How old do you have to be to become a High Priest?

[_moksha]

From first-hand experience: Eventually, you will grow old enough that it will be suggested to you that you would feel more comfortable sitting in the High Priests Group. You will gladly accept because sitting next to young Elders who still punch each other in the arm is annoying. Even though you are not a High Priest, you will appreciate that the bona fide members of this group act like adults and enjoy an occasional snooze during the meeting.

If you don't get a calling that will make you a HP, they will make you one at 50.

Or close to 60 if you fail to grow gray hair or develop sufficient wrinkles.

[_MetalSlasher]

From first-hand experience: Eventually, you will grow old enough that it will be suggested to you that you would feel more comfortable sitting in the High Priests Group. You will gladly accept because sitting next to young Elders who still punch each other in the arm is annoying. Even though you are not a High Priest, you will appreciate that the bona fide members of this group act like adults and enjoy an occasional snooze during the meeting.

If you don't get a calling that will make you a HP, they will make you one at 50.

Or close to 60 if you fail to grow gray hair or develop sufficient wrinkles.

Is there any extra special meaning to being a High Priest? Because I doubt it's a higher priesthood.

[_moksha]

Is there any extra special meaning to being a High Priest? Because I doubt it's a higher priesthood.

Same priesthood but a different group. It sort of denotes not bothering group members with tasks involving heavy lifting and not disturbing those group members who doze off during the meeting. It gets crazy if you have a bunch of former Bishops since it is hard to determine who is being addressed at any one time. If you have several scriptorians in the group having those decals, that you can apply to your eyelids to make it look like your eyes are open, can be helpful.

[_MetalSlasher]

Is there any extra special meaning to being a High Priest? Because I doubt it's a higher priesthood.

Same priesthood but a different group. It sort of denotes not bothering group members with tasks involving heavy lifting and not disturbing those group members who doze off during the meeting. It gets crazy if you have a bunch of former Bishops since it is hard to determine who is being addressed at any one time. If you have several scriptorians in the group having those decals, that you can apply to your eyelids to make it look like your eyes are open, can be helpful.

Haha that makes it seem like I don't want to become a High Priest.

[_The CCC]

There is no fixed age to becoming a High Priest. It is more about spiritual maturity, and willingness/ability to preside. A rule of thumb is that usually occurs about age 40 for men. Women do not hold the Priesthood so are not subject to its rules.

[_Chuck Finley]

There is no fixed age to becoming a High Priest. It is more about spiritual maturity, and willingness/ability to preside. A rule of thumb is that usually occurs about age 40 for men. Women do not hold the Priesthood so are not subject to its rules.

Is it actually the practice, however, that most elders end up as HPs? Genuinely asking, as I don't know. After all, what percentage of age-qualified Mormon men are elders?

[_2bizE]

There is no age requirement for any priesthood office. There are guidelines that are generally followed, but they are not absolutes. BY ordained some of his young sons to the office of apostle.

[_SuperDell]

On November 22, 1855, at the tender age of eleven, John Willard Young received his Endowment and was ordained an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ by the hand of his prophet father Brigham Young, the President of the Church.

http://hartbrad.blogspot.com/2015/09/ch ... -john.html

Then again, it doesn't really matter does it? When was the last time you saw a deacon as 'the husband of one wife' as the Bible states?

[_The CCC]

On November 22, 1855, at the tender age of eleven, John Willard Young received his Endowment and was ordained an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ by the hand of his prophet father Brigham Young, the President of the Church.

http://hartbrad.blogspot.com/2015/09/ch ... -john.html

Then again, it doesn't really matter does it? When was the last time you saw a deacon as 'the husband of one wife' as the Bible states?

That's Bishop n the Bible, an office in the Aaronic Priesthood. High Priests have the keys to preside when called. While there is no specific age requirement for becoming a High Priest generally it is at least 40 years of age after many years of service as an Elder.

[_SuperDell]

On November 22, 1855, at the tender age of eleven, John Willard Young received his Endowment and was ordained an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ by the hand of his prophet father Brigham Young, the President of the Church.

http://hartbrad.blogspot.com/2015/09/ch ... -john.html

Then again, it doesn't really matter does it? When was the last time you saw a deacon as 'the husband of one wife' as the Bible states?

That's Bishop n the Bible, an office in the Aaronic Priesthood. High Priests have the keys to preside when called. While there is no specific age requirement for becoming a High Priest generally it is at least 40 years of age after many years of service as an Elder.

And sometimes to get you out of Elders Quorum so you won't bother them any longer with stories of how it was done in 'the old days'.