▁The ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁de a cons ▁qu orum ▁is ▁given ▁priest hood ▁keys ▁by ▁the ▁lay ing ▁on ▁of ▁hands ▁by ▁the ▁bishop ▁to ▁pres ide ▁over ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁qu orum . ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁de a cons ▁qu orum ▁presiden cy ▁and ▁the ▁secretary ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁set ▁apart ▁until ▁after ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁qu orum . ▁ ▁The ▁duties ▁of ▁a ▁de acon ▁are ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁teachers ▁in ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁temporal ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁and ▁" to ▁warn , ▁exp ound , ▁ex h ort , ▁and ▁teach , ▁and ▁inv ite ▁all ▁to ▁come ▁unto ▁Christ ". ▁In ▁modern ▁practice , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁de a cons ' ▁primary ▁duties ▁is ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁sacr ament ▁to ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁during ▁sacr ament ▁meeting . ▁De a cons ▁also ▁may ▁receive ▁fast ▁offer ings ▁from ▁the ▁members ▁on ▁fast ▁Sunday . ▁A ▁de acon ▁may ▁often ▁sit ▁beside ▁the ▁bishop ric ▁during ▁sacr ament ▁meeting ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁mess enger ▁or ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁bishop . ▁ ▁An ▁adult ▁ad visor ▁may ▁be ▁called ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁de a cons ▁qu orum . ▁Sometimes ▁an ▁assistant ▁ad visor ▁is ▁called . ▁ ▁Te acher ▁In ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church , ▁teacher ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁four ▁offices ▁in ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood . ▁Male ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁be