▁Category : Found ations ▁of ▁mathematics <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁( ; ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁priest hood ▁of ▁A aron ▁or ▁the ▁Lev it ical ▁priest hood ) ▁is ▁the ▁less er ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁( or ▁sometimes ▁three ) ▁orders ▁of ▁priest hood ▁recognized ▁in ▁the ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement . ▁The ▁others ▁are ▁the ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁priest hood ▁and ▁the ▁rarely ▁recognized ▁Patri arch al ▁priest hood . ▁Un like ▁the ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁priest hood , ▁which ▁is ▁mode led ▁after ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Jesus ▁and ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les , ▁or ▁the ▁Patri arch al ▁priest hood , ▁which ▁is ▁mode led ▁after ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Abraham , ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁is ▁mode led ▁after ▁the ▁priest hood ▁of ▁A aron ▁the ▁Lev ite , ▁the ▁first ▁high ▁priest ▁of ▁the ▁Heb rew s , ▁and ▁his ▁descend ants . ▁The ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁less er ▁or ▁prepar atory ▁priest hood ▁and ▁an ▁" append age " ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁powerful ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁priest hood . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁( L DS ▁Church ) ▁today , ▁the ▁hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁are ▁primarily ▁young ▁men ▁ages ▁ 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁recent ▁adult ▁male ▁converts ▁to ▁the ▁church . ▁The ▁general ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood