1a
¶ The Lord, your God, will choose faithful men, keepers of His Law, examples in righteousness, to be Priests of the order of an endless life.
1b
They shall be Princes and Nobles, and High Priests in the Kingdom of God.
1c
The presiding and ruling power is the prerogative of this Priesthood.
2a
¶ From the High Priests shall the king select counselors, and judges, and rulers.
2b
They shall sanctify things appointed of God to holy purposes, and shall minister in the salvation of the living and the dead.
3a
¶ One hundred and forty-four High Priests form a quorum.
3b
From among themselves shall they choose one to preside in all their deliberations, and two to assist in presiding;
3c
But the king whom God shall set up shall preside over all the High Priests.