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THE ARTICLES OF FAITH
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

5 We believe that a man must be ^acalled of God, by ^bprophecy, and by the laying on of ^chands by those who are in ^dauthority, to ^epreach the Gospel and administer in the ^fordinances thereof.

Footnotes

5a	Num. 27: 16 (15-20). 16 Let the Lord, the ^aGod of the ^bspirits of all flesh, ^cset a man over the congregation, TG Called of God. TG Priesthood, Qualifying for.
b	TG Prophecy.
c	TG Hands, Laying on of.
d	TG Authority. TG Priesthood, Authority.
e	D&C 11: 15 (15-21). 15 Behold, I command you that you need not suppose that you are ^acalled to ^bpreach ^cuntil you are called. TG Preaching.
f	Alma 13: 16 (8-16). 16 Now these ^aordinances were given after this ^bmanner, that thereby the people might look forward on the Son of God, it being a ^ctype of his order, or it being his order, and this that they might look forward to him for a remission of their sins, that they might enter into the rest of the Lord.