Church Organization
See also Jesus Christ, Head of the Church ; Stake
- Melchizedek … was the priest of the most high God: Gen. 14:18 .
- able men … to be rulers of thousands: Ex. 18:21 .
- Moses, and Aaron, … and seventy of the elders of Israel: Ex. 24:9 . ( Num. 11:16 . )
- Take thee Joshua … and lay thine hand upon him: Num. 27:18 . ( Deut. 34:9 . )
- Moses with the elders of Israel: Deut. 27:1 .
- Joshua called the twelve men: Josh. 4:4 .
- upon this rock I will build my church: Matt. 16:18 .
- chose twelve, whom also he named apostles: Luke 6:13 . ( Luke 6:12–16 . )
- Lord appointed other seventy: Luke 10:1 .
- have chosen you, and ordained you: John 15:16 .
- take part of this ministry and apostleship: Acts 1:25 .
- when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them: Acts 6:6 .
- there were in the church … prophets and teachers: Acts 13:1 .
- ordained them elders in every church: Acts 14:23 .
- apostles and elders came together: Acts 15:6 .
- ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular: 1 Cor. 12:27 .
- built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets: Eph. 2:20 .
- gave some, apostles; and some, prophets: Eph. 4:11 .
- with the bishops and deacons: Philip. 1:1 .
- ordain elders in every city: Titus 1:5 .
- supposing that I spake of the brethren of the church: 1 Ne. 4:26 .
- called the church of God, or the church of Christ: Mosiah 18:17 .
- Mosiah had given Alma the authority over the church: Mosiah 26:8 .
- consecrated to be teachers, and priests, and elders: Alma 4:7 .
- I give unto you power that ye shall baptize: 3 Ne. 11:21 .
- the number of them who had been called: 3 Ne. 12:1 .
- they whom I have chosen to minister: 3 Ne. 13:25 .
- shall one be ordained among you: 3 Ne. 18:5 .
- name whereby we shall call this church: 3 Ne. 27:3 .
- disciples of Jesus had formed a church of Christ: 4 Ne. 1:1 .
- elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers: Moro. 3:1 .
- The duty of the elders, priests, teachers, deacons: D&C 20:38 .
- Which church was organized and established: D&C 21:3 .
- done by common consent in the church, by much prayer: D&C 26:2 .
- bishops to be set apart unto the church: D&C 68:14 .
- the offices of elder and bishop are necessary: D&C 84:29 .
- Therefore, let every man stand in his own office: D&C 84:109 .
- officers belonging to my Priesthood: D&C 124:123 .
- We believe in the same organization: A of F 1:6 .
