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The priest's duty is to preach, teach, expound, exhort, and baptize, and administer the sacrament, and visit the house of each member, and exhort them to pray vocally and in secret and attend to all family duties. And he may also ordain other priests, teachers, and deacons.
Source: The Doctrine & Covenants. Joseph Smith Jun. 5th ed. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1957. Section 20:46 - 49.
John Taylor (third prophet):
What is the duty of the priests? Only to hold office? No; it is to visit the members of the various wards, and to see that there are no hard feelings, troubles, or difficulty among the people, to anticipate the occurrence of anything of that sort, put things right, and see that the ordinances of the church are carried out.
Source: Taylor, John. The Gospel Kingdom. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1944. 160.
Priest is the highest office of the Aaronic Priesthood to which young male members of the Church may be ordained. To receive this office the candidate must be sixteen or older; most priests are between the ages of sixteen and nineteen.
Source: Ludlow, Daniel H, ed. The Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Vol. 3. PRIEST, AARONIC PREISTHOOD. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992.