PRIESTHOOD LINE OF AUTHORITY

GLOBAL SERVICE CENTER

120 NORTH 200 WEST
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84103-1514
MA'AFALA KOKO
44 N 875 W
LAYTON, UTAH 84041
23 July 2014
Enclosed is the Melchizedek Priesthood Line(s) of Authority you requested. If there is a
discrepancy in a line of authority or it is not complete, please refer to the enclosed, "Information
Concerning Priesthood Line of Authority", for instructions on how to resolve any issues.
Member Services
1-800-453-3860 extension 23500
Email: lineofauthority@ldschurch.org
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
PRIESTHOOD LINE OF AUTHORITY
23 July 2014
Koko, Ma'afala Layton 4th Ward (9288)
Record number: 044-0041-6878 Layton Utah Creekside Stake (426644)
Current priesthood office: Elder (222)
PRIESTHOOD LINE OF AUTHORITY
Melchizedek Priesthood Conferral and Ordination to the Office of Elder 8 Sep 1987
Ordained By Office Held Date Ordained
Birth Date Displayed if Deceased
Arthur Aneterea Margraf High Priest 21 Apr 1985
Hermanus Martinus Berends High Priest 4 Sep 1966
20 Jul 1932
Keith Alexander Harrison High Priest 13 May 1965
22 Oct 1919
LeGrand Richards Apostle 10 Apr 1952
6 Feb 1886
David Oman McKay Apostle 9 Apr 1906
8 Sep 1873
Joseph Fielding Smith Apostle 1 Jul 1866
13 Nov 1838
Brigham Young Apostle 14 Feb 1835
1 Jun 1801
The Three Witnesses 14 Feb 1835 Called by revelation and set apart
by the First Presidency to choose
and ordain the Twelve Apostles
Oliver Cowdery
David Whitmer
Martin Harris
Joseph Smith, Jr Apostle 1829
23 Dec 1805
Peter, James, and John Apostle
Who were ordained Apostles by the
Savior during His earthly ministry
TRACING PRIESTHOOD LINE OF AUTHORITY
Priesthood lines of authority are determined by the Melchizedek Priesthood office (elder, seventy, high priest, or
apostle) the officiator held at the time he performed the ordination.
Information Concerning Priesthood Line of Authority
The First Presidency has authorized the gathering of information for priesthood lines of authority for the following:
- Melchizedek Priesthood conferral (usually ordination to the office of elder)
- Ordination to the office of high priest
Tracing Priesthood Line of Authority
When you ordain others to offices in the Melchizedek Priesthood, their priesthood line of authority will be determined by
the priesthood office you hold at the time you perform the ordination. For example, if you are an elder when you ordain
your son an elder, he would trace his line of authority through your elder ordination line of authority. However, if you are
a high priest when you ordain your son an elder, he would trace his line of authority through your high priest ordination
line of authority.
Note: Though a priesthood holder with the office of seventy may be included in a member's personal line of authority,
no separate line of authority is maintained for the office of seventy. Ordained bishops and patriarchs trace their
priesthood line of authority through their high priest ordination. Priesthood line of authority is not recorded for Aaronic
Priesthood offices.
Requesting Your Priesthood Line of Authority
If you wish to request your priesthood line of authority, include your full legal name, birth date, membership record
number (if known), the name of the individual who ordained you to the office of elder or high priest (if known), and your
return address and telephone number or e-mail address. Send your request to:
Priesthood Line of Authority
Global Service Center
120 North 200 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84103-1514
Fax: 1-801-240-6816
Telephone: 1-800-453-3860, extension 2-3500
E-mail: lineofauthority@ldschurch.org
Correcting Your Priesthood Line of Authority
Upon receipt, review your Priesthood Line of Authority document for accuracy. If any information is incomplete or
inaccurate, send corrections to the street or e-mail address shown above. Corrections or additions should include
officiator names and birth dates or approximate ages; locations where ordinations occurred; and your relationship to
officiators, if any (such as father, father-in-law, bishop, and so on). An updated and corrected Priesthood Line of
Authority document will be sent to you.
Validity of Your Priesthood Ordination
Because of missing information your priesthood line of authority may be incomplete. In such a case, your priesthood
ordination is nevertheless valid because:
- Your stake president, through the priesthood keys he held at the time, authorized your ordination.
- Your ordination was recorded in the official records of the Church.