture: Vol. Three The Old Testament, p. 61)

  25. The Patriarchal Priesthood & the Temple D&C 131:1-4 1 In the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees; 2 And in order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into this order of the priesthood [meaning the new and everlasting covenant of marriage]; 3 And if he does not, he cannot obtain it. 4 He may enter into the other, but that is the end of his kingdom; he cannot have an increase.

  26. The Melchizedek Priesthood & the Temple “All priesthood is Melchizedek, but there are different portions or degrees of it.” ~Joseph Smith (Teachings, p.180) 3. Melchizedek Priesthood 2. Patriarchal Priesthood 1. Levitical Priesthood

  27. The Melchizedek Priesthood & the Temple “[T]hroughthe fulness of the ordinances of the temple [we] receive the fulness of the priesthood and are ordained kings and priests.” Bruce R. McConkie Quorum of the Twelve (Mormon Doctrine, p.425)

  28. The Melchizedek Priesthood & the Temple “Those holding the fullness of the Melchizedek Priesthood are kings and priests of the Most High God, holding the keys of power and blessings.” Joseph Smith President (“Three Orders of Priesthood,” 27 August 1843, The Words of Joseph Smith, p.243-248)

  29. The Melchizedek Priesthood & the Temple “For any person to have the fullness of that [Melchizedek] priesthood, he must be a king and priest.” Brigham Young President (History of the Church, 5:527; August 6, 1843)

  30. Keys Restored Covenants/Promises Order of Power • Anointed King and Queen • All promises of salvation and exaltation are made sure (unconditional). • Presence of God/Visions/Ask & Receive • Power Melchizedek/Enoch/The Son of God = The “Fullness of Priesthood” = Church of the Firstborn Elijah (D&C 2; 110) • Promise of King & Queenship • Land. Kingdom, Thrones, Principalities • Priesthood. Powers, Dominions • Posterity. “A fulness and continuation of the seeds forever and ever” (D&C 132:19) Abraham/Patriarchal = Temple marriage/“this order of the priesthood.” (D&C 131:2) Elias (D&C 110) Aaron/Levitical = Preparatory Gospel = Baptism = Carnal Commandments = Aaronic Temple Ordinances • Prepared/Anointed to Become K & Q • Remission of Sins • Ministry of Angels • Gathered into the Temple • Anointed to become Kings and Queens • Baptismal Covenant Unfolded • Signs/Tokens/Key Words Revealed John the Baptist/Moses (D&C 13; 110)

  31. The Visions of Enoch 1. Moses 7:2-11. Enoch sees the Lord face to face.

  32. “After a person hath faith in Christ, repents of his sins, and is baptized for the remission of his sins and receives the Holy Ghost, (by the laying on of hands,) which is the first Comforter, then let him continue to humble himself before God, hungering and thirsting after righteousness, and living by every word of God, and the Lord will soon say unto him, ‘Son, thou shalt be exalted,’ etc. Joseph Smith President (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.150-151)

  33. “When the Lord has thoroughly proved him, and finds that the man is determined to serve him at all hazards, then the man will find his calling and his election made sure, then it will be his privilege to receive the other Comforter, which the Lord hath promised the Saints…. [see John 14:12-27] “Now, what is this other Comforter? It is no more or less than the LORD JESUS CHRIST himself; Joseph Smith President (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.150-151)

  34. “… and this is the sum and substance of the whole matter; that when any man obtains this last Comforter, he will have the personage of Jesus Christ to attend him, or appear unto him from time to time, and even he will manifest the Father unto him, and they will take up their abode with him, and the visions of the heavens will be opened unto him, and the Lord will teach him face to face, and he may have a perfect knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God; Joseph Smith President (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.150-151)

  35. “… and this is the state and place the ancient Saints arrived at when they had such glorious visions—[such as] Isaiah, Ezekiel, John upon the Isle of Patmos, St. Paul in the three heavens, and all the Saints who held communion with the general assembly and Church of the First Born.” Joseph Smith President (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.150-151)

  36. The Visions of Enoch 1. Moses 7:2-11. Enoch sees the Lord face to face.

  37. The Miracles of Enoch Moses 7:13 JST Genesis 14

  38. The Visions of Enoch • 2. Moses 7:20-67. • vs. 20-23. Enoch sees his people translated. • vs. 23-27. After Zion’s translation, wickedness prevails, angels minister, more are translated. • vs. 28-41. He sees God weep for the inevitable suffering the wicked will endure. • vs. 42-44. He sees Noah’s family saved, but the wicked destroyed in the flood. • vs. 44-47, 55-57. He sees the coming of Christ, His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. • vs. 48-54. He hears the earth mourn. He prays for the children of Noah & receives promises. • vs. 58-66. He sees latter-day wickedness, the Restoration, the 2nd Coming, & Millennium.

  39. In his answer to Enoch's question as to why he wept, God replied that “... among all the workmanship of mine hands there has not been so great wickedness as among thy brethren.” Then he added: “... behold, their sins shall be upon the heads of their fathers” (Moses 7:36-37). Harold B. Lee Quorum of the Twelve ("The Home,” Conference Report, April 1965, p. 12-16)

  40. Evidently the parents of that generation had committed the great sin of failing to comply with the command given to all parents from Adam's day down to our own day. They had failed to teach the doctrines of salvation to their children. Harold B. Lee Quorum of the Twelve ("The Home,” Conference Report, April 1965, p. 12-16)

  41. The Lord has warned us that, as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of Man (Matt. 24:37). God grant that this people will heed the call of our prophet-leaders and teach their children as the Lord has commanded and escape the chastening hand of Almighty God. Harold B. Lee Quorum of the Twelve ("The Home,” Conference Report, April 1965, p. 12-16)

  42. The Visions of Enoch • 2. Moses 7:20-67. • vs. 20-23. Enoch sees his people translated. • vs. 23-27. After Zion’s translation, wickedness prevails, angels minister, more are translated. • vs. 28-41. He sees God weep for the inevitable suffering the wicked will endure. • vs. 42-44. He sees Noah’s family saved, but the wicked destroyed in the flood. • vs. 44-47, 55-57. He sees the coming of Christ, His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. • vs. 48-54. He hears the earth mourn. He prays for the children of Noah & receives promises. • vs. 58-66. He sees latter-day wickedness, the Restoration, the 2nd Coming, & Millennium.

  43. The Last Days Search Moses 7:60-61, 66. What are some of the difficulties we can expect in the last days? According to Moses 7:61 the Lord will “preserve” His people in the last days. According to vs. 62, how will He preserve them?

  44. The Lord promised … that righteousness would come from heaven and truth out of the earth. We have seen the marvelous fulfillment of that prophecy in our generation. The Book of Mormon has come forth out of the earth, filled with truth…. Ezra Taft Benson President (Ensign, Nov 1986, 78)

  45. God has also sent down righteousness from heaven. The Father Himself appeared with His Son to the Prophet Joseph Smith. The angel Moroni, John the Baptist, Peter, James, and numerous other angels were directed by heaven to restore the necessary powers to the kingdom. Further, the Prophet Joseph Smith received revelation after revelation from the heavens during those first critical years of the Church’s growth. These revelations have been preserved for us in the Doctrine and Covenants. Ezra Taft Benson President (Ensign, Nov 1986, 78)

  46. Make Some Waves!

  47. End

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