▁currently ▁consists ▁of ▁Russell ▁M . ▁Nelson ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁coun sel ors : ▁D all in ▁H . ▁O aks ▁and ▁Henry ▁B . ▁E yr ing . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁The ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁and ▁his ▁coun sel ors . ▁Histor ically , ▁and ▁as ▁mand ated ▁by ▁church ▁script ure , ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁has ▁been ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁two ▁coun sel ors , ▁but ▁circumstances ▁have ▁occasionally ▁required ▁additional ▁coun sel ors ▁( for ▁example , ▁David ▁O . ▁McK ay ▁had ▁five ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁presiden cy , ▁and ▁at ▁one ▁point , ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁had ▁eight ). ▁ ▁Coun sel ors ▁must ▁be ▁high ▁pri ests ▁and ▁are ▁usually ▁chosen ▁from ▁among ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les , ▁but ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁exceptions ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁church ' s ▁Pres iding ▁Bishop ric ▁or ▁the ▁church ▁at ▁large ▁being ▁called ▁to ▁be ▁coun sel ors . ▁Any ▁high ▁priest ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁as ▁a ▁coun sel or ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy . ▁There ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁few ▁cases ▁of ▁coun sel ors ▁being ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁office ▁of ▁apost le ▁and ▁becoming ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁after ▁they ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁set ▁apart ▁as ▁coun sel ors ▁in ▁the