Priesthood Quorums' Table: Important Rulings

Priesthood Quorums' Table

Important Rulings: The Presiding Bishopric have made the fol- lowing rulings on presidency, enrollment in ward classes, and quorum recommends, which all bishops, ward clerks, and class instructors should carefully notice:

1st — The bishopric of the ward, as presiding high priests, preside over all the priesthood classes of the ward, both Melchizedek and Aaronic, and all such classes should meet weekly under their direction. The classes should not be confused with the quorums of the Melchiz- edek priesthood.

2nd — The name of every member of the ward holding the priest- hood should be entered on the priesthood index of the Ward Weekly Priesthood Roll and Minute Book, and on the class roll to which he should belong, regardless of the fact as to whether or not he has been admitted as a member of a regularly organized quorum of the Melchizedek priesthood. Exception may be made in the instance of large city wards whose boundaries comprise organized quorums of seventy or elders, who, while meeting weekly, perform the functions and duties of a quorum. In such cases it is the duty of the ward clerk to hand to the quorum secretary a slip containing the names of persons received in and removed from the ward. Proper steps should be taken by the quorum officers to enroll in the quorum those who have just arrived in the quorum district. Admission should be at the discretion of the officers and members of the quorum, in harmony with the instructions contained in paragraph SO of the Circular of Instruc- tions, No. 12.

3rd — The class rolls should be handed to the ward clerk after each meeting, so that additional names may be added and the removals indicated on the roll. Since the ward clerk usually issues the cer- tificate of membership and also enters all recommends of persons re- ceived in the ward, he is the proper person to adjust the class rolls. This does not apply to quorum rolls.

4th — The enrollment of a person holding the priesthood, as a member of a priesthood class, does not entitle him to membership in the quorum to which that class belongs. In this respect we refer par- ticularly to the quorums of high priests, seventies, and elders. He should present himself at the regular meeting of the quorum, and action should be taken upon his application for admittance to mem- bership in accordance with the rules and regulations of that quorum, and as further explained in paragraph 50 referred to above.

5th — The class instructor and officers of the ward, including the ward teachers, should urge every person holding the priesthood to attend the ward weekly priesthood meetings, and special attention should be given to those who are indifferent and neglectful. Instruc- tors for classes of the Melchizedek priesthood should be selected in accordance with paragraph 46 of the Circular of Instructions, No. 12.