▁of ▁the ▁members ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁priest hood , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁need ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁necessary ▁males ▁to ▁accomplish ▁the ▁needed ▁tasks . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁the ▁End ow ment ▁House ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁church ▁leaders ▁called ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁busy ▁in ▁grant ing ▁end ow ments ▁to ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁Each ▁w ard ▁had ▁quot as ▁to ▁fill ▁in ▁comple ting ▁end ow ments , ▁and ▁the ▁men ▁that ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁receive ▁their s ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁priest hood . ▁The ▁average ▁age ▁of ▁men ▁who ▁received ▁the ▁end ow ment ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁ 2 2 ; ▁some ▁were ▁as ▁young ▁as ▁ 1 4 . ▁So ▁many ▁men ▁were ▁receiving ▁the ▁senior ▁priest hood ▁and ▁their ▁end ow ments ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁too ▁few ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁junior ▁priest hood . ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁commented ▁that ▁perhaps ▁men ▁should ▁receive ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁end ow ment ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁first ▁before ▁their ▁miss ions . ▁This ▁would ▁have ▁allowed ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁hold ers ▁to ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁mission aries ; ▁however , ▁this ▁idea ▁was ▁never ▁implemented . ▁ ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁priest hood ▁qu or ums ▁also ▁engaged ▁in ▁rec ruit ing ▁members ▁from ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood , ▁which ▁further ▁de ple ted ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the