Priesthood Leadership Callings
In addition to the regular offices of the Aaronic or Melchizedek priesthood, there are other leadership callings within the priesthood. The table below lists these other priesthood leadership callings and the table below it shows how the various callings are organized within the hierarchy of the Church.
| Leadership calling | Minimum qualifications | Rights and responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| President of the Church and counselor in the First Presidency |
President must be an apostle; counselors must be high priests |
Preside over and direct the entire church |
| Area President and counselors | All must be Seventies or apostles | Preside over and direct a geographical region ("area") of the church |
| Stake President and counselors | All must be high priests | Preside over and direct a stake of the church |
| Stake high councilors | Must be high priests | Assist the stake presidency in governing the stake |
| Mission president and counselors | Mission president must be high priest; counselors must hold Melchizedek priesthood |
Preside over and direct a mission of the church and the full-time missionaries in the mission |
| District President and couselors | All must hold Melchizedek priesthood | Preside over and direct a district of a mission |
| Temple president and counselors | All must be high priests | Preside over and direct the operation of a temple |
Hierarchy of leadership
| Jesus Christ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Authorities | ||||||||
| The First Presidency: The President and Prophet of the Church, 1st Counselor and 2nd Counselor |
||||||||
| The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and eleven other Apostles |
||||||||
| Quorums of the Seventy The Seven Presidents of the Seventy and several dozen Seventies
|
||||||||
| Area Presidencies: Presidents and 1st and 2nd Counselors are filled by Seventies |
||||||||
| Local Authorities | ||||||||
| Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Quorums of the Seventy (Area Seventies) | Temple Presidencies | |||||||
| Stake Presidencies and High Councils | Mission Presidencies | |||||||
| Ward Bishoprics or Branch Presidencies | Elder Quorums | High Priest Groups | ||||||
| Deacon Quorums | Teacher Quorums | Priest Quorums | ||||||
Read more about this topic: Priesthood (LDS Church)
Famous quotes containing the words priesthood and/or leadership:
“The priesthood in many ways is the ultimate closet in Western civilization, where gay people particularly have hidden for the past two thousand years.”
—Bishop John Spong (b. 1931)
“During the first World War women in the United States had a chance to try their capacities in wider fields of executive leadership in industry. Must we always wait for war to give us opportunity? And must the pendulum always swing back in the busy world of work and workers during times of peace?”
—Mary Barnett Gilson (1877–?)