Honoring the Priesthood

by John Bytheway

When you were younger, you used to bring strange things into the house—like snakes or turtles or worms. Your mother would probably ask you, "What is that? Where did you get it? What are you going to do with it?" When you receive the Aaronic Priesthood, you'll bring that home with you too—and your mother will be thrilled. Maybe she'll ask you the same "What is that? Where did you get it? What are you going to do with it?" This book tries to answer those questions—what the priesthood is, its origins and purpose, and what you can do to honor it. Using humor, stories, scriptures, and quotations from Church leaders, Honoring the Priesthood will help young men learn their duty in the Aaronic Priesthood and prepare them for advancement to the Melchizedek Priesthood.

108 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 4, 2019

About the author

John Bytheway (born October 1962) is an American author and academic, who is well known as a comic motivational speaker for youth within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in Salt Lake City, Bytheway attended the University of Utah and Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, receiving a Master's Degree in Religious Education. He also served as a missionary for the LDS Church in the Philippines.

Bytheway is a religious studies instructor at BYU, currently focusing on the Book of Mormon. He also serves on the Aaronic Priesthood/Young Women Writing Committee for the LDS Church. Bytheway and his wife Kimberly have six children.