▁the ▁church ▁still ▁remains ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁on ▁the ▁earth ▁author ized ▁to ▁use ▁all ▁priest hood ▁keys . ▁ ▁Coun sel ors ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁until ▁their ▁own ▁death s , ▁until ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁president ▁who ▁called ▁them , ▁or ▁until ▁they ▁are ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁church ▁president . ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁church ▁president ▁dissol ves ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy , ▁and ▁leaves ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les ▁as ▁the ▁senior ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁death ▁or ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁coun sel or ▁does ▁not ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy . ▁ ▁O ften , ▁the ▁surv iving ▁coun sel ors ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁president ▁will ▁be ▁called ▁as ▁coun sel ors ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁First ▁Pres iden cy , ▁but ▁a ▁not ably ▁inf irm ▁coun sel or ▁may ▁revert ▁to ▁his ▁place ▁among ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les ▁with ▁a ▁health ier ▁man ▁called ▁as ▁coun sel or ▁in ▁his ▁place . ▁On ▁the ▁death ▁or ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁first ▁coun sel or , ▁the ▁second ▁coun sel or ▁usually ▁succeed s ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁second ▁coun sel or ▁is ▁named . ▁Although ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁fairly ▁common ▁occurrence , ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁hard ▁and ▁fast ▁rules ▁about ▁such ▁practices ▁and ▁each ▁president ▁is ▁free ▁to ▁choose ▁the ▁coun sel ors ▁he ▁pre fers . ▁ ▁Community ▁of ▁Christ ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁leadership