▁less er ▁priest hood . ▁Un like ▁today , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁requirement ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁before ▁receiving ▁the ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁priest hood , ▁so ▁the ▁rec ruit ing ▁by ▁the ▁higher ▁priest hood ▁included ▁the ▁un ord ained ▁as ▁well . ▁Pres iding ▁Bishop ▁Edward ▁Hunter ▁and ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁both ▁l ament ed ▁over ▁the ▁r ush ▁to ▁ord ain ▁men ▁to ▁be ▁high ▁pri ests ▁or ▁sevent ies ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁difficulty ▁in ▁keeping ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁ranks ▁filled . ▁As ▁examples , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁Francis ▁M . ▁L yman ▁and ▁Rud ger ▁Cla w son ▁were ▁both ▁ord ained ▁as ▁el ders ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 6 ; ▁Clar ence ▁M err ill ▁was ▁ord ained ▁as ▁a ▁sevent y ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁Young ▁initi ated ▁an ▁app rent ices hip ▁program ▁where by ▁the ▁hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁would ▁take ▁boys ▁with ▁them ▁to ▁teach ▁them ▁and ▁give ▁them ▁experience . ▁No ▁age ▁limits ▁were ▁specified . ▁This ▁helped ▁to ▁tempor arily ▁alle vi ate ▁the ▁problem ▁ar ising ▁from ▁the ▁dear th ▁of ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁hold ers . ▁By ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁church ▁leaders ▁were ▁instruct ing ▁b ish ops ▁to ▁set ▁apart ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁priest hood ▁as ▁" act ing " ▁teachers