Without Disclosing My True Identity
the higher priesthood were simply the ability to understand the “mysteries of God”—the
real truth—in full. It was “to have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, to have the heavens opened unto them.”^25 It was what “the Almighty [wanted] to
pour down...from heaven upon the heads of the Latter-day Saints,”^26 but what they could
not receive because they were “impure rolling waters”^27 whose “hearts were set so much
upon the things of the world, and they aspired to the honors of men.”^28
These “rights and powers” of the “high priesthood” were described without
reservation in their plainness in the Book of Mormon:
It is given unto many to know the mysteries of God; nevertheless they are
laid under a strict command that they shall not impart only according to the
portion of his word which he doth grant unto the children of men, according
to the heed and diligence which they give unto him. And therefore, he that
will harden his heart, the same receiveth the lesser portion of the word; and
he that will not harden his heart, to him is given the greater portion of the
word, until it is given unto him to know the mysteries of God until he know
them in full. And they that will harden their hearts, to them is given the
lesser portion of the word until they know nothing concerning his mysteries;
and then they are taken captive by the devil, and led by his will down to
destruction. Now this is what is meant by the chains of hell.^29Joseph was only allowed to “impart the mysteries of God...according to the heed
and diligence which” the people gave to the “fullness of the everlasting Gospel as delivered
by the Savior.” But the people gave little to no heed or diligence to this gospel; therefore,
they were given a lesser portion of the mysteries as a “lesser priesthood.”
Because they did not understand any of the “mysteries of God,” the LDS/Mormon
Church eventually interpolated the “higher priesthood”^30 into that which had been
assigned and intended for the “lesser priesthood,”^31 which administered to the people’s
outward wants and those of their Church. LDS/Mormon priesthood authority became
something by which the members could “cover their sins”^32 or justify their actions because
their priesthood leaders gave them a direct command.^33 Some Saints have justified
murder, robbery, theft, and many other “sins,” because of their belief that their leaders
were being led by God.^34
The men have “gratif[ied] their pride and vain ambition”^35 by envying positions^36
of authority within the priesthood. Becoming the Elder’s Quorum President, High Priest
Group Leader, Bishop, Stake President, Seventy, Apostle, and maybe even the Prophet,
has become the interest and desire of the male priesthood holders. LDS/Mormon missions
have taken advantage of this authority and introduced the coveted positions of District
Leader, Zone Leader, and Assistant to the President. Despite this, many men who end up
in these leadership positions feign that they were “unworthy” of and never aspired to a
position of authority over the people.
Most devastating of all, the men have used their priesthood authority to “exercise
control or dominion or compulsion upon” their wives, their children, and the members of
the Church placed under their direct priesthood authority and supervision.^37 None of these
priesthood holders in Joseph’s day or in modern times understood or understand the
mysteries of God in full—NOT ONE! They have been given the