The cause for which the counting of quorums was invoked made it doubly odious to Democratic members.
Yet, having calculated the scope of his authority, Mr. Reed coolly continued to count and declare quorums whenever such were present.
The quorums of the Priesthood have been more thoroughly organized, and have regular courses of study in their classes.
President Young and his brethren were busy organizing stakes of Zion, setting the quorums of the priesthood in order, directing the building of temples, laying out towns and cities, and attending to the general duties of the Church.
How many Seventies' quorumsare there in the Church?
He called upon me to organize the young men into quorums of Seventy, and keep the records for them.
It was then dedicated, and the different quorumshad picnic parties in it, beginning with the first quorum, consisting of seventy-seven men to each quorum.
The Improvement Era, the organ of the priesthood quorums of the Church, and the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, devoted the April number to special articles dealing with the theme of the Vision, and other magazines did the same.
Each stake of Zion contained a high priests' quorum, and there were 209 quorums of seventy.
Mr. Godbe was a merchant, and a prominent member of one of the quorums of Seventy as was also Mr. Harrison, whose business was that of an architect.
The various quorums of the Priesthood were arranged in order before the stand, and after the opening exercises President Brigham Young addressed the congregation.
The Lord, in this revelation, called upon the various quorums of the Priesthood to arise and purify themselves, and for the members to magnify their callings.
All the quorums of the Priesthood were arranged in order; Thomas Burdick, Warren Parrish and Sylvester Smith were appointed clerks.
Each of the councils and quorums of the Priesthood then by separate vote acknowledged the revelations which had been selected for a place in the book, as from the Lord, and the doctrine and covenants of their faith.
Appendix: The Auxiliary Organizations of the Church In addition to the quorums of the priesthood, there are in the Church a number of helpful organizations known as the auxiliary organizations.
A committee was appointed to lay the city off into ecclesiastical wards, which later reported, and at another meeting held on the 16th, the high council was organized and officers chosen for quorums of the Priesthood.
Hence it is impossible to securequorums to discuss business.
As the quorums in the case of both Houses are half the total membership, any further sittings were thus made impossible.
So we have continued organizing quorums of Seventy, to labor in the foreign ministry, until now we have one hundred and forty-three quorums in the Church--a body of nearly ten thousand men.
Furthermore it is expressly provided that no officer of the Church can occupy a place in any of the general or local quorums of the Church, only as he is sustained and accepted by the members of the several divisions of the Church named.
In addition to these officers of the wards and the stakes, there is in each stake a quorum of High Priests, and one or more quorums of Elders.
You have a Bishopric in the respective wards of the Church, constituting the local presidency of the Aaronic Priesthood, withquorums of Priests, Teachers and Deacons to aid them in the work of their ministry.
The Church and its quorums and organizations will help you, and the living, loving God will add his bounteous blessings.
This distinction between the quorums of the priesthood and the priesthood itself should always be kept in mind in the use of the term Melchizedek or Holy Priesthood.
One by one the quorums arose, elders, seventies, high priests and the others, and voted to sustain the appointment of Joseph Fielding Smith to the Presidency.
The volume is now presented to the Melchizedek Priesthood Quorums of the Church for their study and consideration.
We have also in the Church, today, I am informed, 146 quorums of seventy.
When that day shall come, there will not be so much necessity for work that is now being done by the auxiliary organizations, because it will be done by the regular quorums of the priesthood.
We were then instructed to assist in reorganizing the different quorums here, and in establishing righteousness.
This study, and the meetings of the several quorums for instruction and endowment, occupied most of the winter.
The Quorums of the Seventies are to travel in all the world, preach the gospel, and administer its ordinances and blessings.
This "Quorum," as it is called, also includes some of the Bishops and Presidents of other quorumsin the church.
At the same time the woman has a son, twenty-five years of age, who is an Elder in one of the Quorums of the Seventies, and faithful in all the duties connected with his calling.
At stated intervals the Council meets here for devotional service, and to consider matters pertaining to the spiritual upbuilding of the quorums in their charge.
Not so with the Aaronic or Levitical Priesthood, however, for the courses or quorums of that order were continued until the time of Christ.
The room is reserved for council and prayer by the several quorumsof elders within the Salt Lake City stakes, each body having the right of occupancy within specified times.
The presiding officers of the several quorumsoccupied the stands exclusively allotted.
Stakes and wards and quorums of the Priesthood were assigned their parts, and an effective system of divided labor and responsibility was developed.
The question as to whether the House of the Lord was accepted as duly dedicated was put to the quorums of the Priesthood separately and to the congregation as a whole; the vote in the affirmative was unanimous.
The building has four vestries in front, and five rooms in the attic, which were devoted to literature and for meetings of the various quorums of the Priesthood.
Nothing can be more solemn and impressive than the voting of the quorums of the Priesthood, when they meet to act as a general assembly of quorums.
It was presenting this action of the Apostles for the approval of the various quorums of the Priesthood and the members of the Church, which constituted the leading feature of the Semi-Annual Conference of October, 1880.
The space immediately back of the High Priests was reserved for the Elders, while the north side of the house, under the gallery was set apart for the quorums of the Lesser Priesthood, the Priests, Teachers and Deacons.
He was particularly careful to set in order thequorums of the priesthood, and charged them to walk in holiness before the Lord.
After this the Presidents of the quorums voted on the question and it was then put to the entire assembly which arose en masse and voted in the same manner.
All the other quorums of the Priesthood have a voice in these important transactions, as also have all the members of the Church.
Meetings of the Quorums of Priesthood in the Kirtland Temple--The Prophet's Instructions on Priesthood.
I had considerable trouble to get all the quorumsunited in this order.
In the afternoon, attended meeting again, and saw the bread and wine administered to the quorums and brethren who were present.
The other quorums were more careful, and the quorum of the Seventy enjoyed a great flow of the Holy Spirit.
All thequorums then assembled in the lower room of the Lord's House, where they were addressed by the presidents from the stand.
Acting in this calling he wrote an epistle to "the School of Faith to all the traveling teacher's quorums and classes of said school, and Jehovah's presbytery of Zion.
If through some cause--which is not likely to arise--both these quorums should be destroyed then it would devolve on the Seventies to set in order the Church and they would become the presiding quorum.
The quorums of Apostles and Seventies were not called till 1835--over four years subsequent to these revelations.
The organization of theQuorums of Seventies commenced.
The quorums of the Priesthood were organized and set in order, by Jos.
Brother Joseph, the Prophet, has laid the foundation for a grand work, and we will build upon it; you have never seen the quorums built one upon another.
It would be impossible for me to describe all the blessings bestowed upon the different quorums of the priesthood.
Numbers from other quorums also fell away and were cut off.
After the address the voice of the assembly was taken in reference to receiving and upholding the several presidents of the different quorums in their standing.
At this conference the various quorums of the Priesthood were presented to the people for their action.
Thus the house was constructed to suit and accommodate the different quorums of the Priesthood and worship peculiar to the Church.
In the attic, five rooms were finished for the convenience of schools and for different quorums of the Church to meet in.
During the two years following, the Prophet was busily engaged in setting in order the various quorums of the priesthood.
These quorums of Priesthood constitute the standing ministry of the stakes of Zion, upon whom more especially devolve local presidency, and the duty of preaching the gospel within the stakes of Zion.
The stakes are divided into ecclesiastical wards, presided over by a bishopric, assisted in its labors by the quorums of the lesser Priesthood as already explained.
In the midst of these persecutions he was constantly preaching, translating, or completing the organization of the church--setting in order the various quorums of the Priesthood and instructing them in their duties.
He also called into existence quorums of seventies to aid them in this ministry, and conferred upon them like powers.
The quorum of the Twelve Apostles and quorums of Seventy were not organized until the winter of 1835.
In the evening of the same day the several quorums of priesthood assembled in the house, and a yet greater manifestation of divine power and glory was witnessed.
The special office of the Seventy has been reestablished in the restored Church; and in this, the last dispensation, many quorums of Seventy are maintained for the work of the ministry.
After quorums were secured, new problems confronted this National Government, feeling its way without precedent.
It became a law within two months after quorums were obtained.
On that occasion the voting was done by the different quorums and the scene was most impressive upon all present.
You have never seen the quorums built one upon another.
He says, in his journal, "There is at this time quite a revival throughout Nauvoo and an inquiry after the things of God by all the quorums of the Church generally.
They have organized twelve quorums of the seventies, seven presidents to each quorum, who will be prepared after the endowment to go forth unto all nations, bearing glad tidings unto the children of men.
On May 6th I met with the seventies, and we ordained sixty men into the quorums of elders and seventies.
The vote was first taken by quorums and then by the entire congregation as in the case of President John Taylor.
A general attendance of those belonging to the camp and many others belonging to the different quorums of the Church came in.
Teachers are organized into quorumsof twenty-four each.
The Priests are standing ministers, organized intoquorums of forty-eight in each.
The Seventies are organized intoquorums of seventy in each, presided over by seven of their number.
The hour of midnight was not only come, but members were dispersed; quorums were unattainable; and the bill died for want of action.
He stayed until a majority of Congress was gone, and quorums unattainable.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "quorums" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
