The bishop of each ward presides over the Aaronic Priesthood in the ward. The other three offices of the Aaronic Priesthood are deacon, teacher, and priest. Under the direction of the bishop, someone with proper authority confers the Aaronic Priesthood upon a worthy young man when he is twelve years old, ordaining him to the office of deacon.
If he remains faithful and worthy, he is ordained to the office of teacher when he is fourteen years old and is given additional responsibilities. If he continues to remain faithful and worthy, he is ordained to the office of priest in the Aaronic Priesthood when he is sixteen years old, again receiving increased responsibilities. As young men progress in the priesthood, they retain all the rights and duties of lower offices.
Some reasons for this are to establish order, to facilitate effective instruction in gospel principles and priesthood duties, and to prepare them for greater service and leadership in the Church.
In the Aaronic Priesthood, a president and two counselors, chosen from the quorum members, preside over each quorum of deacons and teachers. This presidency is set apart given powers of presidency to preside over, sit in council with, and teach the members of the quorum their duty.
The bishop is president of the priests quorum. He selects one or more boys as leaders under his presiding leadership and trains them to direct the other members of the quorum. Though the bishop and his two counselors in the bishopric hold all of the keys of the Aaronic Priesthood for the ward, the bishop usually calls an adult adviser to help train the boy leaders and to help instruct quorum members. However, the adviser has no presiding authority. Thus the Aaronic Priesthood continues in its role as a preparatory priesthood, training young men in gospel principles and priesthood powers as they mature in service related to the preparatory gospel: faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism for the remission of sins, and love of God and fellow beings.
These responsibilities are most evident as the young men prepare, bless, and pass the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper each Sabbath day in the Sacrament meetings of the Church and as they otherwise assist the bishop in serving the people of the ward.
The Melchizedek Priesthood increases their capacity to serve, perform the saving ordinances of the gospel, and direct the Church when called to do so.
A major activity program for Aaronic Priesthood boys in many areas of the world is scouting. To effectively correlate priesthood and scouting activities, the bishop organizes the young men program in the ward. See Joseph Smith—History — Melchizedek Priesthood. Teacher Aaronic Priesthood. Doctrine and Covenants Doctrine and Covenants —14, 85— Joseph Smith—History — Additional Messages. The laying on of hands only confers priestly authority. Priestly power comes through living a worthy life.
All of us who hold the priesthood have the authority to act for the Lord, but the effectiveness of our authority - or if you please, the power that comes through that authority - depends on the pattern of our lives; it depends on our righteousness. The Aaronic Priesthood is given to Mormon men aged between twelve and eighteen, and to older men who are new converts.
It's a preparatory stage of priesthood, during which boys or men learn more about their faith, both through formal teaching and prayer, and through service. A worthy young man normally has the Aaronic Priesthood conferred on him at the age of twelve, and is ordained to the office of deacon. The members of the Aaronic Priesthood assist the bishop in his service to the members of the ward the congregation. Perhaps the most visible work of the members of the Aaronic Priesthood is the preparation, blessing and distribution of the sacrament at sacrament meetings.
Bishops and Stake Presidents have the authority to confer the Melchizedek Priesthood by the laying on of hands, but they can only do this by the common consent of the holders of the Priesthood in the community. Some early temple records show priesthood ordinations. In the early days of the Church, men were often ordained to the Melchizedek priesthood when they went to the temple to receive their endowment. The endowment registers have a column labeled "Ordained. The column also notes if he was ordained to an office other than elder.
The Endowment House, and early St. George, Logan, Manti, and Salt Lake temple registers contain these ordinations. See Temple Records for more information. Telephone for more information. Missionary records in the Church History Library often include priesthood ordinations. The missionary indexes at the Family History Library do not have priesthood ordination records.
See Latter-day Saint Missionaries for more information. These records are usually found in the personal records of priesthood holders. The lineages may have been prepared by the members themselves or by Church employees at the request of the priesthood holder.
A line of authority can be requested for any Melchizedek Priesthood holder living in the same household as the requester, a young man currently serving a full-time mission, or a deceased ancestor.
A request may not be completed for someone who has been excommunicated from the Church. To request a line of authority send an email to lineofauthority churchofjesuschrist. To receive the request form in English, type the letters "PLA" in the subject line. Family History Library. Memories Overview Gallery People Find.
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