Assistant Presidents, Assistant Counselors, and additional counselors
in the First Presidencies

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Note: Listed below are all the brethren who have served in a First Presidency in a capacity other than President, 1st Counselor, or 2nd Counselor. The abbreviations used in the 'Position' column are AP for Assistant President, AC for assistant counselor, and C for other or additional counselor.

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Authority Position Dates of service Church President

1. Oliver Cowdery AP,AC 05 Dec 1834 - 11 Apr 1838 Joseph Smith

2. Jesse Gause C 08 Mar 1832 - 03 Dec 1832 Joseph Smith

3. Hyrum Smith AC,AP 03 Sep 1837 - 27 Jun 1844 Joseph Smith

4. Joseph Smith, Sr AC 03 Sep 1837 - 14 Sep 1840 Joseph Smith

5. John Smith AC 03 Sep 1837 - 27 Jun 1844 Joseph Smith

6. John C Bennett AP 18 Apr 1841 - 25 May 1842 Joseph Smith

7. Amasa M Lyman C 04 Feb 1843 - 27 Jun 1844 Joseph Smith

8. Joseph F Smith C 01 Jul 1866 - 29 Aug 1877 Brigham Young

7. Lorenzo Snow AC,C 08 Apr 1873 - 29 Aug 1877 Brigham Young

8. Brigham Young, Jr AC,C 08 Apr 1873 - 29 Aug 1877 Brigham Young

9. Albert Carrington AC,C 08 Apr 1873 - 29 Aug 1877 Brigham Young

10. John W Young AC,C 08 Apr 1873 - 29 Aug 1877 Brigham Young

11. George Q Cannon AC,C 08 Apr 1873 - 19 Aug 1877 Brigham Young

12. Hugh B Brown C 27 Jun 1961 - 12 Oct 1961 David O McKay

13. Joseph Fielding Smith C 28 Oct 1965 - 18 Jan 1970 David O McKay

14. H Thorpe B Isaacson C 28 Oct 1965 - 18 Jan 1970 David O McKay

15. Alvin R Dyer C 06 Apr 1968 - 18 Jan 1970 David O McKay

16. Gordon B Hinckley C 23 Jul 1981 - 02 Dec 1982 Spencer W Kimball

Note: As can be seen above, only four of our fifteen Church presidents have utilized additional counselors in the First Presidency during their tenure as president.

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