is called as third counselor in the First Presidency due to the physical weakness of Presidents Spencer W. Kimball , N. Eldon Tanner , and Marion G. Romney . Hinckley is referred to in the press as the "acting president of the church" because Kimball, Tanner, and Romney are largely out of the public eye.
is ordained to the Quorum Of The Twelve Apostles to fill the vacancy left by Hinckley's call to the First Presidency.
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dies. Consequently, Marion G. Romney is named as First Counselor, and Gordon B. Hinckley is named as Second Counselor.
