What are the duties of deacons and other priesthood offices?
Young men ages 12 to 13 normally serve as deacons, followed by the office of “teacher” for ages 14 to 15 and “priest” for ages 16 and older. All these offices are in the Aaronic Priesthood. At age 18 or 19, young men can be considered for advancement to the higher Priesthood, that of Melchizedek Priesthood (the Holy Priesthood after the Order of the Son of God). In the Aaronic Priesthood, deacons can distribute the sacrament (communion) to people and fulfill other assignments, particularly the collection of “fast offerings” to help the poor and the needy. Teachers can help prepare the sacrament, visit members regularly with a companion to serve them as “home teachers,” and perform other duties. Priests can ordain others to the Aaronic Priesthood, can baptize, can bless the sacrament, and can do all that teachers or deacons do. Though he is a High Priest, Bishop is the President of the Aaronic Priesthood in a ward and the president of the Priests Quorum, and serves under a Stake Preside
