- Pres ident . ▁Ve az ey ▁had ▁been ▁serving ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Tw elve . ▁De leg ates ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁special ▁World ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁approved ▁Ve az ey ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁as ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Pri est hood , ▁Pro ph et , ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁the ▁ordin ations ▁of ▁Kenneth ▁N . ▁Robinson ▁and ▁David ▁D . ▁Sch aal ▁as ▁pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁coun sel ors ▁to ▁the ▁president , ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁was ▁re organ ized . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Robinson ▁retired ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁and ▁Beck y ▁Sav age ▁was ▁ord ained ▁into ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁to ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy . ▁ ▁Un like ▁most ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁denomin ations ▁with ▁a ▁First ▁Pres iden cy , ▁the ▁coun sel ors ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Community ▁of ▁Christ ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁designated ▁" first " ▁and ▁" second " ▁coun sel ors . ▁ ▁Current ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy : ▁ ▁President ▁Stephen ▁M . ▁Ve az ey ▁( Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Pri est hood ▁& ▁of ▁the