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The Melchizedek Priesthood — D&C 20

• The five great priesthood sections in the Doctrine and Covenants – 13, 20, 84, 107, 121

D&C 20:38-45 — The duties of an elder

• To baptize
• To ordain other elders, priests, teachers, and deacons
• Administer the emblems of the Sacrament
• To confirm those who are baptized into the Church by the laying on of hands
• To teach, expound, exhort
• To watch over the church
• To take the lead of all meetings
• To conduct the meetings as they are led by the Holy Ghost
• To perform all of these duties “by the power of the Holy Ghost”

D&C 20:26-52 — The duties of a priest

• To preach, teach, expound, exhort
• To baptize and administer the sacrament
• Visit the house of each member, exhorting members to pray and to attend to family duties
• To ordain other priests, teachers, and deacons
• To take the lead of meetings if no elder is present

D&C 20:53-57 — The duties of a teacher

• To watch over the church always
• To be with and strengthen the church
• To see that there is no iniquity, or hardness, lying, backbiting, or evil speaking
• To see that the church meets together often
• To see that members do their duty
• To prepare the Sacrament

D&C 20:59 — The duties of a deacon

• To warn, expound, exhort, and teach, and to invite all to come unto Christ
• To pass the Sacrament

Purposes of the Melchizedek Priesthood

• To serve as a valiant disciple of Christ through priesthood power and service 
• To serve an honorable full-time mission