▁the ▁title ▁" Pres ident ". ▁ ▁Rem oval ▁A ▁member ▁could ▁be ▁removed ▁by ▁the ▁current ▁president ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁or ▁if ▁discipl ined ▁by ▁the ▁Common ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Church , ▁although ▁both ▁actions ▁are ▁rare ▁and ▁removal ▁for ▁discipline ▁has ▁not ▁happened ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁D ut ies ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁ranking ▁priest hood ▁qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁The ▁coun sel ors ▁assist ▁the ▁church ▁president ▁and ▁work ▁closely ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁gu iding ▁the ▁entire ▁church ▁and ▁carrying ▁out ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁The ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁has ▁the ▁theoretical ▁authority ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁final ▁decision ▁on ▁nearly ▁all ▁issues ▁that ▁might ▁affect ▁the ▁church ▁or ▁its ▁operations , ▁but ▁in ▁practice , ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁has ▁deleg ated ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁decision - making ▁power ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les , ▁the ▁Se vent y , ▁the ▁Pres iding ▁Bishop ric , ▁and ▁local ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁has ▁retained ▁its ▁over arch ing ▁decision - making ▁power ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁significant ▁areas ▁and ▁may , ▁at ▁any ▁time , ▁choose ▁to ▁over rule ▁the ▁dec isions ▁of ▁a ▁less er ▁church ▁qu orum ▁or ▁authority . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁an ▁inf irm ▁president , ▁his ▁coun sel ors ▁may ▁be ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁perform ▁more ▁of ▁the