æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, kˈænən wʌz kˈɔːld tə sˈɜːv æz ðə sˈɛkənd kˈaʊnsəlɚ tə wˈɪljəm bˈiː. pɹˈɛstən, ðə pɹɪsˈaɪdɪŋ bˈɪʃəp ʌvðɪ ˌɛldˌiːˈɛs tʃˈɜːtʃ; hiː sˈɜːvd ɪn ðɪs pəzˈɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
At the age of 27, Cannon was called to serve as the Second Counselor to William B. Preston, the Presiding Bishop of the LDS Church; he served in this position between 1884 and 1886.