▁of ▁Mel ch ized ek , ▁which ▁Pri est hood , ▁he ▁said , ▁would ▁in ▁due ▁time ▁be ▁con ferred ▁on ▁us , ▁and ▁that ▁I ▁should ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁first ▁E lder ▁of ▁the ▁Church , ▁and ▁he ▁( O liver ▁Cow der y ) ▁the ▁second . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁on ▁our ▁coming ▁up ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁after ▁we ▁had ▁been ▁bapt ized , ▁we ▁experienced ▁great ▁and ▁gl orious ▁bless ings ▁from ▁our ▁Heaven ly ▁Father . ▁No ▁sooner ▁had ▁I ▁bapt ized ▁Oliver ▁Cow der y , ▁than ▁the ▁Holy ▁Ghost ▁fell ▁upon ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁stood ▁up ▁and ▁proph es ied ▁many ▁things ▁which ▁should ▁shortly ▁come ▁to ▁pass . ▁And ▁again , ▁so ▁soon ▁as ▁I ▁had ▁been ▁bapt ized ▁by ▁him , ▁I ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁prop he cy , ▁when , ▁standing ▁up , ▁I ▁proph es ied ▁concerning ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁this ▁Church , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁things ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁Church , ▁and ▁this ▁generation ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁men . ▁We ▁were ▁filled ▁with ▁the ▁Holy ▁Ghost , ▁and ▁rejo iced ▁in ▁the ▁God ▁of ▁our ▁salv ation ." ▁ ▁Early ▁days ▁From ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ , ▁the ▁first ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁A aron ic ▁priest hood ▁were ▁mostly ▁adult s . ▁Early ▁pri ests ▁included ▁Joseph ▁Smith , ▁Sr . ▁( 5 9 ), ▁Martin ▁Harris ▁( 4 7 ), ▁and ▁two ▁ 3 0 - year - old ▁members :