. ▁Active ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁hold ers ▁s eld om ▁st all ▁their ▁adv ancement . ▁The ▁confer ral ▁and ▁ord ination ▁to ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁is ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁lay ing ▁on ▁of ▁hands ▁by ▁a ▁priest ▁or ▁by ▁those ▁holding ▁the ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁priest hood . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁bishop , ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁office ▁are ▁organized ▁into ▁a ▁qu orum ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁president ▁and ▁coun sel ors ▁within ▁each ▁qu orum . ▁The ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁pri ests ▁qu orum ▁is ▁the ▁bishop ▁or ▁branch ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation . ▁Each ▁w ard ▁has ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁qu or ums ▁of ▁each ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁priest hood , ▁if ▁there ▁are ▁young ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁appropriate ▁age ▁group . ▁ ▁The ▁church - wide ▁tit ular ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁is ▁the ▁Pres iding ▁Bishop . ▁However , ▁because ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁is ▁composed ▁primarily ▁of ▁the ▁youth ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Men ▁organization ▁super vis es ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁church - wide ▁organization ▁involving ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood . ▁ ▁Off ices ▁and ▁Qu or ums ▁ ▁De acon ▁In ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church , ▁de acon ▁is ▁the ▁lowest ▁of ▁four ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood . ▁Male ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁may ▁become ▁de a cons ▁at