With the death of church president Russell M. Nelson, the FirstPresidency was dissolved, and Oaks returned to membership in the Quorum and was its president until the FirstPresidency was reorganized on . · The portrait shows PresidentOaks and his counselors — President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the new FirstPresidency, and President D. Todd Christofferson, second counselor — smiling as they pose for the photo in the Church Administration Building. · The new leader of a global faith of more than 17 million members has called President Henry B. Eyring, 92, and President D. Todd Christofferson, 80, to serve with him as First and Second Counselors in the FirstPresidency, the Church’s highest governing body. · PresidentOaks and his counselors in the FirstPresidency, President Henry B. Eyring and President D. Todd Christofferson, sat down for an interview with award-winning journalist Jane Clayson Johnson on Wednesday. · Dallin Harris Oaks, a staunch defender of religious liberty and a devoted advocate of man-woman marriage, was announced Tuesday afternoon in a worldwide broadcast as the 18th president of The... The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Tuesday that President Dallin H. Oaks has been named the 18th president and prophet of the church. How was Dallin H. Oaks selected as a counselor in the FirstPresidency? President Russell M. Nelson took the unprecedented step of interviewing all the living apostles and seeking their input before praying and selecting his counselors as he felt inspired to do. A new FirstPresidency was presented: President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor Henry B. Eyring, and Second Counselor Christofferson. Elder Holland is now the President of the Twelve (previously, he was the acting president of the quorum). President Russell M. Nelson, newly called president of the LDS Church, along with President Dallin H. Oaks and President Henry B. Eyring are introduced to members of the media after being set apart as members of the FirstPresidency (Photo: Josh Furlong, KSL.com). 27. PresidentOaks has called President Henry B. Eyring and President D. Todd Christofferson as his two counselors in the FirstPresidency. As explained by the church, “The Church is led by the FirstPresidency, which includes the Prophet and two counselors. President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the FirstPresidency.PresidentOaks cited the words of President M. Russell Ballard given at the general conference of April 1990. The previous FirstPresidency was dissolved after the death of President Russell M. Nelson on Sept. 27. MORE | President Dallin H. Oaks named leader of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. President Gordon B. Hinckley, then-first counselor in the FirstPresidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then-BYU President Dallin H. Oaks, Sister June Dixon Oaks and Sister Marjorie Peay Hinckley during the BYU Young Ambassador China Tour in April 1980. | President Dallin B. Oaks Testifies President Dallin H. Oaks speaks after being ordained as prophet and president of the FirstPresidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the leadership announcement.
