Elder Allen F. Price [Business card]
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. Presumed one of a multiple original printing. Business Card. 4.25 inches by 2.375 inches. Color illustration presumably of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Temple in Salt Lake City with Elder Price's Utah and Toronto addresses printed in the upper left corner. The reverse has the Church's Articles of Faith and also information on the Sunday services at 861 Ossington Ave., Toronto. When this item was entered into the database, the internet indicated that there was still an active Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints operation at 861 Ossington Ave., in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This may have been the card of an Elder of the Church who was performing missionary service in Canada. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormonism, an elder is a male member aged 20 or over. This church makes no distinctions between a layperson and a priest. At age 12, all worthy Mormon males become deacons; and before the age of 20 they become priests. In the LDS Church, "elder" is considered the introductory—or lowest—of five offices of the priesthood. Every person who receives the priesthood is simultaneously ordained to the office of elder; this may be done to male members who are at least 18 years old. In order to be ordained, the member must be determined to be worthy by his local bishop and stake president. The consent of the priesthood holders of the stake is also required before the ordination is performed, and this is usually done at a semiannual stake conference or an annual general stake priesthood meeting. Ordination is accomplished by the laying on of hands and with the stake president's approval, may be performed by any holder of the priesthood. According to the LDS Church's Doctrine and Covenants, the duty of an elder is to "teach, expound, exhort, baptize, and watch over the church." Elders have the authority to administer to and bless the sick and afflicted, to "confirm those who are baptized into the church, by the laying on of hands for the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost", to baptize and give others the Aaronic or Melchizedek priesthoods as directed by priesthood leaders, and to take the lead in all meetings as guided by the Holy Spirit. An elder may ordain others to the priesthood offices of deacon, teacher, priest, or elder. In practice, elders may be responsible for many of the day-to-day operations of a ward. They are called to serve in a variety of positions throughout the ward, such as priesthood quorum advisors, Young Men leaders, scout leaders, ward mission leader, and Sunday School leadership. Elders and high priests (assisted by teachers and priests) are also responsible for ministering opportunities to serve the needs of assigned respective households in the ward. The title "Elder" is not normally used as a personal title (e.g., Elder Evans, Elder Johnson), except by the LDS Church's general authorities, area seventies, and full-time male missionaries. Often, full-time male missionaries serving within a ward are referred to by the members as "the elders." Condition: Good.
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