Instruction on Priesthood, between circa 1 March and circa 4 May 1835, as Recorded in Kimball, History [D&C 107]
Source Note
Instruction on Priesthood, , Geauga Co., OH, between ca. 1 Mar. and ca. 4 May 1835. Version copied [between 31 May 1843 and 31 Dec. 1856] in Kimball, History, pp. 28–33; in handwriting of ; CHL.
1. There are, in the , two , namely, the , and , including the Levitical priesthood. Why the first is called the Melchisedek priesthood, is because Melchisedek was such a great . Before his day it was called the holy priesthood after the order of the Son of God; but out of respect or reverence to the name of the Supreme Being, to avoid the too frequent repetition of his name, they, the church, in ancient days, called that priesthood after Melchisedek, or the Melchisedek priesthood.
2. All other authorities or offices in the church are appendages to this priesthood; but there are two divisions or grand heads— one is the [p. 28]