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Isaacson was born in Ephraim , Sanpete County , Utah to parents Martin Isaacson and Mary Jemima Beal. He was ordained a High Priest in 1941 by Charles A. Callis of the Quorum Of The Twelve Apostles . In 1946 he became a second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric to Presiding Bishop LeGrand Richards , and then as first counselor to Presiding Bishop Joseph L. Wirthlin in 1952 . In 1961 he was sustained as an Assistant To The Twelve . On October 28, 1965, Isaacson was sustained as a counselor in the First Presidency to President David O. McKay . Isaacson suffered a stroke on February 7, 1966 which severerly limited his activities as a counselor. Alvin R. Dyer was made a counselor to the First Presidency to fill the role Isaacson was to perform. He was released upon McKay's death on January 18, 1970, and resumed his former position as an Assistant to the Twelve. Isaacson passed away November 9, 1970 in Salt Lake City, Utah . SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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