In the Latter Day Saint movement, priesthood is the power and authority of God given to humans, including the authority to perform ordinances and to act as a leader in the church. A group of priesthoo
1898 depiction of the Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood.
In the Latter Day Saint movement, an ordinance is a sacred rite or ceremony that has spiritual and symbolic meanings and act as a means of conveying divine grace. Ordinances are physical acts which si
Robes of the Nauvoo endowment, c. 1870s
Baptismal font in the Salt Lake Temple, c. 1912, where baptisms for the dead are performed by the LDS Church