LDS Last Days Prophecy and Gospel Discussions

Pages 258 to 277 The American dream of a land of freedom had turned into a nightmare of tyranny. It had become so corrupt that many states wanted to secede, while Utah was trying to join. For their devotion to the Constitution, the Saints in this area were rewarded with persecution and imprisonment. In a Dr. Jekyll/ Mr. Hyde performance, the lovely lamb of liberty had turned into a ravenous wolf....

THE KEYS TO PLURAL MARRIAGE, Part 1 of Chapter 15 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6   Pages 243 to 258   For I have conferred upon you the keys and power of the priesthood, wherein I restore all things, and make known unto you all things in due time. (D & C 132:45) There have been more disagreements, confusion, and controversy over the keys to plural marriage than all the other keys combined. For th...

DOCTRINE AND KEYS OF THE KINGDOM, Chapter 14 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6   Program for 08-11-2021 at 8pm mountain time. Call in Number is 917-889-8827   Pages 233 to 242   And I give unto you a commandment that you shall teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom. (D & C 88:77) The doctrines of the kingdom are the fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are the keystone to exaltation an...

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PATRIARCHAL KEYS, Chapter 11 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6   Pages 174 to 198 http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=130 Elias who held the keys of God’s church in the days of Abraham and blessed him, has restored the patriarchal powers and graces of the priesthood, to link together the families of men in patriarchal order, from now to the time of the end. (CHC 6:557) To present the information in this chap...

  KINGS AND KEYS, Chapter 10 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6 Pages 166 to 173 http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=130 And I will make thee [Abraham] fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. (Gen. 17:6) Protestants and Catholics alike have studied the scriptures in an attempt to understand the different offices existing in the early Christian church, but they have no know...

THE LORD’S ANOINTED, Chapter 9 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6

Joseph Smith–Holds These Keys Forever Part 2 of Chapter 8 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6   Pages 148 to 154 http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30 Among the keys that Joseph Smith held were the powers of communication between the living and the dead. The doctrine of the Lord is that the “rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven” (D & C 121:36). If those who suppose...

     JOSEPH SMITH AND THE KEYS, Chapter 8 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6 Pages 129 to 14 http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30 And the keys of the mysteries of the kingdom shall not be taken from my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., . . . (D & C 64:5) This chapter will be divided into four sections:   Joseph Smith–Ordained in the Pre-Existence Joseph Smith–Head of This Last Dispensation Joseph Smith–One on...

Data about Keys, Part 3 of Chapter 7 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6   Pages 117 to 128   Related Passages on Keys There are several interesting scriptural passages that refer to those holding keys:   Elijah held the keys of the sealing power (turning the hearts of the fathers and children) in ancient Israel. (Mal. 4:5-6; D & C 27:9; 110:13-16) Nephi, the son of Helaman, in the early Christian era...

  True and False Agents    Agents of the Priesthood, similar to men with any other kind of authority, can become oppressive, offensive, cruel and even wicked. The Prophet Joseph soon learned that “almost all men” will rule with “unrighteous dominion.” (See D & C 121:39) This has been proved over and over again throughout history. It happened in the Catholic Church with men who supposedly “held...

BIBLICAL KEYS, Chapter 7 of Holy Priesthood Volume 7

  OATH AND COVENANT OF PRIESTHOOD, Chapter 6 Of Holy Priesthood Volume 6   Pages 72 to 86 http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30 A covenant concerns two persons. Both parties must do something to make the covenant effective. That principle is in full operation in the oath and covenant of the priesthood. He who receives the priesthood covenants to magnify his calling in the priesthood. That makes the co...

THE FUNCTION AND USE OF KEYS, Chapter 5 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6   Pages 67 to 71 http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30 The veil was taken from our minds, and the eyes of our understanding were opened. (D & C 110:1) The value of any key is in its use and function. If you should find a ring of keys along the road, you would have a problem in knowing what they are for; and without that knowledge,...

PRIESTHOOD RIGHTS AND KEYS, Chapter 4 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6   Pages 42 to 66 http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30 The Lord promised Zacharias that he should have a son who was a descendant of Aaron, the Lord having promised that the priesthood should continue with Aaron and his seed throughout their generations. Let no man take this honor upon himself, except he be called of God, as was Aaron;...

AUTHORITY, POSITION, CALLING, KEYS, Chapter 3 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6   Pages 25 to 41     Wherefore, now let every man learn his duty, and to act in the office in which he is appointed, in all diligence.” (D & C 107:99) This chapter is divided into the following sections:   Explanation of TermsAuthority, Position, KeysCallings and KeysSpecific CallingsGeneral CallingsMagnifying Your Calli...

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http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30 IN SEARCH OF A GREAT TREASURE, Chapter 1 of Holy Priesthood Volume 6   Pages 1 to 11   For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Matt. 6:21) Those seeking for a treasure spend time, effort, and means in order to secure that which is of great worth to them. To one person something may be a real treasure while it is only insignificant to another be...

http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30   CONCLUSION, Chapter 18 of Holy Priesthood Volume 5   Pages 254 to 268   Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. (Ps. 40:4) Just before His crucifixion, Jesus sat upon the Mount of Olives with his disciples and looked down through the centuries to the latter days. (See Matt. 24.) He describ...

   THE FAILURE OF MANKIND, Chapter 17 of Holy Priesthood Volume 5  Pages 239 to 253   I can tell you this much about it, it is pretty hard work to make sheep out of goats. (Brigham Young, JD 20:43) This chapter is divided into three sections:       THE FAILURE OF MANKIND, Chapter 17 of Holy Priesthood Volume 5   Pages 239 to 253 I can tell you this much about it, it is pretty hard work to make she...

http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30 LAWS, PRINCIPLES AND ORDINANCES, Chapter 16 of Holy Priesthood Volume 5 Pages 225 to 238   If the principles by which any of us attempt to save ourselves are contrary to the Bible, we may know they are man’s teachings, not God’s, for the Lord and His gospel remain the same–always. (editorial, Church News, June 3, 1965, p. 16) Since we have been commanded not to pu...

http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30 WHERE HAS ZION FLED?, Chapter 15 of Holy Priesthood Volume 5 Pages 216 to 224   For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled: we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land. . . . (Jer. 8:19) What conditions result when true prophets are no longer found on the earth? What happens to the Zion that God’s prophets have encouraged the...

The Character of Prophets, Part 2 of Chapter 14 of Holy Priesthood Volume 5 http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30 Pages 207 to 215   The Character of Prophets Through a detailed study of the scriptures, the following pattern emerges in describing the character and work of the prophets:   They continually denounce and rebuke the evils of their times among both the people and their government. After suc...

PORTRAIT OF A PROPHET, Chapter 14 of Holy Priesthood Volume 5   Pages 195 to 215   http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30   Joseph Smith laid the foundation of this work; he was chosen by the Lord for that purpose, and was ordained by prophets and inspired men who formerly held the keys of the kingdom of God upon the earth. (Wilford Woodruff, JD 14:32) This chapter is included to help us in distinguish...