▁having ▁laid ▁his ▁hands ▁upon ▁us , ▁he ▁ord ained ▁us , ▁saying : ▁ ▁Upon ▁you ▁my ▁fellow ▁servants , ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Mess iah , ▁I ▁confer ▁the ▁Pri est hood ▁of ▁A aron , ▁which ▁holds ▁the ▁keys ▁of ▁the ▁minister ing ▁of ▁ang els , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁g ospel ▁of ▁rep ent ance , ▁and ▁of ▁bapt ism ▁by ▁imm ersion ▁for ▁the ▁rem ission ▁of ▁s ins ; ▁and ▁this ▁shall ▁never ▁be ▁taken ▁again ▁from ▁the ▁earth ▁until ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁Le vi ▁do ▁offer ▁again ▁an ▁offering ▁unto ▁the ▁Lord ▁in ▁r igh te ous ness . ▁ ▁He ▁said ▁this ▁A aron ic ▁Pri est hood ▁had ▁not ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁lay ing ▁on ▁hands ▁for ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Ghost , ▁but ▁that ▁this ▁should ▁be ▁con ferred ▁on ▁us ▁here after ; ▁and ▁he ▁commanded ▁us ▁to ▁go ▁and ▁be ▁bapt ized , ▁and ▁gave ▁us ▁directions ▁that ▁I ▁should ▁bapt ize ▁Oliver ▁Cow der y , ▁and ▁that ▁afterwards ▁he ▁should ▁bapt ize ▁me . ▁ ▁According ly ▁we ▁went ▁and ▁were ▁bapt ized . ▁ ▁The ▁mess enger ▁who ▁visited ▁us ▁on ▁this ▁occasion ▁and ▁con ferred ▁this ▁Pri est hood ▁upon ▁us , ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁name ▁was ▁John , ▁the ▁same ▁that ▁is ▁called ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Testament , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁acted ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Peter , ▁James ▁and ▁John , ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁keys ▁of ▁the ▁Pri est hood