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Christ of Latter-day Saints">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> (LDS Church), with a smaller local congregation known as a <b>branch</b>. </p><p>A ward is presided over by a <a href="/wiki/Bishop_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Bishop (Latter Day Saints)">bishop</a>, the equivalent of a <a href="/wiki/Pastor" title="Pastor">pastor</a> in many other <a href="/wiki/Christian_denomination" title="Christian denomination">Christian denominations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As with all local LDS Church leadership, the bishop is considered lay clergy and as such is not paid.<sup id="cite_ref-Ward_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ward-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two counselors serve with the bishop to help with administrative and spiritual duties of the ward and to preside in the absence of the bishop. Together, these three men constitute the <i>bishopric</i>. A branch is presided over by a <i><a href="/wiki/Branch_president" title="Branch president">branch president</a></i> who may also have one or two counselors, depending on the size of the branch. Groups of wards are organized into <a href="/wiki/Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Stake (Latter Day Saints)">stakes</a>, while groups of branches are generally organized into <a href="/wiki/District_(LDS_Church)" title="District (LDS Church)">districts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ward_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ward-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_origin">Historical origin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ward_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Historical origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term <i><a href="/wiki/Ward_(United_States)" title="Ward (United States)">ward</a></i> originally referred to the <a href="/wiki/Ward_(politics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ward (politics)">political subdivision</a> of some of the municipalities in the mid-western United States where members of the LDS Church resided, and in particular the political organization of <a href="/wiki/Nauvoo,_Illinois" title="Nauvoo, Illinois">Nauvoo, Illinois</a>, in the 1840s. Bishops were assigned duties and responsibility over specific ward boundaries in these cities, and over time individual congregations were defined by these boundaries. After the <a href="/wiki/Mormon_pioneers" title="Mormon pioneers">Mormon Exodus</a> to Utah, this same terminology was preserved in the establishment of communities throughout the western United States. Voting districts of several Utah communities still follow the historical boundaries of their original LDS Church congregations. Due to the religious connection of this term, traditional LDS pioneer communities generally do not use the term <i>ward</i> to define voting districts for political purposes.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="need reliable sources to verify the use of the term for ecclesiastical purposes before the success crisis & Mormon migration to Utah; prior to Winter Quarters the term "branch" was the common term for the congregation presided over by a bishop (December 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wards_and_branches">Wards and branches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ward_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Wards and branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jonesboro_Chapel.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Jonesboro_Chapel.JPG/220px-Jonesboro_Chapel.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Jonesboro_Chapel.JPG/330px-Jonesboro_Chapel.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Jonesboro_Chapel.JPG/440px-Jonesboro_Chapel.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>A meetinghouse that serves local ward congregations</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wards">Wards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ward_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Wards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A ward typically consists of 150 to 500 church members in an area within a reasonable travel time of the meetinghouse ("reasonable" will vary between countries and regions). A stake, the next highest level of organization, may be created if there are at least five ward-sized branches in adjacent areas. Once the stake has been organized, the ward-sized branches are organized into wards. Beginning in 2024, the LDS Church unified standards worldwide for creation of wards as shown in table below.<sup id="cite_ref-wardsize_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wardsize-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-createstake_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-createstake-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to 2024, within the United States and Canada, a minimum of 300 members was required to create a ward; elsewhere, a minimum of 150 members was required. <span class="anchor" id="table"></span> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Minimum requirements<br />to become a ward </th> <th>2024 Standardization </th> <th colspan="2">Prior to 2024 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Worldwide </th> <th>US & Canada </th> <th>Rest of world </th></tr> <tr> <td>Total Members<sup id="cite_ref-members_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-members-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>250 </td> <td>300 </td> <td>150 </td></tr> <tr> <td><abbr title="Active, Full-Tithe-Paying Melchizedek Priesthood Holders">AFTMPH</abbr><sup id="cite_ref-aftmph_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aftmph-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>20 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Participating Adults<sup id="cite_ref-adults_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-adults-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>100 </td> <td colspan="2">none specified </td></tr> <tr> <td>Participating Youth<sup id="cite_ref-youth_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youth-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>20<sup id="cite_ref-recommend_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recommend-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="2">none specified </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-members-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-members_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">includes both attending and not attending</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-aftmph-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-aftmph_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">AFTMPH: Active, Full-Tithe-Paying <a href="/wiki/Melchizedek_priesthood_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints)">Melchizedek Priesthood</a> Holders</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-adults-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-adults_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Participating adults are individuals who pay full or partial tithes, hold a current<br /> temple recommend, have a calling in the Church, or are new members who are<br /> attending sacrament meeting during their first year of membership.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-youth-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-youth_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Participating youth are youth enrolled in seminary.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-recommend-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-recommend_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">recommended but not required</span> </li> </ol></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)#table" title="Stake (Latter Day Saints)">Minimum requirements to become a stake</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>If there are not sufficient congregations in an area to form a stake, a district (analogous to but smaller than a stake) is formed to oversee local congregations. There is no minimum or maximum geographical size for a ward: In areas where there are greater numbers of active church members (such as urban and suburban areas in <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>), several wards can exist in only 1 square mile (2.6 km<sup>2</sup>). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LDS_Church_in_Farmington_(33578464874).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg/220px-LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg/330px-LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg/440px-LDS_Church_in_Farmington_%2833578464874%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5151" data-file-height="2895" /></a><figcaption>A chapel where LDS congregations meet</figcaption></figure> <p>When the ward membership grows to a certain size, the ward will be divided.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Generally, if both geographic divisions are in a reasonable distance of the meetinghouse, they will meet at the same building, but at different times. Most meetinghouses are designed to house multiple wards. Individuals can find out what ward they reside in by either talking to a local LDS leader or by using the meetinghouse locator tool on the church's webpage.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike most religions, members are expected to attend the specific ward they reside in and are discouraged from choosing a different congregation that meets in a different place or at a more convenient time. There are some exceptions to this rule (see below), but for the most part members are discouraged from "shopping" for a different ward that is more convenient for them, or that has one where they might attend with friends or relatives, or that has a more likeable leader. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Singles_wards">Singles wards</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ward_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Singles wards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Singles wards are set up in areas with high populations of <a href="/wiki/Single_adult_(LDS_Church)" title="Single adult (LDS Church)">single adults</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Young single adult (YSA) wards are intended for single members ages 18 to 35, and single adult wards are generally for single members of ages 31 to 45. Older single adult members typically attend their family (standard) ward. These wards provide LDS singles the opportunity to serve in offices of the church. Members are taught the same principles of the gospel as a traditional ward, while receiving attention particular to their spiritual needs. </p><p>Singles wards are different in that they overlap several other regular wards geographically, even crossing stake boundaries. Single adult members may choose to attend the singles ward or their regular "home" ward; otherwise, the church strongly discourages the regular attendance of, and disallows the transfer of membership records to, regular wards other than the one to which the member's residence is assigned. </p><p>Since it is a doctrinal requirement that the bishop of a ward be married, this man will typically be called from another ward in the host stake of the singles ward. Men to fill the other positions, such as counselors in the bishopric, an executive secretary, and ward clerks, may also be called from other wards in the stake or from among the members of the singles ward. </p><p>A primary goal of a singles ward is to provide its members the chance to meet other singles of the opposite sex and eventually to be married.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Singles in a certain area can then more easily find other singles of similar interests and beliefs, and eventually find a spouse. Groups are often formed to allow both the young single adults and single adults to conduct activities similar to those practiced in <a href="/wiki/Family_Home_Evening" title="Family Home Evening">Family Home Evening</a>. Although these groups may exist wherever there are LDS wards, they are more prominent in LDS singles wards.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>LDS singles ward culture was portrayed and parodied in the 2002 <a href="/wiki/LDS_cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="LDS cinema">movie</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Singles_Ward" class="mw-redirect" title="The Singles Ward">The Singles Ward</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="YSA_wards">YSA wards</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ward_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: YSA wards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, YSA wards and stakes were reorganized and realigned to remove the distinction of a student ward from a traditional YSA ward.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, YSA wards were organized as either college/university wards or traditional YSA wards. At colleges and universities with large LDS populations, student wards were organized to serve the needs of students in attending these schools. In areas where there are large concentrations of YSA wards, YSA stakes are formed. Previously, when one or more wards were formed for the students of a college or university, separate wards would be formed for single and married students. In such university wards and stakes, the bishops and members of the <a href="/wiki/Stake_presidency" class="mw-redirect" title="Stake presidency">stake presidency</a> are filled by men called from adjacent stakes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Language_wards">Language wards</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ward_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Language wards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Much like a singles ward, and with administrative approval, wards may be established in geographic areas which contain a high population of church members whose native language is different from the local language (such as adjacent to U.S. military bases in foreign countries, or in metropolitan areas which have larger numbers of immigrant/second-language users). Additionally, there are also wards for <a href="/wiki/Deafness" title="Deafness">deaf</a> members where the primary language used is the locally predominant sign language (such as <a href="/wiki/American_Sign_Language" title="American Sign Language">American Sign Language</a> in the U.S. and anglophone Canada). Services in these wards are conducted entirely in the target language. Colloquialisms such as "a Spanish ward" or "a Chinese ward", for example, refer solely to the language spoken, and not the race or ethnicity of the members welcome (e.g., there are no "Mexican wards"). However, in practice, different wards are sometimes made for different ethnic backgrounds or national origins, even though there is no difference in the language used. There used to be wards or missions that were designated based on race, such as Indian wards or Indian missions for Native Americans. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branch">Branch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ward_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:West_Memphis_Building.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/West_Memphis_Building.JPG/220px-West_Memphis_Building.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/West_Memphis_Building.JPG/330px-West_Memphis_Building.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/West_Memphis_Building.JPG/440px-West_Memphis_Building.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1680" data-file-height="1249" /></a><figcaption>A meetinghouse for a branch in West Memphis, AR</figcaption></figure> <p>A congregation that is in a district or that has too small a membership to be a ward may be organized as a <i>branch</i> of the church. Branches may be organized in stakes, but wards may not be organized in districts. Branches in a district, or those where no stake or district exist, fall under the jurisdiction of the <a href="/wiki/Mission_president" title="Mission president">mission president</a>. </p><p>Branches may also be formed for YSA, foreign-language, military personnel, retirees, or <a href="/wiki/County_jail" class="mw-redirect" title="County jail">jail</a>/<a href="/wiki/Prison" title="Prison">prison</a>/<a href="/wiki/Halfway_house" title="Halfway house">half-way house</a> inmates where there is a need for special interests, but there are too few individuals to form a ward. As in the ward, the <a href="/wiki/Branch_president" title="Branch president">branch president</a> in a YSA, or prison branch will typically be called from the stake or district in which the branch is organized, or those within close geographical proximity. Because of the nature of prison branches, all positions of authority will be called from outside of the branch. </p><p>Some branches (called "care center" branches) are set up in nursing homes with meetings held on-site for people who cannot travel to a meetinghouse. In these branches, leaders are also called from the local stake. Most branches require at least 20 members and require four Melchizedek priesthood holders capable of serving in leadership positions. YSA branches require 50 active members in addition to the above requirement. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Organization">Organization</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ward_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints_in_Houston,_Texas,_steeple.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints_in_Houston%2C_Texas%2C_steeple.JPG/220px-The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints_in_Houston%2C_Texas%2C_steeple.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints_in_Houston%2C_Texas%2C_steeple.JPG/330px-The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints_in_Houston%2C_Texas%2C_steeple.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints_in_Houston%2C_Texas%2C_steeple.JPG/440px-The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints_in_Houston%2C_Texas%2C_steeple.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Many LDS Church buildings use <a href="/wiki/Steeple" title="Steeple">steeples</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The main <a href="/wiki/Organization_(LDS_Church)" title="Organization (LDS Church)">organizations</a> of a ward that are overseen directly by the bishop are the <a href="/wiki/Relief_Society" title="Relief Society">Relief Society</a> (for women), the <a href="/wiki/Young_Men_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Men Organization">Young Men</a> and <a href="/wiki/Young_Women_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Women Organization">Young Women</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Primary_(LDS_Church)" title="Primary (LDS Church)">Primary</a> (for children), and the <a href="/wiki/Sunday_School_(LDS_Church)" title="Sunday School (LDS Church)">Sunday School</a>. In branches, these organizations are filled when there are sufficient active members to fill these positions. </p><p>Those men ordained to the <a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(Mormonism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Priesthood (Mormonism)">priesthood</a> are organized into <a href="/wiki/Quorum_(Mormonism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Quorum (Mormonism)">quorums</a> by priesthood office. The offices of the lesser, or <a href="/wiki/Aaronic_priesthood_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Aaronic priesthood (Latter Day Saints)">Aaronic</a>, priesthood (typically males 11 to 18 years of age) are organized and overseen by the bishop (or branch president). Usually, there are separate quorums for <a href="/wiki/Deacon_(Latter_Day_Saints)" class="mw-redirect" title="Deacon (Latter Day Saints)">deacons</a> (11 and 12 year olds), <a href="/wiki/Teacher_(Latter_Day_Saints)" class="mw-redirect" title="Teacher (Latter Day Saints)">teachers</a> (13 and 14 year olds), and <a href="/wiki/Priest_(Mormonism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Priest (Mormonism)">priests</a> (15 years old and older). Offices of the higher, or Melchizedek, priesthood (including <a href="/wiki/Elder_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Elder (Latter Day Saints)">elders</a> and <a href="/wiki/High_Priest_(Mormonism)" class="mw-redirect" title="High Priest (Mormonism)">high priests</a>), within individual wards and branches are advised by, and counsel with, the bishop but are overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Stake_president" class="mw-redirect" title="Stake president">stake president</a>. Within <a href="/wiki/District_(LDS_Church)" title="District (LDS Church)">districts</a>, offices of the Melchizedek Priesthood within individual branches are advised by the branch president but overseen by the district president, under the direction of the mission president. Within a branch, priesthood quorums may be formed or all priesthood holders may meet together, as numbers permit. </p><p>The priesthood is central to, and directs the church and its organizations. Prior to adjustments made in April 2018, the <a href="/wiki/Bishopric_(LDS_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishopric (LDS Church)">bishopric</a>, ward clerk, executive secretary, elders quorum president, high priest group leader, ward Young Men president, and ward mission leader would meet regularly as the <a href="/wiki/Priesthood_Executive_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Priesthood Executive Committee">Priesthood Executive Committee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ward_and_branch_conferences">Ward and branch conferences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ward_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Ward and branch conferences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each ward and branch holds an annual ward or branch conference. 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Saints</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">History</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1838_Mormon_War" title="1838 Mormon War">1838 Mormon War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Manifesto" title="1890 Manifesto">1890 Manifesto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthon_Transcript" title="Anthon Transcript">Anthon Transcript</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">Brigham Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Christ_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)">Church of Christ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Vision" title="First Vision">First Vision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Neighbor_policy_(LDS_Church)" title="Good Neighbor policy (LDS Church)">Good Neighbor policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_historic_sites_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of historic sites of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Historic sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith" title="Joseph Smith">Joseph Smith</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Joseph_Smith" title="Killing of Joseph Smith">Death</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Succession_crisis_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints)">Succession crisis</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_LGBT_Mormon_history" title="Timeline of LGBT Mormon history">LGBT Mormon timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_handcart_pioneers" title="Mormon handcart pioneers">Handcart companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Battalion" title="Mormon Battalion">Mormon Battalion</a></li> <li><a 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navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LDS_edition_of_the_Bible" title="LDS edition of the Bible">Holy Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Mormon" title="Book of Mormon">Book of Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doctrine_and_Covenants" title="Doctrine and Covenants">Doctrine and Covenants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl_of_Great_Price_(Mormonism)" title="Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)">Pearl of Great Price</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Moses" title="Book of Moses">Book of Moses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Abraham" title="Book of Abraham">Book of Abraham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith%E2%80%93Matthew" title="Joseph Smith–Matthew">Joseph Smith–Matthew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith%E2%80%93History" title="Joseph Smith–History">Joseph Smith–History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Articles_of_Faith_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Articles of Faith (Latter Day Saints)">Articles of Faith</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Beliefs_and_practices_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Beliefs and practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Beliefs<br />and practices</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_succession_(LDS_Church)" title="Apostolic succession (LDS Church)">Apostolic succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restoration_(Mormonism)" title="Restoration (Mormonism)">Apostasy and restoration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_calling#Latter-day_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious calling">Calling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_cosmology" title="Mormon cosmology">Cosmology</a> <ul><li><a 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and women">Gender</a> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Family:_A_Proclamation_to_the_World" title="The Family: A Proclamation to the World">Family Proclamation</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gender_minorities_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Gender minorities and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Transgender</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_in_Mormonism" title="God in Mormonism">God in Mormonism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Mother_(Mormonism)" title="Heavenly Mother (Mormonism)">Heavenly Mother</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministering" title="Ministering">Ministering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marriage_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Marriage in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Marriage</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Celestial_marriage" title="Celestial marriage">Celestial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interracial_marriage_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Interracial marriage and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Interracial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_polygamy" title="Mormonism and polygamy">Polygamy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ordinance_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Ordinance (Latter Day Saints)">Ordinances</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptism_for_the_dead" title="Baptism for the dead">Baptism for the dead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sealing_(Mormonism)" title="Sealing (Mormonism)">Marriage sealing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_anointing" title="Second anointing">Second anointing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endowment_(Mormonism)" title="Endowment (Mormonism)">Temple endowment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Temple_garment" title="Temple garment">Temple garment</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(LDS_Church)" title="Priesthood (LDS Church)">Priesthood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_teachings_on_skin_color" title="Mormon teachings on skin color">Race</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_people_and_Mormonism" title="Black people and Mormonism">Black people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Mormons" title="Black Mormons">Black Mormons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_people_and_temple_and_priesthood_policies_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Black people and temple and priesthood policies in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Black temple and priesthood restrictions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curses_of_Cain_and_Ham_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Curses of Cain and Ham and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Curses of Cain and Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Native_American_people_and_Mormonism" title="Native American people and Mormonism">Native Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_Pacific_Islanders" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormonism and Pacific Islanders">Pacific Islanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_slavery" title="Mormonism and slavery">Slavery</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revelation_in_Mormonism" title="Revelation in Mormonism">Revelation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Egyptian" title="Reformed Egyptian">Reformed Egyptian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Sexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Sexuality</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_birth_control_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on birth control in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Birth control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_chastity" title="Law of chastity">Law of chastity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homosexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Homosexuality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_orientation_change_efforts_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Sexual orientation change efforts and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Sexual orientation change efforts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_masturbation_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on masturbation in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Masturbation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soaking_(sexual_practice)" title="Soaking (sexual practice)">Soaking</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_spectrums_of_orthodoxy_and_practice" title="Mormon spectrums of orthodoxy and practice">Spectrums of orthodoxy and practice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_suicide_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on suicide in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Suicide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tithing_in_Mormonism" title="Tithing in Mormonism">Tithing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Word_of_Wisdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Word of Wisdom">Word of Wisdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Culture<br />and worship</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Latter_Day_Saints_in_popular_culture" title="Latter Day Saints in popular culture">Cultural depictions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Especially_for_Youth" title="Especially for Youth">Especially for Youth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LDS_Family_Services" title="LDS Family Services">Family Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_feminism" title="Mormon feminism">Feminism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_cinema" title="Mormon cinema">Films</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_films_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of films of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_foodways" title="Mormon foodways">Foodways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Conference_(LDS_Church)" title="General Conference (LDS Church)">General Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Helping_Hands" title="Mormon Helping Hands">Helping Hands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LDS_Humanitarian_Services" title="LDS Humanitarian Services">Humanitarian services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hymns_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Hymns in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Hymns</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hymns_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_(1985_book)" title="Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)">Book</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latter-day_Saints_Channel" title="Latter-day Saints Channel">Latter-day Saints Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liahona_(magazine)" title="Liahona (magazine)"><i>Liahona</i> magazine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_missionary" title="Mormon missionary">Missionary service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormons" title="Mormons">Mormons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_music" title="Mormon music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pageants_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of pageants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Pageants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Day" title="Pioneer Day">Pioneer Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabernacle_(LDS_Church)" title="Tabernacle (LDS Church)">Tabernacles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabernacle_Choir" title="Tabernacle Choir">Tabernacle Choir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_(LDS_Church)" title="Temple (LDS Church)">Temples</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_temples_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worship_services_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Worship services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Worship services</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sacrament_(LDS_Church)" title="Sacrament (LDS Church)">Sacrament</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/General_authority" title="General authority"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Leadership</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Church (LDS Church)">President</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Russell_M._Nelson" title="Russell M. Nelson">Russell M. Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="First Presidency (LDS Church)">First Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">Quorums of the Seventy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presiding_Bishop_(LDS_Church)" title="Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)">Presiding Bishop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relief_Society" title="Relief Society">Relief Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunday_School_(LDS_Church)" title="Sunday School (LDS Church)">Sunday School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Women_(organization)" title="Young Women (organization)">Young Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Men_(organization)" title="Young Men (organization)">Young Men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primary_(LDS_Church)" title="Primary (LDS Church)">Primary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; 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