Ordinations in the Far Outreaches

Where there are mission branches of the church the mission president acts as the stake president. Serving in this role, Kathy and I travel to the far outreaches of our mission, five and a half hours in one direction and three hours in another, sometimes on paved roads! Last Sunday, it was my privilege to confer the Melchedizek Priesthood on four young men and ordain them to the office of Elder.

I love thinking about my priesthood line of authority. It's awesome to think that only five people stand between Joseph Smith and me, and then Peter, James and John, and Jesus Christ. I love that my father is in my line. None of them have a father who can ordain them. We talked about being faithful holders of the priesthood, caring for their wives, and raising up good children. And then one day they might ordain their sons.

I printed up a copy of my priesthood line of authority for each of them, adding their names to mine, so they can pass it on to their sons and anyone else they ordain. You can see one of them below, with his first and middle name removed for this post. I love these new names, these young men, now connected to me.

_____ _____ Ngaujah

Priesthood Line of Authority

_____ _____ Ngaujah was ordained an elder by

Scott L Wyatt, Sierra Leone Bo Mission President, who was ordained by

Clair Leon Wyatt, his father, who was ordained by

William Leavitt Wyatt, his father, who was ordained by

William Benchley, who was ordained by

William Harrison Maughan, first bishop of Wellsville, Utah, who was ordained by

Orson Hyde, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who was ordained by

Joseph Smith, Jr., Prophet of the Restoration, who was ordained by

Peter, James, and John, three of the original Twelve Apostles, who were ordained by

Jesus Christ