Pronunciation:
[Or-dane] (verb)
Example: John was ordained an Elder of the
Melchizedek Priesthood.
Related Resources:
LDS
Church Callings Priesthood Doctrine
and Covenants 20:65
Definition:
To give a man a priesthood office by the laying
on of hands.
Related Terms
• Aaronic
Priesthood
• Branch
• Elder
• Melchizedek
Priesthood
• Ordinance
• Priesthood
In the LDS Church a "calling" is a position or assignment in which members
have been asked to serve or perform.
The Priesthood (Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods) held by members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Information on duties, callings,
home teaching, and activities.
"No person is to be ordained to any office in this church, where there
is a regularly organized branch of the same, without the vote of that church."
Elsewhere on the Web:
Ordain
From the Topical Guide at LDS.org
