D&C 84 I The Priesthood for Men and Women I Come Follow Church History with Lynne Hilton Wilson

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🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

The Prophet Joseph often refers to God’s all-encompassing power as the priesthood. This overarching definition acts like an umbrella that covers all of God’s works—from the Creation to the Gifts of the Spirit. In Doctrine and Covenants sections 84 and 107, we especially see the priesthood used in the work of organizing the church and male ordinations. Yet, in D&C 84, we also see both the expansive definition of the priesthood power and the specific definition of priesthood keys and offices used. In the Book of Mormon alone, we find over 464 attributes and references to priesthood power; the Doctrine and Covenants has over 833 similar references Join Dr. Lynne Hilton Wilson and guest Janiece Johnson as they discuss the Oath and the Covenant of the Priesthood and how it is so much more than we realize as members of the Church.

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0:00.0	Why is everything Joseph is revealing in opposition to the culture?
0:05.0	What is the point of a prophet who always tells you what you want to hear?
0:10.0	I got new scripture. I got priesthood.
0:13.0	I got a vision of a separate Godhead.
0:16.0	You know, everything is against his culture.
0:19.0	If we are to think more expansively about priesthood, I think Section 84 is where we begin.
0:26.6	Joseph tried to empower the sisters to become a kingdom of priestesses.
0:32.6	We cannot just encapsulate priesthood in a list.
0:38.3	If we're feeling this spirit, this priesthood power is there.
0:46.3	Hello, welcome back to Scripture Central.
0:50.3	I'm Lynn Hilton Wilson, part of the Come Follow Me team for church history, and we are thrilled
0:56.0	to have Janice Johnson here with us today back to talk about Section 84 of the Doctrine
1:02.0	Covenants. And we here try to build enduring faith in Jesus Christ. We try to defend
1:09.0	and illuminate these hard questions.
1:11.6	And today we are so fortunate to have one of the experts in this field with us.
1:17.6	And I also have a handout so in case you need more sources and as a teacher, I just have to make sure everything is well documented
1:25.6	so they're attached right here underneath the website.
1:30.2	But let's start with a couple questions.
1:32.3	How do women fit into the oath and covenant of the priesthood?
1:35.3	And this one's more for you and me, Janice, but how deeply do we really want all the Father has?
1:41.4	I mean, this is a question that has to say, are you willing to sacrifice for this
1:45.5	blessing? This gift is really precious. We'll start with a quick timeline just to give us an
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