“The Lord entrusts today’s bearers of the priesthood of
Aaron to do very much the same things they did anciently: to teach and to
administer ordinances—all to remind us of His Atonement. When deacons,
teachers, and priests help with the sacrament, they receive its blessings just
like everyone else: by keeping the covenant they make as they individually
partake of the bread and the water. But in the performance of these sacred
duties, they also learn more about their priesthood roles and responsibilities.
The Aaronic Priesthood is called the preparatory priesthood partly because its
ordinances allow them to experience the weight and the joy of being on the
Lord’s errand, preparing them for future priesthood service, when they may be
called upon to minister in unforeseeable ways—including pronouncing inspired
blessings in times when hopes and dreams, and even life and death, hang in
precarious balance.” – President Steven J. Lund
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