Mormons/LDS - Joseph Smith stated that without the ordinances and authority of the priesthood no man...?

Question

Joseph Smith stated that without the ordinances and authority of the priesthood no man can see the face of God and live (D & C 84:21, 22). He also said that he saw God in 1820 (Joseph Smith 2:17). Joseph Smith, however, never received any priesthood until 1829 (D&C 13). How did he see God and survive? In which was he in error: his revelation in D & C 84:21, 22 or his experience in the grove?

Answer 1

I would think that God can appear to anyone He wants to appear to whenever He wants to appear to them.

Answer 2

i personally think it was the bread. you gotta becareful when you mess around with yeast. it ferments.