First the Priesthood, Then the Office, P3 of Ch7 of Holy priesthood V1

First the Priesthood, Then the Office, P3 of Ch7 of Holy priesthood V1

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Ten years after Brigham Young died, the issue of Priesthood ordination came up in the higher councils of the Church. Some questioned a man’s having Priesthood when he had been given only an office in the Church. Abraham Cannon believed that Priesthood must first be conferred upon a man. In his journal he described the discussion:

A question was asked as to whether a man who held no Priesthood and on being ordained a Seventy, (who) did not have the Melchizedek Priesthood conferred upon him, was really the possessor of the Priesthood. I maintained that it was necessary to say in the ordination that this was conferred upon him; otherwise he did not possess it. There being some difference of opinion on this point, it was decided to refer the matter to the First Presidency for an answer. (Abraham H. Cannon Journal, March 20, 1887)