The Church in Advance of Its Members--The Gospel the Most Important Thing--Personal Advancement is Help to the Church--Covenants of the Latter-day Saints--A Privilege to be Associated with the Church--Worth of a Standing in the Church--Importance of Having Names on Church Records--Secret Organizations--Secret Societies--Gossip--We Want to be Known as We are--Treatment of Those Who Will Not Obey the Law of the Church--Latter-day Saints Must be Thinkers and Workers--The Identity of the Church Unchanged--No Classes or Nationalities in the Church--No Neutrals in the Church--Don't Have Religious Hobbies--Wealth Does Not Bring Church Favors--The Gospel Causes Disturbance--"Having Done All, Stand"--Not Naturally Religious--Strive to be as Broad as the Gospel--Search and Ye shall Find--The Spirit of Religion--The Meaning of Success--What is to Become of Such as Me?--Rest for the Peaceable Followers of Christ--Harmony--Character, Mettle, and Mission of the Latter-day Saints CHAPTER IX Priesthood God is at the Helm--Distinction Between Keys of the Priesthood and Priesthood--Conferring the Priesthood--An Authoritative Declaration--The Church Not Man-made--What is the Priesthood?--The Priesthood--Definition, Purpose and Power--Mission of the Priesthood--What are the Keys of the Priesthood?--Sanctity of the Ordinances of the Priesthood--On Church Government--A Blessing and an Explanation of the Priesthood--The Privilege of the Priesthood to Bless--The Priesthood Greater than Any of its Offices--Necessity of Organization--Acceptance of the Priesthood a Serious matter--How Authority Should be Administered--Authority Gives Enduring Power--Ministry Should Know its Duties and the Use of Authority--How Officers in the Church are Chosen--A Word to Bishops--Jurisdiction of Quorums of Priesthood--Jurisdiction in Stakes and Wards--Duties of Those Engaged in the Ministry--The Purpose and the Duty of the Church: Qualities of Leaders--Leaders Must be Courageous--Duties of Officers of the Church--Truth Will Unite Us--Words to Church Officers--Officers to Set the Example--Duty of the Holy Priesthood--How to Vote on Church Propositions--Order of Voting for Officers of the Church--Officers Dependent on Voice of People--Nearly All Male Members Hold the Priesthood; Responsibility--Many hold the Melchizedek Priesthood--Priesthood Quorums' Responsibilities--What is Priesthood?--Where and How Counsel Should be Sought--Parents Should be Consulted--Proper use of Titles of the Priesthood--All Officers of the Priesthood Necessary and Should be Respected--Checks Upon Church Members--The Priesthood Should Know Section 107 of the Doctrine and Covenants--Who is Fit to Preside?--Obligations of the Priesthood--How Honor for Those Who Bear the Priesthood is Begotten--Priesthood Membership Rolls--All Should Exercise Their Authority--The Leaders in Israel--A Testimony of Joseph Smith and His Successors--Goodness of the Leaders of the Church--Divine Missions of Presidents of the