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English
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The Priesthood : Men's Last, Best Hope
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Sunstone
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March 1998
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21
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Sunstone Education Foundation
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10-15
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"It is all too easy for our notion of priesthood to get warped; too often we see the priesthood as a sort of status system, a merely bureaucratic structure. We define it as the authority to act in God's name. Yet, at its very core, priesthood is about nurturing, blessing, and service. Priesthood is indeed the authority to act in behalf of God, but only insofar as it is used to nurture, bless, and serve God's children. Christ taught us that the true priest is the servant of all. It is consistent with this teaching that priesthood holders cannot bless themselves, only others." [From the text]