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 Apostles who have served as First Presidency counselors to more than one President of the Church


                                            Counselor to  
                        Apostle          how many prophets         When ordained to counselor positions

                    George Q Cannon                           Counselor to Brigham Young, 08 Apr 1873
                                                                Assistant Counselor to Brigham Young, 09 May 1874
                                                                1st Counselor to John Taylor, 10 Oct 1880 
                                                                1st Counselor to Wilford Woodruff, 07 Apr 1889
                                                                1st Counselor to Lorenzo Snow, 13 Sep 1898
                    Joseph F Smith               4              Counselor to First Presidency (BY), 01 Jul 1866
                                                                2nd Counselor to John Taylor, 10 Oct 1880
                                                                2nd Counselor to Wilford Woodruff, 07 Apr 1889
                                                                2nd Counselor to Lorenzo Snow, 13 Sep 1898
                                                                1st Counselor to Lorenzo Snow, 06 Oct 1901
                    Nathan Eldon Tanner          4              2nd Counselor to David O McKay, 04 Oct 1963
                                                                2nd Counselor to Joseph Fielding Smith, 23 Jan 1970
                                                                1st Counselor to Harold B Lee, 07 Jul 1972
                                                                1st Counselor to Spencer W Kimball, 30 Dec 1973
                    J Reuben Clark               3              2nd Counselor to Heber J Grant, 06 Apr 1933
                                                                1st Counselor to Heber J Grant, 06 Oct 1934
                                                                1st Counselor to George Albert Smith, 21 May 1945
                                                                2nd Counselor to David O McKay, 09 Apr 1951
                                                                1st Counselor to David O McKay, 12 Jun 1959
                    Gordon B Hinckley            3              Counselor to Spencer W Kimball, 23 Jul 1981
                                                                2nd Counselor to Spencer W Kimball, 02 Dec 1982
                                                                1st Counselor to Ezra T Benson, 10 Nov 1985
                                                                1st Counselor to Howard Hunter, 05 Jun 1994
                    Thomas S Monson              3              2nd Counselor to Ezra T Benson, 10 Nov 1985
                                                                2nd Counselor to Howard Hunter, 05 Jun 1994
                                                                1st Counselor to Gordon B Hinckley, 12 Mar 1995
                    Henry B Eyring               3              2nd Counselor to Gordon B Hinckley, 06 Oct 2007 
                                                                1st Counselor to Thomas S Monson, 03 Feb 2008
                                                                2nd Counselor to Russell M Nelson, 14 Jan 2018  
     
                    Anthon H Lund                2              2nd Counselor to Joseph F Smith, 17 Oct 1901
                                                                1st Counselor to Joseph F Smith, 07 Apr 1910
                                                                1st Counselor to Heber J Grant, 23 Nov 1918
                    Charles W Penrose            2              2nd Counselor to Joseph F Smith, 07 Dec 1911
                                                                2nd Counselor to Heber J Grant, 23 Nov 1918
                                                                1st Counselor to Heber J Grant, 10 Mar 1921
                    David O McKay                2              2nd Counselor to Heber J Grant, 06 Oct 1934
                                                                2nd Counselor to George Albert Smith, 21 May 1945
                    Marion G Romney              2              2nd Counselor to Harold B Lee, 07 Jul 1972
                                                                2nd Counselor to Spencer W Kimball, 30 Dec 1973
                                                                1st Counselor to Spencer W Kimball, 02 Dec 1982  
                    

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