... Priesthood Achievement. "[The program] started some years ago internationally to help young men through the Aaronic Priesthood years, to fill in where Scouting was not available, and to help develop their testimonies and understanding of the gospel and to help young men come to Christ," says Elder F. Melvin Hammond, Young Men general president. As young men advance through the Aaronic Priesthood they will be asked to meet set requirements and choose additional goals of their own. Each young man will receive a guidebook that outlines requirements and provides space to record his goals and chart his progress. Since there are different duties for each Aaronic Priesthood office, there are different guidebooks for deacons, teachers, and priests. Young men who meet all the requirements in each Aaronic Priesthood office are presented the Duty to God Award. To earn the Duty to God Award young men will need to complete the duties and goals outlined ...

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