There are, in the Church, two priesthoods, D&C 107:1.

Why Were Three Key Witnesses Chosen to Testify of the Book of Mormon? 1. (Mosiah 23:17),”... 3. LDS author Gregory Prince apparently spent 8 years scanning more than a half million pages of research to produce this work on early Mormon priesthood development. Therefore, an understanding of just what the book has to say about the priesthood is important.

Why Did Joseph and Oliver Seek Authority to Baptize? What Does the Book of Mormon Teach about the Priesthood? According to Latter Day Saint doctrine, to exercise priesthood authority, a person must (1) be called by God, (2) be ordained or endowed with priesthood authority, and (3) receive the necessary priesthood keys, either through ordination to an office of the priesthood or through delegation or setting apart by someone who does hold the appropriate keys. It has been correctly observed that the Book of Mormon is probably the earliest published Mormon scriptural text to discuss the structure and the nature of the priesthood. Because there are no Book of Mormon doctrinal mastery passages listed for doctrinal topic 6, “Priesthood and Priesthood Keys,” in the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document, these activities provide only a general review of the topic. This book covers the history and progression of the restoration of the priesthood and associated ordinances. KnoWhy #267; Ether 5:4. See … February 24, 2017. The rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of … There are many passages in the Book of Mormon in which reference is given to the Holy Priesthood. For a discussion of the various Nephite churches, see Rodney Turner, “ The Three Nephite Churches of Christ ,” in The... 2. The first priesthood is the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God, D&C 107:2–4. January 4, 2017. We should also remember that the record that we have received is an abridgment, and therefore many of the details are of necessity missing. Note: The following doctrinal mastery activities could be done over the course of several class sessions or in a single class session. January 27, 2017. See Book of Mormon Central, “ Why Does the Book of Mosiah Talk So Much about Priesthood Authority? Church leadership officially cited various reasons for the doctrinal ban, but later leaders have since repudiated them. The priesthood hath continued through the lineage of your fathers, D&C 86:8.

KnoWhy #279; 3 Nephi 11:24–25.