▁the ▁presiden cy ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁The ▁coun sel ors ▁assist ▁the ▁church ▁president ▁and ▁work ▁closely ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁gu iding ▁the ▁entire ▁church . ▁ ▁Like ▁the ▁church ▁president ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les , ▁coun sel ors ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁the ▁title ▁" Pres ident "; ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁coun sel ors ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁President ▁Russell ▁M . ▁Nelson , ▁President ▁D all in ▁H . ▁O aks , ▁and ▁President ▁Henry ▁B . ▁E yr ing . ▁All ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁are ▁" s ust ained " ▁by ▁the ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁as ▁proph ets , ▁se ers , ▁and ▁revel ators . ▁ ▁Any ▁worthy ▁high ▁priest ▁within ▁the ▁church ▁may ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁coun sel or ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy , ▁though ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁have ▁been ▁chosen ▁from ▁among ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les . ▁Charles ▁W . ▁N ible y , ▁for ▁example , ▁was ▁a ▁coun sel or ▁to ▁He ber ▁J . ▁Grant ▁without ▁ever ▁being ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁office ▁of ▁apost le . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁an ▁inf irm ▁president , ▁his ▁coun sel ors ▁may ▁be ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁perform ▁more ▁of ▁his ▁duties . ▁If ▁needed , ▁any ▁number ▁of ▁additional ▁coun sel ors ▁may ▁be ▁called ▁to ▁assist ▁them , ▁though ▁the ▁president ▁of