Food for thought here...read the passage from Elder Ballard's last conference talk carefully and look for things that were done by the power of the priesthood..." Brothers and sisters, the power by which the heavens and earth were and are created is the priesthood. Those of us who are members of the Church know that the source of this priesthood power is God Almighty and His Son, Jesus Christ. Not only is the priesthood the power by which the heavens and the earth were created, but it is also the power the Savior used in His mortal ministry to perform miracles, to bless and heal the sick, to bring the dead to life, and, as our Father’s Only Begotten Son, to endure the unbearable pain of Gethsemane and Calvary—thus fulfilling the laws of justice with mercy and providing an infinite Atonement and overcoming physical death through the Resurrection."......thoughts?
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So my thoughts on this are completely organized yet, so hopefully this makes sense... First, the word for Priesthood in Tagalog is 'Pagkasaserdote', the root of which is 'saserdote', meaning 'priest'. The prefix, 'pagka', basically refers to 'the thing that makes something/someone _______', in this case a priest, i.e. 'pagkasaserdote' is the thing that makes someone a priest. Now, I decided to look up the word 'Priest' in the Bible Dictionary and this is what it says, "The essential idea of a Hebrew priest was that of a mediator between his people and God by representing them officially in worship and sacrifice. By virtue of his office he was able to draw nigh to God, while they, because of their sins and infirmities, must needs stand afar off." So I don't have have time before my next shift starts to dissect my thought or anything, but I thought it was interesting. Any thoughts on this as well?
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