He gives priesthood blessings for direction, healing, and comfort. However, through the service of home teachers and priesthood leaders, all members of the Church can enjoy the blessings of priesthood power in their lives.

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Ever since biblical times, the Lord has designated through His prophets who could receive the priesthood and other blessings of the gospel. Likewise, during the Savior’s earthly ministry, gospel blessings were restricted to the Jews.

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See Matthew 17:14–21.) This account teaches that prayer and fasting can give added strength to those giving and receiving priesthood blessings. Isaiah also testified of the blessings that come when we obey the law of the fast: "Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.

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With the authorization of the presiding priesthood leader, they may also bless the sacrament, baptize, and ordain others to the offices of priest, teacher, and deacon. As a priesthood holder serves in the Aaronic Priesthood, he prepares to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood, to receive the blessings of the temple, to serve a full-time mission, to be a loving husband and father, and to continue in lifelong service to the Lord.

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When a man receives the Melchizedek Priesthood, he enters into the oath and covenant of the priesthood. See D&C 84:33–44.) See also Aaronic Priesthood; Priesthood — True to the Faith (2004), 101–2

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His seed, or descendants, would receive the gospel and bear the priesthood (see Abraham 2:9). See also Covenant; Eternal Life; Ordinances; Patriarchal Blessings; Priesthood —See True to the Faith (2004), 5–6

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For example, we are recipients of divine mercy when Heavenly Father hears and answers our prayers, when we receive guidance from the Holy Ghost, and when we are healed from sickness through priesthood power. Although all such blessings come as results of our obedience, we could never receive them through our efforts alone.

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Blessings from Attending the Temple In addition to being a place where sacred priesthood ordinances are performed, the temple is a place of peace and revelation. And the blessings He gives will not be limited to the time spent in the temple.

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In this capacity, He confirms that the priesthood ordinances we have received and the covenants we have made are acceptable to God. After a person is baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one or more Melchizedek Priesthood holders lay their hands on the person's head and, in a sacred priesthood ordinance, confirm him or her a member of the Church.

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As people show reverence for God, they also show reverence and gratitude for His blessings, His commandments, His prophets, His Church, His ordinances, His priesthood, and His plan for His children.

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The procedure of laying on of hands has always been used by priesthood holders. See also Holy Ghost; Priesthood —See True to the Faith (2004), 95

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It ensures that the child will be sealed to a mother and a father in the temple, and it enhances the prospect for the blessings of the gospel in the lives of all concerned. They should counsel with their priesthood leaders and, if possible, with staff members in LDS Family Services.

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Some of the blessings include the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost, the remission of sins, and the privilege of being spiritually reborn. See also Faith; Holy Ghost; Obedience; Priesthood; Repentance; Sacrament —See True to the Faith (2004), 21–26  

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The Lord revealed through Joseph Smith: "In the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees; and in order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into this order of the priesthood [meaning the new and everlasting covenant of marriage]; and if he does not, he cannot obtain it. After receiving the sealing ordinance and making sacred covenants in the temple, a couple must continue in faithfulness in order to receive the blessings of eternal marriage and exaltation.

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Therefore, such sins need to be confessed to both the Lord and His priesthood representatives in the Church. At times, we should fast for special blessings.

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Victims of abuse can seek help from their priesthood leader to guide them through the process of emotional healing. Through the blessings of the gospel, victims of abuse can stop the cycle of abuse and be freed from the suffering they have experienced.

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Formal Church discipline begins when a presiding priesthood leader determines that it is necessary to hold a disciplinary council. Church discipline is designed to help Heavenly Father's children in their efforts to be purified from sin through the Atonement, return to full fellowship in the Church, and receive the full blessings of the Church.

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Other ordinances, such as naming and blessing children, consecrating oil, and administering to the sick and afflicted, are also performed by priesthood authority. See also Covenant; Gospel; Priesthood —See True to the Faith (2004), 109–10

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As a result of this rebellion, Satan and his followers were cut off from God's presence and denied the blessing of receiving a physical body (see Revelation 12:9). For example, he seeks to discredit the Savior and the priesthood, to cast doubt on the power of the Atonement, to counterfeit revelation, to distract us from the truth, and to contradict individual accountability.

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