It is amazing how lucky we are to be able to be members of the true church on the Earth today. The lord truly is the founder and the Head of this great church. He is the same God and founder that walked the Earth and setup the original church in the days of His ministry. Our church is setup in the exact same manner as it was then. He would not have it any other way.

Choice 1: Luke 10:1–24. “The Lord Appointed Other Seventy Also”

1. Review Luke 10:1–24. Based on these verses, write a summary of the Lord’s counsel and instructions He gave the seventy.

The Lord gave the seventy simple yet wonderful guidelines for how they should act as his seventy. He instructed them to pray to him and to bring peace wherever it is they go. Also to bless those they come in contact with. He also told them that they will deal with adversity and whosoever despiseth them also despisth the Lord, yet whoever loveth them loveth the Lord. Through Him, they will have power, even over the Devil.

2. Articles of Faith 1:6 states, “We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church.” Using the principles taught from Luke 10:1–2, 8–9, 17–20, write a paragraph that supports this Article of Faith.

In the primitive Church, as described in Luke, the Lord set up the seventy in a manner that they were coupled together and given instruction of how they should accomplish all that they would need to do. We too in our day and age are set up the exact same way. The Lord gave the Prophets the same guidelines and counsel today as he did in the days of the church’s past.

3. Go to the Church’s scripture website and read the topic of “Seventy” in the Guide to the Scriptures. Describe in one or two sentences how the scriptures show the existence of this office in the priesthood.

The seventy are men who are set apart to be those who minister fulltime to the church, but are not apostles. The Lord himself originally organized the seventy and gave them the priesthood power and authority to administer unto his people.