▁into ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood . ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁St ake ▁President ▁Ang us ▁M . ▁C annon ▁directed ▁b ish ops ▁" to ▁draw ▁the ▁young ▁men ▁into ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁Pri est hood ▁and ▁thus ▁an ▁excellent ▁experience , ▁and , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁preserve ▁them ▁from ▁evil ▁associations ." ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁adult ▁men ▁willing ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁was ▁ultimately ▁the ▁determ ining ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁ord aining ▁youth . ▁Young ▁instruct ed ▁Hunter ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁that ▁each ▁st ake ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁full ▁qu orum ▁of ▁pri ests , ▁teachers , ▁and ▁de a cons ; ▁however , ▁Hunter ▁compla ined ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁willing ▁men ▁to ▁fill ▁these ▁positions . ▁One ▁bishop ▁noted , ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁difficult ▁task ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁sufficient ▁quantity ▁of ▁efficient ▁teachers . ▁I ▁have ▁thought ▁of ▁calling ▁upon ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁boys ." ▁Another ▁stated , ▁" It ▁is ▁very ▁hard ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁older ▁men ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁Te ach ers , ▁but ▁the ▁young ▁men ▁come ▁forward ▁and ▁are ▁willing ▁to ▁take ▁their ▁parts ▁and ▁therefore ▁we ▁have ▁to ▁appoint ▁young ▁men ▁where ▁older ▁ones ▁should ▁be ." ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Young ' s ▁death , ▁he ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁position ▁that ▁all ▁boys ▁needed ▁some ▁priest hood ▁experience ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁receive ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁before ▁reaching ▁ad ul th ood . ▁