Dear Reader, I apologize for the hiatus from writing. 'Tis an unhealthy relationship which doth not have at least a weekly contact (Actually, according to Preach My Gospel , you should have daily contact with important people). But alas, I digress. Our purpose today is to explore the question that came to mind while watching the 186th General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this past weekend. I'll have to look at my notes to see exactly when this question came to mind, "What is the difference between authority and power ?" Image via ldsmissionaries.com (Original Source: www.missiongeek.net ) Through many years of teaching about the restoration of God's priesthood, I have used those two words almost interchangeably. However, my ways have been erroneous. You see, power and authority are used all the time within the church. It is taught that the authority of God is given through his priesthood power. Kind of ambiguous, right?
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