Ordinances of the gospel, including baptism, give us the opportunity to do things the Lord's way. In Joseph's day, some individuals wanted to join with the church and have their old baptism count. The Lord was very clear on this matter. No baptism does a person good unless it is done under the authority of the priesthood, restored to the earth through John the Baptist and Peter, James, and John. This is the Lord's Priesthood. This is his will.
My dad baptized me. I was baptized in the font at the Logan Tabernacle. That font is still used today. These are the words of the baptismal prayer which are repeated for all who are baptized:
(Walter James Stone) having been commissioned of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. Then he immersed me in the water and brought me up again. At this moment I took upon myself the sacred name of Jesus Christ. I take the sacrament every week to renew this covenant. Simple and beautiful.
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