▁or ▁priest hood ▁qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Community ▁of ▁Christ . ▁Norm ally ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ph et - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁two ▁coun sel ors . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁with ▁the ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy , ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁III ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁Pro ph et - Pres ident ▁of ▁this ▁church ▁and ▁also ▁President ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁First ▁Pres iden cy . ▁William ▁Mark s ▁became ▁Smith ' s ▁First ▁Coun sel or . ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁Community ▁of ▁Christ ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church , ▁where ▁the ▁church ▁president ▁is ▁always ▁the ▁senior - most ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les . ▁In ▁the ▁Community ▁of ▁Christ , ▁each ▁new ▁church ▁president ▁has ▁generally ▁been ▁" design ated " ▁as ▁the ▁successor ▁by ▁God ▁through ▁revel ation ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁preceding ▁church ▁president ▁( while ▁still ▁in ▁that ▁role ). ▁The ▁Coun sel ors ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁are ▁then ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁church ▁president ▁and ▁are ▁occasionally , ▁but ▁not ▁required , ▁to ▁be ▁former ▁or ▁current ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ph et - Pres ident ▁does ▁not ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy , ▁which ▁continues ▁on ▁as ▁the ▁church ' s ▁executive ▁council ▁in ▁the ▁persons