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I get to write a short talk on the power of priesthood for the 11 year olds before they become deacons. Anyone have any pointers? I have 4 hours to write it, i got told on short notice.

Priesthood Power

My advice is pray and listen for the Spirit to help you with the talk. That is how I always prepare my lessons, and it never fails.

My other advice would be a reminder that the Power of the Priesthood is awesome, but it depends somewhat on the faith and righteouness of the Priesthood holder.

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Priesthood: Power to Serve Others


"That the rights of the Priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness." (D&C 121:34-36.)

H. Burke Peterson, "Priesthood-Authority and Power," Ensign, May 1976, 32 "I understand that there is a difference between priesthood authority and priesthood power. Power and authority in the priesthood are not necessarily synonymous. All of us who hold the priesthood have the authority to act for the Lord, but the effectiveness of our authority-or if you please, the power that comes through that authority-depends on the pattern of our lives; it depends on our righteousness."

To sum all that up, the power of your priesthood depends on how you live your life. If you don't live your life righteously you won't be able to use that power effectively. However, if you live your life righteously, the power of the Priesthood is the greatest power on earth.




This is what i have so far. I have to cover the three ideas.

1. Priesthood is the greatest power on earth.
2. Priesthood gives us power tos erver others in important ways.
3. Priesthood gives us the greatest blessings possible.

This talk is for the Priesthood Preview meetings for the 11 year olds in my ward

Edited: Leirsgrios on 30th Nov, 2003 - 10:57pm

Priesthood Power

This is a tough one to try to explain to 11-year-olds!

The way I understand the Priesthood, is that it's the Power of God on earth. I truly hope our young men can understand what an amazing responsibility that is. Good luck with your topic. And of course you can do a search on the LDS website -- all of the New Era and Ensign articles for the past 30 years. Great resource!

Roz

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Lei, how was your talk? I got to reply to this thread late, sorry about that. I just wanted to add that the use of simple words is the key when you have to speak to children. I hope everything went just fine.

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Well, I think it went really well. I covered all three bases. Want me to post my talk on here for your reading pleasure? I put in one of my own personal experiences too. I think it was pretty good for such short notice.

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Yes, please post it here if it isn't too long. I would enjoy reading it.

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Lei, sure we would love to read your talk! I'm glad everything worked out just fine.