▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁two ▁pres idents ▁until ▁a ▁Pro ph et - Pres ident ▁is ▁called . ▁The ▁two ▁members ▁who ▁were ▁coun sel ors ▁to ▁the ▁Pro ph et - Pres ident , ▁ce ase ▁to ▁be ▁coun sel ors ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁Upon ▁ord ination ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ph et - Pres ident , ▁the ▁former ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁is ▁dissol ved , ▁and ▁upon ▁ord ination ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁he ▁calls ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁coun sel ors , ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁president , ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁is ▁then ▁de emed ▁re organ ized . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁are ▁not ▁generally ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les ▁or ▁holding ▁the ▁priest hood ▁office ▁of ▁apost le , ▁regardless ▁of ▁previous ▁calling . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁all ▁proph et - pres idents ▁were ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁movement ' s ▁founder , ▁Joseph ▁Smith . ▁This ▁pattern ▁was ▁broken ▁by ▁Wal lace ▁B . ▁Smith , ▁who ▁designated ▁W . ▁Grant ▁Mc M ur ray ▁church ▁president . ▁Mc M ur ray , ▁in ▁turn , ▁res igned ▁the ▁church ▁presiden cy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁without ▁design ating ▁a ▁successor . ▁A ▁joint ▁council ▁of ▁church ▁leaders ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les ▁announced ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Stephen ▁M . ▁Ve az ey ▁as ▁Pro ph et