IndexPontius Pilate, 571
Portage County, OH, 670
Pratt, Orson, 516
BOM and, 687
David Smith and, 641
differing versions of First Visitation and, 163
homosexuality of, 641
left the Church for a time, 448
listed as LDS/Mormon great intellectual, 681, 685
missionary work and, 490
published unauthorized biography of Lucy Mack,
31, 53, 83–4, 87–8, 334
quote on the sealed part of the plates, 136
tithing and, 157
Pratt, Parley P., 33
claim to succession, 30
editor of first Millennial Star, 501
introduced Rigdon and Gause to the BOM, 345
left the Church for a time, 448
listed as LDS/Mormon great intellectual, 681, 685
missionary work of, 353, 453, 490, 642
Sidney Rigdon and, 349
womanizing, 667
prayer(s), 418, 644
answered by the "god of this world"/Lucifer, 155,
201, 246, 431, 536
answered by yourself, 201, 212, 246, 565
by Joseph Jr., 155
God does not hear or answer, 9, 22, 79, 113, 201,
210, 212, 214, 246, 536
lack of, in Lucy's biography, 213
LDS/Mormons and, early, 112
Lucy Mack and, 49
Nephi (BOM son of Lehi) and, 330, 558
of faith, 385, 387
of the religious, 49, 179
p. of the Jews, 212
p. of the LDS, 155, 289, 403, 429–31, 443, 514
true order of p., 22, 155, 157, 433, 437
vocalized, 155, 200–1, 314
preachers, 37, 42, 68, 159–60, 180, 187, 595
contempt toward Joseph Jr., 171, 208, 328
in the Temple Endowment, 315, 348–9, 536
Sidney Rigdon as, 346, 350
training of, 265, 346
Presbyterians, 142, 164
Priesthood, 598, 654
116-page lost manuscript and, 571
Aaronic, 421, 624, See also Priesthood, lesser/lower
"restoration" of, 308, 611, 615
administration of outward ordinances, 413
Bishop presides over, 456
revelation on, 429
Alvin Smith and, 594–5
authority of, 592, 630–1
BOM first manuscript and, 309, 617
by women, 523, 526, 588, 600
everyone is born with, 529
from "Lucifer", 536
introduced by Joseph Jr., 308
laying on of hands, 606
mocked by J. Jr. in Temple Endowment, 413, 588
negated by BOM, 406
positions envied by the men, 448, 450
questions/arguments about, 295, 590
received by John the Beloved as an infant, 528–9
truth of, 588, 607
Bible and, 12, 36, 593–5
blacks and
Brigham Young's view of, 386, 493
given to by the LDS church in 1978, 386
given to Elijah Abel by Joseph Jr. in 1836, 493
blessings given by, 404, 412–13, 605
BOM and, 407, 598, 619, See also Priesthood,
authority of and Priesthood, Christ and
rights and powers of P. described, 414
Brigham Young and, 20, 449, 488, 590
Christ and (the Priesthood)
doctrine of, doesn't include, 596–7
he did NOT mention, 11, 407, 590, 595, 604, 614
referred to as a "high priest forever", 598
controlling power/compulsion upon humans, 411,
413–14, 514–15
men forced to serve in Nauvoo Legion, 509
violates free will and equality, 630
David Whitmer and, 404, 572, 589–90
Emma Smith and
first woman "ordained", 600
her view of, after Joseph's death, 18
evolution of, 366, 413, 576, 589, 614–15, 622, 625, 665
Aaronic P. given to teenagers, 449, 456
allowed men to demonstrate propensities, 488
became two separate parts, 601
continues today, 630
Joseph tried to limit, 296
ordinations in, 404, 416, 606–7
supported those who wanted divine power, 601
transformed into two parts, 614
Freemasonry and, 138, 591, 598
higher, 414, 529, See also Priesthood, Melchizedek
Joseph condemned people for not desiring, 530
never received by the LDS/Mormon people, 530
rejected by LDS/Mormons, 530
rights and powers of, 414
truth of, 23, 528
women equally privileged to, 527
Hyrum Smith and, concerning "keys of the P.", 660
Joseph Jr. and, 413–14, 528, 536, 657, See also
Priesthood, Saints desired, Joseph gave"
concerning "oath and covenant" of the P. and the
"new covenant" taught by Christ, 428–9, 532
condemned male P. holders, 644
contempt for Priesthood authority, 413, 592
countered P. with Female Relief Society, 523, 526,
536, 638