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240:. Young men are eligible to become a teacher at the beginning of the year of their 14 birthday. If there are more than 24 teachers in the ward, then the bishop may choose to divide the quorum. Teachers Quorums are organized at the ward level and act under the direction of the bishop, who calls a Teachers Quorum President to hold keys to direct the work of the quorum.
251:. Young men are eligible to become a deacon at the beginning of the year of their 12 birthday. If there are more than 12 deacons in the ward, then the bishop may choose to divide the quorum. Deacons Quorums are organized at the ward level and act under the direction of the bishop, who calls a Deacons Quorum President to hold keys to direct the work of the quorum.
160:. All the quorums of the seventy are presided over by seven presidents—the Presidency of the Seventy—who hold keys to direct the affairs of the quorums. There may be an unlimited number of such quorums that are called to witness in "all the world", but currently only the members of the first and second quorums are
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