Topics.--1. Priesthood. 2. Visit of John the Baptist. 3. Visit of Peter,
James, and John.

Questions and Review.--1. What led Joseph and Oliver to ask the Lord
about baptism? 2. What is baptism for? 3. How is it performed? 4. How did
Joseph and Oliver get the authority to baptize? 5. Who was John the
Baptist? 6. What is Priesthood? 7. Name the two grades of Priesthood. 8.
Who baptized you? 9. How did he get the authority to baptize? 10. Who were
Peter, James, and John? 11. What did they do? 12. Give the date of John's
visit.




CHAPTER VIII.

ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH.


By this time many people came to Joseph, some out of curiosity, some to be
taught of the wonderful truths which he had received, and some, I am sorry
to say, came to do him harm. As Joseph and Oliver now had power to baptize,
a number of those who believed were baptized by them.

The time had now come to organize the Church and the Lord revealed to
Joseph that it should be done on the 6th day of April, 1830. Accordingly on
that day six men who had been baptized met at the house of Peter Whitmer,
Sen., at Fayette, Seneca county, state of New York. Their names were Joseph
Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, Peter Whitmer, Jr., Samuel H. Smith,