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Posted by: Liz ( )
Date: January 09, 2018 05:47PM
Why are there no more priesthood 70s in LDS wards?

When did the church eliminate or change the office of 70s. Redundant? Are they now high priests and what was the 70s purpose in the first place? Thanks.

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Posted by: steve benson ( )
Date: January 09, 2018 05:53PM
Because those in their 70s are dying off too fast. (n/t)


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/09/2018 05:54PM by steve benson.

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Posted by: donbagley ( )
Date: January 09, 2018 06:03PM
Re: Why are there no more priesthood 70s in LDS wards?

My father was a seventy for quite a while. It was like a parking lot for unreliable cars. They parked him there.

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Posted by: elderolddog ( )
Date: January 09, 2018 06:15PM
Re: Why are there no more priesthood 70s in LDS wards?

Holy crap, JS was both horny and inventive!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)

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Posted by: desertman ( )
Date: January 09, 2018 09:31PM
Re: Why are there no more priesthood 70s in LDS wards?

If I remember correctly the 70 was a missionary calling. It was probably supplanted by the increased calling of younger and younger men and women.

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Posted by: Whiskeytango ( )
Date: January 09, 2018 10:12PM
Re: Why are there no more priesthood 70s in LDS wards?

I think it was a place to put men who really were never going to be high priests and were in the way of up and coming elders that needed to be seen by high priests. Now guys like that are just banished to the back rowuntil they disappear or turn fifty and become high priests.

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