After Whose Order? Kingship and Priesthood in the Book of Mormon

Authors

Avram R. Shannon

Keywords

The Book of Mormon, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sacrament, teachings

Abstract

The Book of Mormon represents itself as a strand of Israelite and Judahite religious tradition that flourished somewhere in the New World. Its acceptance by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as scripture means that the Book of Mormon forms part of the essential worldview of the Church. It certainly informs practice and liturgy in the Church, as the adoption of the sacrament prayers from Moroni 3 and 4 as the regular sacrament prayers for the Church indicates.1 The interpretive road is not one-way, however. Just as the Book of Mormon informs and undergirds much of the teachings of the Church, so also do the Church’s current teachings and practices inform how Latter-day Saints read and understand the Book of Mormon.

Recommended Citation

Shannon, Avram R. (2021) "After Whose Order? Kingship and Priesthood in the Book of Mormon," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 60: Iss. 4, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol60/iss4/6