cy ▁in ▁its ▁administrative ▁duties . ▁The ▁position ▁is ▁paid ▁employ ment ▁position ▁and ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁or ▁a ▁general ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁letters ▁from ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁to ▁private ▁individuals ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁signature ▁of ▁the ▁secretary , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy . ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁also ▁emp lo ys ▁assistant ▁secret aries ▁and ▁press ▁secret aries . ▁When ▁David ▁O . ▁McK ay ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁he ▁continued ▁with ▁his ▁long time ▁personal ▁secretary , ▁Cla re ▁M idd lem iss , ▁and ▁moved ▁the ▁existing ▁secretary , ▁Joseph ▁Anderson , ▁into ▁the ▁newly - created ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ' s ▁office . ▁D . ▁Arthur ▁Hay cock ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁personal ▁secretary ▁to ▁several ▁church ▁pres idents ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁secret aries ▁George ▁W . ▁Robinson ▁( 1 8 3 8 – 4 0 ) ▁George ▁Reyn olds ▁( 1 8 6 5 – 1 9 0 9 ) ▁George ▁F . ▁Gib bs ▁( 1 9 0 9 – 2 2 ) ▁Joseph ▁Anderson ▁( 1 9 2 2 – 7 0 ) ▁Francis ▁M . ▁Gib b ons ▁( 1 9 7 0 – 8 6 ) ▁F . ▁Michael ▁Watson ▁( 1 9 8 6 –