Everlasting Priesthood

I taught my Relief Society Lesson today and was inspired to write some thoughts before I went to church this afternoon. It turns out that it became my testimony of the power of the priesthood on a smaller scale, that pertained to the lesson.

My testimony of the Everlasting Priesthood is what became the result of my thoughts. There was a sweetness of the spirit that flowed from my hands to write the following:

Over view of my lesson: April 20, 2008

What I want most today my dearly beloved sisters is to bear testimony of this lesson and the witness I have of the power and beauty of the EVERLASTING PRIESTHOOD.

I did not grow up with the priesthood in my home.
I know what life is like without this precious gift from Heavenly Father on a daily course.

I know that this priesthood is everlasting without beginning or end of days, as we have been educated in this lesson.
This is not new—many years ago, at least twenty I wrote some thoughts about what I felt inside about the gratitude I have for the priesthood.

I know it is the power that was instrumental in the literal creation of this earth, that God appointed Jesus Christ and Michael to form the earth and it was under the direction of Elohim, our Father. It has the power to heal us and make whole at God’s will.

Our own fathers, sons, husbands have this same priesthood, that created the Earth! And I realized as I was raising my three youngest sons when they were about 10, 8 and 6 years old, that I was preparing my sons for there own families to be the head of their households, and the priesthood which they bear now as adults is the priesthood power that will have the power to perform the ordinances in the resurrection to call their wives, children and posterity as patriarchs of their own family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know all priesthood holders have this same potential.

I know this power is so sacred , and is the authority to act in GOD’s name and must be honored and used righteously. Sisters, it is our duty and privilege to lovingly guide and support our priesthood brethren to be equal to the tasks that God expects of them to lead, and walk with us into the eternities. I bear this with every fiber of my being to you this day…in the sacred name of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

Blessings to all of you this day, as I ponder the wonders and power of it all.

Love, Mom

P.S. I was invited to go to Tracie's for dinner for Luke's birthday the other day. I was really looking forward to going, since they were going to have steak fajitas, which I can eat just fine. But, at the last Tracie was called into to work at UVRMC so she canceled dinner. Aaron and Candice were invited to friends for dinner; I went home and fixed some left over roast and a fresh veggie since it was after 6:00. I decided to stay home to catch up on my blogs.