Proper Authority and Ministering to the People

Study Acts 19:1–12; 20:7–12; and list five priesthood ordinances Paul performed. Answer the following questions in writing: 

Baptism

Laying on of the hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost 

Healing of the sick

Having the sacrament

Giving blessings

1.    What did Paul do for the Corinthian saints because it hadn’t been done right the first time?  

2.    How does this help answer the question many nonmembers have about the need of being baptized when they have already been baptized?

3.    In what way did Paul bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost? Paul laid his hands upon them and gave them the Holy Ghost.

4.    On what day of the week did the saints meet to break bread? What evidence is there in John 20:1, 19 for why the Sabbath day was changed?

(1)        John baptized them again because they had not been baptized the right way previously. He then gave them the gift of the Holy Ghost.

(2)        Although they had already been baptized, they haven’t been baptized by the right authority so that’s why it was necessary to do so again.

(3)        Paul used the priesthood in the correct way by laying his hands upon them to bestow on them the Holy Ghost.

(4)        The saints meet on the first day of the week, which is Sunday, the day that we remember Christ and His resurrection.

The thing I wanted to conclude on is the immense power that the priesthood has when it is used with the right authority by a worthy male. Heavenly Father has made it possible for us to be able to have this blessing and with it, miracles can be performed.