Priesthood Session - General Conference

Last night I had the opportunity to go to the Priesthood Session of our Annual General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

During that great session, I looked to the left of me and I had my 87 year old Father on my right side and my youngest son Nick, who just turned 16 on my left. I realized that I had received the priesthood, or the authority to act in God's name, from my Father many years ago. I also remembered that it was just last Sunday that I ordained Nick to the office of a Priest in the Aaronic Priesthood.

In a sense, there was much consolation in those thoughts and actions. The foundation of what I believe is centered around Jesus Christ and that He restored both His Church and His Priesthood on this earth for the benefit of mankind.

As I type this, I am reminded of the 5th Article of Faith produced by Joseph Smith, the Prophet of the Restoration, which states; "We believe that a man must be called of God by prophecy and by the laying on of hands by those who in authority to preach the gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof."

I take this very seriously and it means the world to me to be able to sit between those two last night and listen to the Prophets and Apostles on the earth today to listen to the things the Holy Ghost teaches me I should personally do. I just hope I can put into practice what I feel they are teaching to me and that I can teach my family the same.