| D&C 68: 21 | descendants of Aaron may claim anointing to bishopric if they can prove lineage. |
| D&C 84: 6-17 | lineage of priesthood from Adam to Moses. |
| D&C 86: 8-10 | priesthood continues through lineage of fathers. |
| D&C 113: 8 | Zion has right to priesthood by lineage. |
| Abr. 1: 27 | Pharaoh is of lineage by which he could not have right of priesthood. |