▁Church ) ▁President ▁Beck y ▁L . ▁Sav age ▁( C oun sel or ▁to ▁the ▁president ) ▁ ▁Rem nant ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts ▁ ▁A ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁also ▁leads ▁the ▁Rem nant ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts , ▁which ▁was ▁formed ▁primarily ▁out ▁of ▁dis content ▁with ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁Re organ ized ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts ▁and ▁see ks ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" ren ew al " ▁of ▁that ▁church ▁prior ▁to ▁those ▁changes . ▁The ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁High ▁Pri ests ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Church ; ▁a ▁president ▁and ▁two ▁coun sel ors . ▁The ▁president ▁is ▁selected ▁by ▁revel ation , ▁Jewish ▁La ws ▁of ▁In herit ance , ▁and ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁Church . ▁The ▁president ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁choose ▁his ▁own ▁coun sel ors ▁but ▁they ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁sust ained ▁by ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁conference . ▁The ▁president ▁was ▁Frederick ▁N iels ▁Lars en , ▁a ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁( mat ernal ▁ 2 nd ▁great - grand son ) ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Smith . ▁Currently , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁vac ancy ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁leaving ▁only ▁one ▁coun sel or , ▁James ▁A . ▁V un ▁C annon . ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁( B ick erton ite ) ▁ ▁Within ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ , ▁the