How Does the Aaronic
Priesthood Hold
the Key of the Ministering of Angels?
Dallin H. Oaks
How does the
Aaronic Priesthood hold the key to the ministering of angels? The
answer is the same as for the Spirit of the Lord.
In general, the
blessings of spiritual companionship and communication are only
available to those who are clean. As explained earlier, through the
Aaronic Priesthood ordinances of baptism and the sacrament, we are
cleansed of our sins and promised that if we keep our covenants we will
always have His Spirit to be with us. I believe that promise not only
refers to the Holy Ghost but also to the ministering of angels, for
“angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the
words of Christ” (2 Ne. 32:3). So it is that those who hold the Aaronic
Priesthood open the door for all Church members who worthily partake of
the sacrament to enjoy the companionship of the Spirit of the Lord and
the ministering of angels. (“The Aaronic Priesthood and the
Sacrament,” Ensign, Nov.
1998, pp. 38–39)
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