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I received a copy of my official priesthood line of authority from
Church Headquarters. Anyone can receive their line and verify that it
is correct and assist in correcting it, if necessary (instructions are
given how to make corrections in what they send you). The telephone
number to call is 1-800-453-3860 ext 2-7412. You will need your
membership record number to make the request and they will mail it to
the address on your record.
In the letter from the MEMBER AND STATISTICAL RECORDS DIVISION, it
states: "Based on direction from the First Presidency, Priesthood Line
of Authority is recorded for Melchizedek Priesthood conferral (usually
ordination to the office of Elder) and ordination to the office of High
Priest."
An enclosed document also informs that: "Though ordinations to the
office of Seventy may be included in the above lines of authority, no
separate line of authority is maintained for the office of Seventy.
Ordained bishops and patriarchs trace their Priesthood Line of Authority
through their High Priest's ordination. Priesthood Line of Authority is
not recorded for Aaronic Priesthood offices."
... "Example: If you were an Elder when you ordained your first son an
Elder, your first son will always trace his Elder's line of authority
through your Elder's line of authority. If you were a High Priest when
you ordained your second son an Elder, your second son will always trace
his Elder's line of authority through your High Priest's line of
authority."
Mikel Anderson
--- In ldsclerks at yahoogroups.com, "Greg A. Anderson" <webmaster at ...>
wrote:
>> You would be correct. The LOA is the Line of the Authority used to do
an
> ordination so it would be the Priesthood office he held at the time of
the
> ordination.
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ldsclerks at ...> [mailto:owner-ldsclerks at ...] On Behalf Of texter44
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 12:50 PM
>> I'm at home right now and won't be near a CHI for a few days, but I'm
> sure one of the sages in the discussion group knows the answer to this
> question: we have a High Priest who ordained his son an Elder just
> before he left on a mission, which is ending soon. The family wants
to
> give the missionary a plaque listing his Line of Authority from his
> father on back. The HP wants to use the LOA from when he first
> received the Melchizedek Priesthood and was ordained an Elder, because
> that line goes back through his own father; my contention is that the
> line that should be used is through that of the authority who ordained
> him a High Priest since that is what he was when he ordained his own
> son.
>> Any quick answers, folks?
>> Mitch Borden
>
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