Divine Quote by Ezra Taft Benson

In order that a people may be free, it is necessary that the governed be sages, and those who govern, gods.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The priesthood of God has become the eminent power for good in the world. We are no longer a handful of people on the…

— James E. Faust

“We cannot enjoy power in the priesthood until we learn to act by faith.”

— Robert L. Millet

Priesthood ordinances are the pathway to the power of godliness.

— David A. Bednar

“The law was ineffective in establishing a priesthood that could achieve God’s intended goal for his people, namely, perfection”

— Peter T. O'Brien

To understand the power of the priesthood, we must know its limitations.

— Russell M. Nelson

I regard irreligious people as pioneers. If there had been no priesthood the world would have advanced ten thousand times better than it has…

— Anandi Gopal Joshi

And I was very interested in the priesthood.

— Thomas Keneally

“We have no better materials to compound the priesthood of, than the mass of mankind, which corrupted as it is, those who receive orders…

— Jonathan Swift

“The following motto is written on the invitation to your first mass: ‘We don’t rule over your faith, we serve your joy.’ How did…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“The typical premodern ruler gave money to priests, philosophers and poets in the hope that they would legitimise his rule and maintain the social…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Of all the opportunities my priesthood authority affords, there is none grander than the privilege of being in one of our temples and representing…

— M. Russell Ballard