Apostles who have served as First Presidency counselors to more than one President of the Church
Counselor to Apostle how many prophets When ordained to counselor positions
George Q Cannon 4 Counselor to Brigham Young, 08 Apr 1873 Assistant Counselor to Brigham Young, 09 May 1874 1st Counselor to John Taylor, 10 Oct 1880 1st Counselor to Wilford Woodruff, 07 Apr 1889 1st Counselor to Lorenzo Snow, 13 Sep 1898
Joseph F Smith 4 Counselor to First Presidency (BY), 01 Jul 1866 2nd Counselor to John Taylor, 10 Oct 1880 2nd Counselor to Wilford Woodruff, 07 Apr 1889 2nd Counselor to Lorenzo Snow, 13 Sep 1898 1st Counselor to Lorenzo Snow, 06 Oct 1901
Nathan Eldon Tanner 4 2nd Counselor to David O McKay, 04 Oct 1963 2nd Counselor to Joseph Fielding Smith, 23 Jan 1970 1st Counselor to Harold B Lee, 07 Jul 1972 1st Counselor to Spencer W Kimball, 30 Dec 1973
J Reuben Clark 3 2nd Counselor to Heber J Grant, 06 Apr 1933 1st Counselor to Heber J Grant, 06 Oct 1934 1st Counselor to George Albert Smith, 21 May 1945 2nd Counselor to David O McKay, 09 Apr 1951 1st Counselor to David O McKay, 12 Jun 1959
Gordon B Hinckley 3 Counselor to Spencer W Kimball, 23 Jul 1981 2nd Counselor to Spencer W Kimball, 02 Dec 1982 1st Counselor to Ezra T Benson, 10 Nov 1985 1st Counselor to Howard Hunter, 05 Jun 1994
Thomas S Monson 3 2nd Counselor to Ezra T Benson, 10 Nov 1985 2nd Counselor to Howard Hunter, 05 Jun 1994 1st Counselor to Gordon B Hinckley, 12 Mar 1995
Henry B Eyring 3 2nd Counselor to Gordon B Hinckley, 06 Oct 2007 1st Counselor to Thomas S Monson, 03 Feb 2008 2nd Counselor to Russell M Nelson, 14 Jan 2018 Anthon H Lund 2 2nd Counselor to Joseph F Smith, 17 Oct 1901 1st Counselor to Joseph F Smith, 07 Apr 1910 1st Counselor to Heber J Grant, 23 Nov 1918
Charles W Penrose 2 2nd Counselor to Joseph F Smith, 07 Dec 1911 2nd Counselor to Heber J Grant, 23 Nov 1918 1st Counselor to Heber J Grant, 10 Mar 1921
David O McKay 2 2nd Counselor to Heber J Grant, 06 Oct 1934 2nd Counselor to George Albert Smith, 21 May 1945
Marion G Romney 2 2nd Counselor to Harold B Lee, 07 Jul 1972 2nd Counselor to Spencer W Kimball, 30 Dec 1973 1st Counselor to Spencer W Kimball, 02 Dec 1982
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