tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post6009732864349129066..comments2022-11-19T02:21:40.864-09:00Comments on The Latter-day Snark: Through which lineage?David Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12881388186547426677noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post-7463038433905634852012-04-26T07:37:43.860-08:002012-04-26T07:37:43.860-08:00I'm not sure that what branch of the priesthoo...I'm not sure that what branch of the priesthood really matters. The Church records line of authority through the _office_ of the person performing the ordination, not the priesthood. <br /><br />For instance, if you are ordained an elder by my father, who was a high priest. My official line of authority goes through my father, to the person that ordained him a high priest, and onward--not to the person who conferred the Melchizedek priesthood on my father. <br /><br />Another way you might think of it: each office grants the recipient additional rights, powers, and authorities. The line of authority is traced through the person who conferred the rights of the office, not of the priesthood.<br /><br />This doesn't hold true in all cases, however. The line of authority of Seventies and Patriarchs are both traced through their high priest ordination. <br /><br />Bet you didn't think you would get that much of a discourse, now did ya?Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834054311958455399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post-48149335747998893982012-04-25T19:42:00.834-08:002012-04-25T19:42:00.834-08:00Possibly. It’s the same priesthood (i.e., Melchize...Possibly. It’s the same priesthood (i.e., Melchizedek), though.David Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881388186547426677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post-88150540930439401382012-04-25T11:49:20.590-08:002012-04-25T11:49:20.590-08:00Couldn't this be explained away by something a...Couldn't this be explained away by something as simple as "An apostle is an elder but an elder is not an apostle?"Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834054311958455399noreply@blogger.com