▁First ▁Pres iden cy , ▁such ▁as ▁J . ▁Re uben ▁Clark . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁other ▁cases ▁where ▁coun sel ors ▁have ▁been ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁apost le ▁but ▁not ▁set ▁apart ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve , ▁such ▁as ▁Al vin ▁R . ▁D yer . ▁Other ▁coun sel ors ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁were ▁never ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁apost le , ▁such ▁as ▁Charles ▁W . ▁N ible y ▁and ▁John ▁R . ▁W inder . ▁Whether ▁or ▁not ▁a ▁coun sel or ▁is ▁an ▁apost le , ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁are ▁sust ained ▁by ▁the ▁church ▁as ▁proph ets , ▁se ers , ▁and ▁revel ators . ▁ ▁Coun sel ors ▁are ▁formally ▁designated ▁as ▁" First ▁Coun sel or ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy " ▁and ▁" Second ▁Coun sel or ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ," ▁based ▁on ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁president . ▁Add itional ▁coun sel ors ▁have ▁been ▁designated ▁in ▁different ▁ways , ▁including ▁" Th ird ▁Coun sel or ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy " ▁( such ▁as ▁Hugh ▁B . ▁Brown ), ▁" Ass istant ▁Coun sel or ▁to ▁the ▁President " ▁( such ▁as ▁John ▁Will ard ▁Young ), ▁and ▁simply ▁" C oun sel or ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy " ▁( such ▁as ▁Thor pe ▁B . ▁Isaac son ). ▁ ▁Coun sel ors