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Priesthood

When was the Mormon priesthood restored and who restored it?

By looking at the words of the early Mormons, one can see that even the first-hand participants in the “restoration” process can’t answer the above questions.

The Restoration of the Priesthood

BYU’s religion department attempts to figure out when the Mormon priesthoods were restored. Make sure to notice the dates on some of the sources used. Also take note of the quotes from this list that were not used in this article.

Mormon racism in perspective

Some thoughts and quotes on why discriminatory practices have been used to prevent certain people from obtaining Mormon priesthoods.

Mormon women were once allowed to use the priesthood

Several of those who have written about this topic have now been excommunicated even though what they have written is correct.

The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power

How did the Mormon power structure come in to being? How did it evolve in the early days of the church? Find out in this lenghty, well-documented treatment of the subject.

The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power

How has the Mormon power structure evolved since the largest body of the church moved to Utah? D. Michael Quinn documents and discusses modern changes and happenings within the upper quorums of the Mormon church.

The struggle for Mormon women to reclaim authority

Are feminism and Mormonism compatible? Some think so. Unfortunately, several of them have been excommunicated for voicing their opinions.

A response from a woman to the Relief Society declaration

“I see the Declaration as proof of Priesthood Correlation’s assumption of Relief Society autonomy.”

My Controversy with the Church

Janice Allred writes about her confrontations with those who think they have authority over her by virtue of their sex.

Sterling McMurrin interview

Sterling comments on the efforts made to get blacks the Mormon priesthood.

The Unwritten Order of Things by Elder Boyd K. Packer

A look at how people are to act in the church. Those in power know and set all the rules, but they aren’t for public consumption. Everyone else is supposed to figure things out and fall in line.

Sidney Rigdon

Rigdon is largely responsible for the formation and organization of the early church power structure which has continued to a large degree to the current day. Find out about the man Utah Mormons have barely heard of.

14 Fundamentals in Following the Prophet

Ezra Taft Benson doesn’t mince words when it comes to who is in charge and who Mormons are to blindly follow.

The Family: A Proclamation to the World

In what appears to be closer to scripture than anything else produced by the church in the past few decades, males are commanded to be the breadwinner and females are commanded to have kids and raise them.

Mother in Heaven

In an effort to preserve the priesthood currently being available to men only, neo-orthodox Mormon leaders have frowned on discussions of the early Mormon doctrine of a “Mother in Heaven”. BYU professors have their jobs in jeopardy if they bring up the subject.