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> That the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers
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of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only
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-[D&C 121:36](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/121#36)
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+upon the principles righteousness. [D&C
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+121:36](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/121#36)
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This verse, succinct and plainly worded, has always intrigued me. It lays out
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a basic rule upon which much else is built. Yet, it presents an apparent
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their misdeeds, and what role does the power of the priesthood play in this?
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The idea that the power of the priesthood runs the universe is a fundamental
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-concept in Mormonism. While it is widely accepted within the faith, it is
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+concept in Mormonism. While it is widely accepted within the faith, I'm going
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+to include some references to clarify where I'm coming from. The verse I quote
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+at the beginning of this essay support this idea. Also, McConkie said "it is
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+the power by which the worlds were made"[^ENSIGN8205DP].
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important to substantiate this claim with references to accepted Mormon
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sources. These sources provide a theological basis for this belief and offer
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insights into how the power of the priesthood is understood and interpreted
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-## Quotes/References
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+[^ENSIGN8205DP] "Priesthood is the very name of the power of God, and it is
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+ used to describe both the power itself and the system or organization by which
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+ it is administered. The priesthood is eternal; without beginning of days or
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+ end of years; it existed with God in the beginning; it is the power by which
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+ the worlds were made and is the power by which they will dissolve." [Bruce R.
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+ McConkie, "The Doctrine of the Priesthood," Ensign, May
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+ 1982](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1982/05/the-doctrine-of-the-priesthood?lang=eng):
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### Supporting
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What Mormon accepted sources support the idea that the power of the priesthood runs the universe? Here are some sources that support this idea:
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-1. [Doctrine and Covenants 88:13](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/88.13?lang=eng#p13): "The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who is in the midst of all things."
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-2. [Doctrine and Covenants 121:36](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/121.36?lang=eng#p36): "That the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness."
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-3. [Bruce R. McConkie, "The Doctrine of the Priesthood," Ensign, May 1982](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1982/05/the-doctrine-of-the-priesthood?lang=eng): "Priesthood is the very name of the power of God, and it is used to describe both the power itself and the system or organization by which it is administered. The priesthood is eternal; without beginning of days or end of years; it existed with God in the beginning; it is the power by which the worlds were made and is the power by which they will dissolve."