▁H yr um ▁Smith ▁and ▁New el ▁Knight . ▁Te ach ers ▁were ▁He zek iah ▁Pe ck ▁( 4 9 ), ▁Christian ▁Whit mer ▁( 3 2 ), ▁Hir am ▁Page ▁( 3 0 ), ▁and ▁William ▁Smith ▁( 2 0 ). ▁Among ▁the ▁early ▁de a cons ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁were ▁Tit us ▁Bill ings ▁( 3 8 ). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁some ▁youth ▁that ▁were ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood , ▁including ▁William ▁F . ▁C ah oon ▁( 1 7 ), ▁Don ▁Carlos ▁Smith ▁( 1 4 ), ▁and ▁Er ast us ▁( 1 5 ) ▁and ▁James ▁Snow ▁( 1 7 ). ▁In ▁these ▁early ▁years , ▁the ▁hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁priest hood ▁had ▁adult ▁duties ▁thrust ▁upon ▁them . ▁For ▁instance , ▁in ▁the ▁Missouri ▁St ake , ▁the ▁teachers ▁qu orum ▁de alt ▁with ▁helping ▁a ▁brother ▁quit ▁to b acco , ▁worked ▁with ▁a ▁married ▁couple ▁in ▁a ▁dispute , ▁settled ▁neighbor ly ▁disput es ▁over ▁cattle , ▁and ▁de alt ▁with ▁" lying ▁and ▁ext ort ion ." ▁Ad ult ▁de a cons ▁assist ed ▁pri ests ▁and ▁teachers ▁in ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁worship , ▁se ating ▁people , ▁making ▁wine ▁for ▁the ▁sacr ament , ▁and ▁getting ▁a ▁license ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁pre ach ▁in ▁homes . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁K irt land ▁Temple ▁included ▁four ▁rows ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cies ▁of ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood