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==Community of Christ==
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The '''First Presidency''' is the highest leadership or [[priesthood (Mormonism)|priesthood]] quorum of the [[Community of Christ]]. Normally the First Presidency consists of the [[Prophet-President]] of the church and two counselors.

In 1860 with the reorganization of the First Presidency, [[Joseph Smith III]] became the second Prophet-President of this church and also President of a new First Presidency. [[William Marks (Mormonism)|William Marks]] became Smith's First Counselor.

The First Presidency of Community of Christ differs from the First Presidency of the LDS Church, where the church president is always the senior-most member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]. In the Community of Christ, each new church president has generally been "designated" as the successor by God through [[revelation (Latter Day Saints)|revelation]] received by the preceding church president (while still in that role). The Counselors in the First Presidency are then chosen by the church president and are occasionally, but not required, to be former or current members of the [[Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ)|Council of Twelve Apostles]]. In addition, the death of the Prophet-President does not dissolve the First Presidency, which continues on as the church's executive council in the persons of the remaining two presidents until a Prophet-President is called. The two members who were counselors to the Prophet-President, cease to be counselors during this time. Upon ordination of the Prophet-President, the former First Presidency is dissolved, and upon ordination of the two he calls to be his counselors, to the office of president, the First Presidency is then deemed reorganized. Members of the First Presidency are not generally considered to be members of the Council of Twelve Apostles or holding the priesthood office of apostle, regardless of previous calling.

Prior to 1996, all prophet-presidents were descendants of the movement's founder, [[Joseph Smith]]. This pattern was broken by [[Wallace B. Smith]], who designated [[W. Grant McMurray]] church president. McMurray, in turn, resigned the church presidency in 2004 without designating a successor. A joint council of church leaders led by the Council of Twelve Apostles announced in March 2005 the name of [[Stephen M. Veazey]] as Prophet-President. Veazey had been serving as president of the Council of Twelve. Delegates elected to a special [[World Conference (Community of Christ)|World Conference]] of the church approved Veazey and he was ordained as the 8th president of the High Priesthood, Prophet, and President of the Church on June 3, 2005.

On June 4, 2005 with the ordinations of [[Kenneth N. Robinson]] and David D. Schaal as presidents of the church and counselors to the president, the First Presidency was reorganized.

On March 27, 2007, Robinson retired from his position in the First Presidency and [[Becky Savage]] was ordained into the First Presidency. She is the first female to sit on the First Presidency.

Unlike most Latter Day Saint denominations with a First Presidency, the counselors in the First Presidency of the Community of Christ are no longer designated "first" and "second" counselors.

Current members of the First Presidency:

*President [[Stephen M. Veazey]] (President of the High Priesthood & of the Church)
*President [[Becky L. Savage]] (Counselor to the president)