What is priesthood? . . . I shall briefly answer that it is the government of God, whether on the earth or in the heavens, for it is by that power, agency, or principle that all things are governed on the earth and in the heavens, and by that power that all things are upheld and sustained. It governs all things--it directs all things--it sustains all things--and has to do with all things that God and truth are associated with.


John Taylor, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor [2001], 119