Hi, I'm Kaleb

I grew up most of my life in a small town in Idaho . . Life is so great - I LOVE IT !!! and I'm a Mormon.

About Me

I grew up on a farm in southern Idaho, im the oldest in my family of 6 kids . . . my family is so awesome! Which i totally contribute to being raised a mormon the reason why my family is so close . . I love the church, and i know that everything that i am is because of the church. . . other then working on the farm my favorite things to do would be SNOWBOARDING, and listening to music . . if i had my way i would be on the mountain 24-7 !

Why I am a Mormon

Because ive read and prayed about the Book of Mormon and i know without a doubt that it is from god . . . and just throughout my life with living the principles taught in the LDS church has brought me so much happiness and support through the hard times in my life . . . I LOVE BEING A MORMON !

How I live my faith

RIght now i have been serving as a missionary up in the Canada Edmonton Area . . . and I LOVE IT SO MUCH !!

What is the priesthood?

Kaleb answered...

Simply the priesthood is the power and authority to act in gods name. The priesthood is the same power that jesus christ had to work all the mighty miracles that he did, healing the sick, restoring the sight to the blind, and raising the dead. The priesthood is required to perform saving ordinances such as baptism.
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Ethan answered...

I like to approach questions by looking at the words of things

"priest" has reference to either the concept of one who leads, one who is elder, or one who is holy I like to remember that the words 'holy' and 'whole' are linked by a common ancestry. When something is 'holy' it's essentially saying that it's complete, that it's healthy..

And "-hood" makes reference to the state of being, and not just any state of being but a state of being that's worthy or correct for it's placement. That is, that it's done properly.

So one could say the priesthood is leadership or a point of reference that's completely suited to the position in which it's been placed.

Another way to look at it is to say it's God's perfect order. That is, it's God's perfect arrangement.

In our Church we often give a definition of priesthood as being "the authority to act in God's name" and that's exactly what it means to be a part of God's perfect order. If God commands something to be done by you, and you do it, then you are acting under, and with that portion of God's authority that he's permitted you to exercise within his perfect order.

Just as with any instance where someone tries to act in the name of someone else there are bound to be those who try and do so falsely. That's why God has things ordered in such a way that one can know for certain if someone has His God's authority, or not.

Why did your church previously practice plural marriage (polygamy)?

Leo Ebbert answered...

The short answer is that, for a time, God commanded it. It was a challenge for those families commanded to practice it, but they accepted the challenge with faith.

There have been many times throughout history that God has asked His people to do difficult things or things that go against the norms of society. For example, God has commanded plural marriage in the Bible. He commanded Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, stopping it at the last minute. He commanded the ancient Israelites to destroy all inhabitants of many of the settlements in the land of Canaan when they returned to the promised land.

The knowledge of these things challenges our faith but we must recognize that God's ways are not our ways and He controls all life.

If plural marriage is something that keeps you from the church or keeps you from investigating further, I invite you to consider this: it really comes down to one thing. Was Joseph Smith a true prophet or not? If he was, then the commandment came from God and He restored His church through Joseph. Answer that question and the rest falls into place. I am happy that I did.