Priesthood app

hi there is there a priesthood ordiance app out ther for the samsung galaxy note on android and does anyone know when the new release for gospel libary will be coming out for android

dsgunn130908 wrote:is there a priesthood ordiance app out ther for the samsung galaxy note on android

What do you mean by "priesthood ordinance app"? Are you looking for a tool that will show leaders what ordinances a particular member has received? If so, there is no such mobile application at this point.

dsgunn130908 wrote:does anyone know when the new release for gospel libary will be coming out for android

Are you asking about version 2.2? I don't know of any date. The wiki page doesn't list a date.

Handbook 2 is on the Gospel Library app, and it has a section on priesthood ordinances.

http://www.lds.org/handbook/handbook-2- ... s?lang=eng

No there was a app which stated.how all ordinances should be done and gave guide lines and words.

dsgunn130908 wrote:No there was a app which stated.how all ordinances should be done and gave guide lines and words.

I don't think it was ever published by the church. It sounds like something a member learning how to develop might do.

If you've got a reader app that contains "Duties and Blessings of The Priesthood B" you can find what you're looking for in Lesson 5.

dsgunn130908 wrote:No there was a app which stated.how all ordinances should be done and gave guide lines and words.

The approved guidelines are in Chapter 20 of Handbook 2 (JamesAnderson provided the link upthread). There is no official mobile app that does this (except for Gospel Library, which includes Handbook 2, of course). I'd be wary of unofficial apps for information like this.

The Family Guidebook also has a section on Priesthood Ordinances and Blessings.

Well silly me. I actually have it on my phone, but I can't find it in Google Play (the app store) at all. But it does look like you can side load it from here.

RussellHltn wrote:Well silly me. I actually have it on my phone, but I can't find it in Google Play (the app store) at all. But it does look like you can side load it from here.

The description of the app found at that link is certainly odd -- it looks like it was written by a nonmember, or went through a poor electronic translation process from some other language into English.

It does, but from everything I see, it seems to be the same app I have. I don't remember where I got it. Most likely it was from here or the LDSOSS group. I don't think I would have loaded it just because it was in the market (at the time).

Comparing some of the text, it doesn't exactly match what I find in the manual. The differences I saw were minor, but it does raise a question about source of the information and if it's current. Given that, I can't recommend it unless the text can be confirmed.

There was an app that defined the words and purpose of ordinances. I have it on my phone having transferred it from a previous phone.
I searched for it recently and could not find it so assume it has been taken down.

oldbones wrote:There was an app that defined the words and purpose of ordinances.

There are three approved places to find the proper words and procedures to perform priesthood ordinances. They are all available in Gospel Library.

Handbook 2, Chapter 20, Priesthood Ordinances and Blessings.

Family Guidebook, Priesthood Ordinances and Blessings (pages 18-25).

Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood, Part B, Lesson 5, Performing Priesthood Ordinances (pages 42-47).

If you find a need to reference this material frequently, it would certainly be appropriate to set a bookmark to one of them in Gospel Library. That would put you as close as any unofficial app would and you would have First Presidency approved information available at your fingertips.

lajackson wrote:There are three approved places to find the proper words and procedures to perform priesthood ordinances. They are all available in Gospel Library.
Handbook 2, Chapter 20, Priesthood Ordinances and Blessings.
Family Guidebook, Priesthood Ordinances and Blessings (pages 18-25).
Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood, Part B, Lesson 5, Performing Priesthood Ordinances (pages 42-47).

Also:
Principles of the Gospel (for military members), pages 251–267.
Missionary Handbook, pages 69–82.

Just FYI it states in section 20.1.6 of Handbook 2:

"Using these publications, priesthood leaders teach brethren how to perform ordinances and blessings. Leaders ensure that each priesthood holder has the Family Guidebook or Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood, Part B, so he can have his own copy of these instructions.

Leaders should not produce or use other publications that give instructions for ordinances, blessings, or prayers unless the First Presidency has authorized such publications."

The easiest place to find the sacrament prayers in Gospel Library is in the “Jesus Christ” section and then “Sacrament Prayers “. Both bread and water are there without having to search through other things to find what you want! Hope this helps.

I have the priesthood ordnance’s app on my iPhone but it need the developer to update to os11 or later. Great app. Thanks

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I also have a very compact app titled "LDS Priesthood Ordinances" on my iPhone 4. It appears to be in almost exact compliance with the handbook, but I also cannot find a reference to it on line, nor can I remember where i got it.
It includes:
Conferring Priesthood & Ordaining to Offices
Blessing the Sick
Consecrating Oil
Baptism
Confirmation
Sacrament Bread
Sacrament Water
Naming & Blessing baby
Father's Blessing
Dedication Graves
About Ordinances
Each of the titles above is a button on the first page of the app, and each leads to a screen of one to three pages (on my iPhone 4). If this app is not available anymore, I think it would be a good idea for the Church to provide something similar. It is much easier to use than looking up the information in the handbook.

In Gospel Library that info is also in 'Individuals and Families' -> 'Family Guidebook' -> 'Priesthood Ordinances'