Sources for Women to learn more about Priesthood Power

Do you want to learn more about how YOU can access Priesthood Power as a covenant daughter of our Heavenly Parents?

I found a great list of sources to learn more about Priesthood Power, complied by Becky Squire and then I added a few other resources I have discovered.

Mother Divine – Seeking Heavenly MotherMother Divine by Courtney Vander Veur Matz


Books to Help You Understand the Priesthood

The Melchizedek Priesthood by Dale G. Renlund

This book is a great resource to help you understand the principles and doctrine of the Melchizedek Priesthood and learn how to properly exercise it in their daily lives.

The Powers of Heaven: A Priesthood Guide for Latter-day Saint Girls and Boys

As a child of God, did you know you have access to a very special power? It’s true! Every girl, boy, woman, and man on Earth can access Priesthood Power! This is such a great tool for teaching children about the priesthood.

Priesthood Power Unlocked

This book is designed to help men and women better understand priesthood power and to help faithful, worthy men exercise that power, Priesthood Power Unlocked is clear and concise, sure to become an instant classic in every gospel library.

The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church, and Family

This book relies on the standard works and teachings of the living prophets to help all members, especially women, more fully understand God s power and take full advantage of the powers, blessings, and privileges available to them in this mortal journey.

The Aaronic Priesthood: A Guide for Young Men

This clear and concise guide is an invaluable resource to motivate young men and help them develop their spiritual potential.

Women and the Priesthood: What One Latter-day Saint Woman Believes by Sheri Dew

This book discusses the varying responsibilities of men and women in the context of key doctrine of the Church, including the eternal truths that women are vital to the success of the Lord’s Church, that God expects women to receive revelation, and that both men and women have access to God’s highest spiritual blessings.

The Power of a Faithful Mother: Parenting in the Latter Days

This book draws on scriptures, modern prophets, and real-life stories of mothers who are “in the trenches,” it will teach you how to access Godly power, and empower you to face the future with faith.


Live up to our Privileges by Wendy Ulrich

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This book will help you grow in power in the priesthood as you better understand the priesthood authority women have been given, learn to clarify and live your deepest values, and hone the skill of discerning and acting on the promptings of the Holy Ghost—ultimately growing toward your highest spiritual potential.


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The Beginning of Better Days includes Joseph Smith's six timeless sermons to the women of Nauvoo, along with personal essays from Sheri Dew and Virginia H. Pearce that help us better understand the sermons and their relevance for Latter-day Saint women today.

Scriptures to Study

Alma 13 and Doctrine and Covenants sections 21320768495107110121, and 124.


Articles on Priesthood Power

The Difference Between Priesthood Power and Priesthood Authority (and How Women and Men Can Access Both) 




General Conference Talks


The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood by Dallin H. Oaks

“Priesthood keys direct women as well as men, and priesthood ordinances and priesthood authority pertain to women as well as men.”

Rise Up in Strength, Sisters in Zion by Bonnie L. Oscarson

“To be converted covenant keepers, we need to study the essential doctrines of the gospel and have an unshakable testimony of their truthfulness.”

The Powers of Heaven by David A. Bednar

“Priesthood holders young and old need both authority and power—the necessary permission and the spiritual capacity to represent God in the work of salvation.”

Sisters’ Participation in the Gathering of Israel by Russell M. Nelson

“I’m extending a prophetic plea to you, the women of the Church, to shape the future by helping to gather scattered Israel.”

The Powers of the Priesthood by Dallin H. Oaks

“The magnifying of the holy priesthood you hold is vital to the work of the Lord in your families and in your Church callings.”

The Joy of the Priesthood by Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“Let us embrace and understand the wonder and privilege of the priesthood. Let us accept and love the responsibilities we are asked to fulfill.”

Endowed with Priesthood Power by The General Relief Society Presidency

The purpose of priesthood power is, first of all, to help us access the grace and power of Jesus Christ’s Atoning sacrifice and become more like Him, and then to use what we have learned to assist others to progress on that same journey. 

And Finally…

A Plea to My Sisters byRussell M. Nelson

“We need your strength, your conversion, your conviction, your ability to lead, your wisdom, and your voices.”

And to go along with that final historic talk, here is a “We Need Women” printable!

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