may be considered angels

Men are made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, but when men are clothed with the holy Priesthood and sent forth to minister the word of life, the comparison between them and the angels is somewhat different. And of his angels he saith, “Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire”. While in the act of ministering the gospel, the servants of God may be considered angels… The servants of God are angels in one sense, sent forth to gather the house of Israel from the four corners of the earth…


Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses, Vol. X. p.103 as found in Doctrine and Covenants Commentary by Hyrum M. Smith and Janne M. Sjodahl. Deseret Book. 1965. p.41, 42