Moroni 3

(My highlights in orange, my thoughts in blue 2020 red type 7/20 orange 8/21 Brown 2022-23)

Elders ordain priests and teachers by the laying on of hands. About A.D. 401–21.

  1 The manner which the disciples, who were called the ^aelders of the church, ^bordained ^cpriests and teachers—
  2 After they had prayed unto the Father in the name of Christ, they ^alaid their hands upon them, and said:
  3 In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest (or if he be a ^ateacher, I ordain you to be a teacher) to preach repentance and ^bremission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen. Our priests and teachers do not preach like this....probably these were men and not boys like today... It seems like this is what all priesthood holders should be called to do with their authority...preach repentance and remission of sins (by baptism by the Holy Ghost) through Jesus Christ and that it comes by enduring in faith until it is received.
  4 And after this manner did they ^aordain priests and teachers, according to the ^bgifts and callings of God unto men; and they ordained them by the ^cpower of the Holy Ghost, which was in them. Is this the "office" of priest and teacher like we have today? Or is this more of the calling to be a teacher/preacher of the gospel? If it is for teaching, it is a good reminder that we are to "preach nothing but faith in Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism, and enduring to the end." And they do that "according to the gifts and callings of God". Everyone has different gifts and we are to use them to further the work of God. We don't have to all do it the same.