Joseph Smith teaches specific signs and key words of the priesthood are associated with various ordinances.

Date
Mar 20, 1842
Type
Meeting Minutes / Notes
Source
Joseph Smith, Jr.
LDS
Hearsay
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Direct
Reference

Joseph Smith, Jr., Discourse, 20 March 1842, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff, in Wilford Woodruff, Journal, vol. 4, (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Joseph Smith Papers, 2023), 134–138

Scribe/Publisher
Wilford Woodruff
People
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience
N/A
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I contend that Baptism is a sign ordained of God for the believer in Christ to take upon himself in order to enter into the Kingdom of God, "for except you are born of the water & the spirit you cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. Saith the Savior as It is a sign of command which God hath set for man to enter into this kingdom of God those who seek to enter in any other way will seek in vain for God will not receive them neither will the angels acknowledge their works as accepted, for they have not taken upon themselves those ordinances & signs which God ordained for man to receive in order to receive a celestial glory. . . . Baptism is a sign to God, to angels to heaven that we do the will of God. . . .

What is the sign of the healing of the sick? the laying on of hands. . . . .

What if we should attempt to get the Holy Ghost through any other means except the sign or way which God hath appointed, should we obtain it certainly not all other means would fail The Lord says do so & so & I will bless so & so their is certain key words & signs belonging to the priesthood which must be observed in order to obtain the Blessings

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