January 20, 2011
Priesthood power
Yet another confessional: last week was kind of hard. I don’t know why, but I suddenly just felt… overwhelmed with life. Kind of like I was drowning and didn’t know how to get out. And even my standard cure-alls (prayer, scripture reading, service) weren’t able to lift me out of my out-of-it-ness.
I decided to ask for a priesthood blessing. (Definition time: The priesthood is the authority to act in the name of God.) And I didn’t have to call my bishop or my priest or someone “high up” in the church to give me this blessing–I just called my fiancé. The power of God is NOT restricted to a few people in leadership positions–Heavenly Father wants that power in every single home, which is why men over the age of 18 who are living worthily and have been baptized and received the Holy Ghost can have that power. Husbands, fathers, brothers (and even fiancés) have this power to bless others.
And so I got my blessing. And it was wonderful. David laid his hands on my head, and spoke the words Heavenly Father wanted me to hear–that I was loved, that it was all going to be OK, and some other things that are too special to share here. More than the words was the feeling of peace–like I’d really been pulled out of the river I’d been drowning in. I felt the power of the priesthood last Sunday night, and I’m grateful Heavenly Father has restored the priesthood to the earth to bless families.
