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