▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁turn ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁A ▁bishop ▁may ▁give ▁appro val ▁for ▁such ▁members ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁and ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁de acon . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ord ination , ▁the ▁candidate ▁must ▁have ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁bishop ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁coun sel ors ▁and ▁the ▁proposed ▁ord ination ▁must ▁be ▁accepted ▁by ▁common ▁consent ▁by ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁w ard . ▁With ▁the ▁bishop ' s ▁appro val , ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁holds ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁priest ▁or ▁a ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁priest hood ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁ord ination ▁of ▁a ▁de acon ▁by ▁the ▁lay ing ▁on ▁of ▁hands . ▁ ▁De a cons ▁in ▁a ▁w ard ▁are ▁organized ▁in ▁qu or ums . ▁The ▁Do ctrine ▁and ▁C oven ants ▁states ▁that ▁a ▁president ▁of ▁a ▁de a cons ▁qu orum ▁can ▁pres ide ▁over ▁ 1 2 ▁de a cons . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁in ▁some ▁large ▁w ards , ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁qu or ums ▁of ▁de a cons . ▁From ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁each ▁de a cons ▁qu orum , ▁a ▁president , ▁first ▁coun sel or , ▁second ▁coun sel or , ▁and ▁secretary ▁may ▁be ▁called ▁and ▁set ▁apart ▁by ▁the ▁bishop ric . ▁The ▁president ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁coun sel ors ▁const itute ▁the ▁de a cons ▁qu orum ▁presiden cy .