High Priests
The Lord will not hold him guiltless who taketh his name in vain.
1. THE Lord your God will choose faithful men, keepers of his Law, examples in righteousness, to be Priests of the order of an endless life. They shall be Princes and Nobles, and High Priests in the Kingdom of God. The presiding and ruling power is the prerogative of this Priesthood.
50 words,
225 letters.
2. From the High Priests shall the King select Counsellors, and Judges, and Rulers. They shall sanctify things appointed of God to holy purposes, and shall minister in the salvation of the living and the dead.
35 words,
167 letters.
3. One hundred and fortyfour High Priests form a quorum. From among themselves shall they choose one to preside in all their deliberations, and two to assist in presiding; but the King whom God shall set up, shall preside over all the High Priests.
43 words,
198 letters.
Total—3 sec., 128 words, 590 letters.
This order is sometimes called the High Priesthood, after the order of the Son of God. In the Bible it is generally named the High Priesthood, after the order of Melchisedek. They who hold it are called Sons of God.
1. THE Lord your God will choose faithful men, keepers of his Law, examples in righteousness, to be Priests of the order of an endless life. They shall be Princes and Nobles, and High Priests in the Kingdom of God. The presiding and ruling power is the prerogative of this Priesthood.
50 words,
225 letters.
2. From the High Priests shall the King select Counsellors, and Judges, and Rulers. They shall sanctify things appointed of God to holy purposes, and shall minister in the salvation of the living and the dead.
35 words,
167 letters.
3. One hundred and fortyfour High Priests form a quorum. From among themselves shall they choose one to preside in all their deliberations, and two to assist in presiding; but the King whom God shall set up, shall preside over all the High Priests.
43 words,
198 letters.
Total—3 sec., 128 words, 590 letters.
This order is sometimes called the High Priesthood, after the order of the Son of God. In the Bible it is generally named the High Priesthood, after the order of Melchisedek. They who hold it are called Sons of God.