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August, Week 1
Day 1
Primary
1. Today read Doctrine and Covenants 84:1–32.
2. Upon returning home from their missions, a group of elders met with the Prophet Joseph Smith. While praying together, the Prophet received a revelation that offered insights about the “power of godliness” (Doctrine and Covenants 84:20) available to women and men through priesthood ordinances.
3. Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said,
In my travels as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, I meet youth all over the world. Many of them struggle with real concerns: “Will God help me? Will He guide my life? How can I receive the help, direction, and peace I need?” My dear young friends, God will help you, and He stands ready to bless you. As our loving Father, He has given us ordinances that help us feel His power in our lives—the power of godliness. (Neil L. Andersen, “The Power of Godliness through Priesthood Ordinances and Blessings,” For the Strength of Youth, Aug. 2021, 10)
Youth
1. Today read Doctrine and Covenants 84:1–32.
2. Upon returning home from their missions, a group of elders met with the Prophet Joseph Smith. While praying together, the Prophet received a revelation that offered insights about the “power of godliness” (Doctrine and Covenants 84:20) available to women and men through priesthood ordinances.
3. Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said,
In my travels as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, I meet youth all over the world. Many of them struggle with real concerns: “Will God help me? Will He guide my life? How can I receive the help, direction, and peace I need?” My dear young friends, God will help you, and He stands ready to bless you. As our loving Father, He has given us ordinances that help us feel His power in our lives—the power of godliness. (Neil L. Andersen, “The Power of Godliness through Priesthood Ordinances and Blessings,” For the Strength of Youth, Aug. 2021, 10)
4. Who has access to priesthood power? President Camille N. Johnson, Relief Society General President, taught:
Women, men and children access and draw upon priesthood power, the Savior’s power, to help the people they love (see Dallin H. Oaks, “The Melchizedek Priesthood and the Keys,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2020, 69–72). The blessings of priesthood power available to all Church members who keep their covenants—women, men and children—include:
- Guidance for their lives.
- Inspiration to know how to serve family members and others.
- Strength to endure and overcome challenges.
- Gifts of the Spirit to magnify their abilities.
- Revelation to know how to fulfill the work they are ordained, set apart or assigned to do.
- Help and strength to become more like Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father (General Handbook, 3.5).
The Savior is the source of all these blessings. Guidance, inspiration, gifts of the Spirit and revelation all come through the Holy Ghost, sent by the Father in the name of the Savior. …
In my experience, priesthood power, particularly that with which I have been endowed in the house of the Lord, amplifies the companionship of the Holy Ghost and my understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. (Camille N. Johnson, “President Camille N. Johnson: What Must Women and Men Do to Have Access to Priesthood Power?,” Church News, Oct. 30, 2022, thechurchnews.com)
Day 2
Primary
1. There is a Doctrinal Mastery Scripture in this chapter (Doctrine and Covenants 84:20-22).
20 Therefore, in the ordinances thereof, the power of godliness is manifest.
21 And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh;
22 For without this no man can see the face of God, even the Father, and live.
2. As members of the Church, we receive immeasurable blessings through priesthood power. Because the priesthood is on earth, God can lead us through living prophets and our local Church leaders. Because priesthood ordinances are available to us as individuals and families, “the power of godliness is manifest” in our lives (D&C 84:20).
3. Mary Ellen Smoot, Relief Society general president, said that one objective of Relief Society sisters is to become full participants in receiving the blessings of the priesthood (see “‘For Such a Time as This,’” Ensign, Nov. 1997, 88). Among these blessings are baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost, the sacrament, ordinances of the temple, patriarchal blessings, fathers’ blessings, and blessings of healing and comfort. Husbands, fathers, home teachers, ward and branch leaders, and other priesthood holders can provide needed priesthood blessings.
Youth
1. There is a Doctrinal Mastery Scripture in this chapter (Doctrine and Covenants 84:20-22).
20 Therefore, in the ordinances thereof, the power of godliness is manifest.
21 And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh;
22 For without this no man can see the face of God, even the Father, and live.
2. As members of the Church, we receive immeasurable blessings through priesthood power. Because the priesthood is on earth, God can lead us through living prophets and our local Church leaders. Because priesthood ordinances are available to us as individuals and families, “the power of godliness is manifest” in our lives (D&C 84:20).
3. Mary Ellen Smoot, Relief Society general president, said that one objective of Relief Society sisters is to become full participants in receiving the blessings of the priesthood (see “‘For Such a Time as This,’” Ensign, Nov. 1997, 88). Among these blessings are baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost, the sacrament, ordinances of the temple, patriarchal blessings, fathers’ blessings, and blessings of healing and comfort. Husbands, fathers, home teachers, ward and branch leaders, and other priesthood holders can provide needed priesthood blessings.
