A quorum that presides over the entire Church; made up of the President of the Church and his Counselors.
The highest governing body of the Church. It is composed of the President of the Church, who is always the most senior living Apostle, and his counselors.
A collective name for the president of the Mormon Church and his counselors, usually two.
The Prophet and his councilors
The President of the Church and his counselors; the highest ranking quorum in the Church.
In Mormonism, the First Presidency (or the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church) is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy of several Latter Day Saint denominations. A First Presidency was organized by Joseph Smith, Jr., who was its presiding member until his death in 1844. Some time later, First Presidencies were organized by Brigham Young and Joseph Smith III.
The First Presidency of the Community of Christ is composed of the president and two counselors, and they preside over the whole church under the principles of "theocratic democracy" observed in the governance of the church. This includes responsibility for the World Conference, field ministries, priesthood quorums and orders, and headquarters functions. The president of the Church holds the priesthood office of Prophet and is also a High Priest.
