The high priesthood of the holy order of God is the Melchizedek priesthood. This is evident when compared to the full name of this priesthood as revealed to Joseph Smith, the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God (DC 107:3). In Old Testament times, the only people who held the Aaronic Priesthood were of the tribe of Levi. Therefore, the Nephites, who were descendents of the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Judah, would not have been entitled to the Aaronic Priesthood and therefore, the priesthood operative among them was the Melchizedek.