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Fact 1883

 Joseph Smith, Sr. functioned as an ordained patriarch without entering ‘the patriarchal order of celestial marriage’ in the house of the Lord. Yet, “By definition, a natural patriarch is one who has entered the patriarchal order of celestial marriage in the house of...

Fact 1882

LINEAL PRIESTHOOD… There are strong indicators pointing toward the priesthood being lineal in nature, as opposed to simple confirmation by ordination: “It is the priesthood after the order of Melchisedec, which is after the order of the Son of God, that is handed down...

Fact 1881

LINEAL PRIESTHOOD… There are strong indicators pointing toward the priesthood being lineal in nature, as opposed to simple confirmation by ordination: “It was conferred upon me from the fathers; it came down from the fathers, from the beginning of time … even the...

Fact 1880

 LINEAL PRIESTHOOD… There are strong indicators pointing toward the original priesthood being lineal in nature, as opposed to simple confirmation by ordination: “The order of this Priesthood was confirmed to be handed down from father to son, and rightly belongs to...

Fact 1879

 LINEAL PRIESTHOOD… There are strong indicators pointing toward the priesthood being lineal in nature, as opposed to simple confirmation by ordination: “[S]on of Promise … on whoom the Priasthood shall rest from his birth to all Eternity even so Amen.” Brigham Young...

Fact 1878

LINEAL PRIESTHOOD… There are strong indicators pointing toward the priesthood being lineal in nature, as opposed to simple confirmation by ordination: “… Joseph Smith, Sen., inherited the Patriarchal Priesthood, by right from the fathers over the house of Israel in...