▁ord ained ▁teachers ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁turn ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁Appro val ▁by ▁the ▁bishop ▁and ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁him ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁coun sel ors ▁and ▁is ▁required ▁before ▁ord ination . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ord ination , ▁the ▁proposed ▁ord ination ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁accepted ▁by ▁common ▁consent ▁by ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁w ard . ▁With ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁bishop , ▁a ▁priest ▁or ▁a ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁priest hood ▁may ▁ord ain ▁a ▁person ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁teacher ▁by ▁the ▁lay ing ▁on ▁of ▁hands . ▁ ▁As ▁specified ▁in ▁the ▁Do ctrine ▁and ▁C oven ants , ▁a ▁teachers ▁qu orum ▁may ▁not ▁contain ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 4 ▁members . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁in ▁some ▁larger ▁w ards ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁teacher ▁qu or ums . ▁A ▁presiden cy , ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁president , ▁first ▁coun sel or , ▁and ▁second ▁coun sel or , ▁is ▁called ▁from ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁qu orum ▁by ▁the ▁bishop ric ▁and ▁set ▁apart ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁the ▁teachers ▁qu orum . ▁The ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁teachers ▁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 . ▁A ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁called ▁from ▁the ▁qu orum ▁membership . ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁teachers ▁qu orum