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'''Teacher''' is a [[Priesthood (Latter Day Saints)|priesthood]] office in the [[Aaronic priesthood (Latter Day Saints)|Aaronic priesthood]] of denominations within the [[Latter Day Saint movement]], including [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church).
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==Teachers in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints== ▼
▲==Teachers[[Category:Priesthood inoffices Theof the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ==]]
In the LDS Church, teacher is the second of four offices in the Aaronic priesthood. Male members of the church who reach the age of 14 are eligible to be ordained teachers.<ref name = section16>"Ordinance and Blessing Policies", ''[[Handbook (LDS Church)|Handbook 1: Stake Presidents and Bishops]]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: LDS Church, 2010) § 16.</ref> Approval by the [[bishop (Latter Day Saints)|bishop]] and an interview with him or one of his counselors and is required before ordination.<ref name = section16/> Prior to ordination, the proposed ordination must also be accepted by [[common consent (Latter Day Saints)|common consent]] by the members of the ward.<ref name = section16/> With the approval of the bishop, a [[Priest (Latter Day Saints)|priest]] or a holder of the [[Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints)|Melchizedek priesthood]] may ordain a person to the office of teacher by the [[laying on of hands]].
As specified in the [[Doctrine and Covenants]], a teachers quorum may not contain more than 24 members.<ref>Doctrine and Covenants, {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 107|verse=86}}</ref> As a result, in some larger [[ward (LDS Church)|wards]] there are two teacher quorums. A presidency, consisting of a president, first counselor, and second counselor, is called from members of the quorum by the bishopric and [[Setting apart|set apart]] to serve as the presidency of the teachers quorum. The president of the teachers quorum is given priesthood keys by the laying on of hands by the bishop to preside over the members of his quorum. A secretary to the presidency may also be called from the quorum membership. The members of the teachers quorum presidency and the secretary may not be set apart until after they have been accepted by the [[common consent (Latter Day Saints)|common consent]] of the members of the quorum.<ref>[//www.lds.org/handbook/handbook-2-administering-the-church/callings-in-the-church "Callings in the Church"], ''[[Handbook (LDS Church)|Handbook 2: Administering the Church]]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: LDS Church, 2010) § 19.</ref>
The duties of a teacher are to assist the [[Priest (Mormonism)|priests]] in taking care of the temporal needs of the church, and "to warn, expound, exhort, and teach, and invite all to come unto Christ".<ref>Doctrine and Covenants,{{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 20|verse=59}}</ref> Teachers are permitted to assist in preparing the [[Sacrament (Mormonism)|sacrament]], usher during sacrament meeting, and perform all the duties of a [[Deacon (Mormonism)|deacon]]. Teachers are also typically paired with an adult male (often their father) to perform [[home teaching]].
As the church in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] sponsors troops of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] and [[Scouts Canada]] programs, many teachers participate in these [[Scouting]] programs as well. The adult ward leaders of the [[Young Men (organization)|Young Men organization]] are frequently also leaders in the Scout troop, but the priesthood quorums and the Scouts are not otherwise connected.
An adult teachers quorum adviser may be called to assist the teachers. Sometimes an assistant adviser is also called.
After an interview with the [[Bishop (Mormonism)|bishop]], teachers who are deemed worthy are ordained to the office of [[Priest (Mormonism)|priest]] at the age of 16, whereupon they will become members of the priests quorum.
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==Further reading==
*{{citation
| last = Hartley
| first = William G.
| authorlink = William G. Hartley
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| year = 1976
| title = Ordained and Acting Teachers in the Lesser Priesthood, 1851-1883
| journal = [[BYU Studies]]
| volume = 16
| issue = 3
| pages =
| url = https://byustudies.byu.edu/PDFLibrary/16.3HartleyOrdained-320d4470-48ea-4b2d-b07f-6d3c33058cc4.pdf
}}
*{{citation
| last = Hartley
| first = William G.
| authorlink = William G. Hartley
| title = From Men to Boys: LDS Aaronic Priesthood Offices, 1829–1996
| journal = [[Journal of Mormon History]]
| volume = 22
| issue = 1
|date=Spring 1996
| pages = 78–134
| url = http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol22/iss1/1/
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