Authority From Christ

And it came to pass that
when Jesus had made an end of these sayings,
he touched with his hand the Disciples
whom he had chosen, one by one,
even until he had touched them all,
and spake unto them as he touched them.


And the multitude heard not
the words which he spake,
therefore they did not bear record;
but the Disciples bare record that
he gave them power to give the Holy Ghost.

And I will show unto you hereafter
that this record is true.

And it came to pass that
when Jesus had touched them all,
there came a cloud and overshadowed the multitude
that they could not see Jesus.

And while they were overshadowed
he departed from them, and ascended into heaven.

And the Disciples saw and did bear record
that he ascended again into heaven.
(3 Nephi 18:36-39)