Moroni 3:4

~AD 401–421

1830 Edition

And after this manner did they ordain priests and teachers, according to the gifts and callings of God unto men; and they ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.

Influences

Romans 15:13 (KJV)
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Simple English

This is how they made people priests and teachers. They did it the way God told them to. They made them priests and teachers by the power of the Holy Spirit in them.

Paraphrase

That’s how they ordained priests and teachers, according to the gifts and callings God gave to each person. They ordained them by the power of the Holy Spirit within them.