First Presidency
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The First Presidency is the highest governing council and chief leadership body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, typically composed of the church president and his counselors.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5296718 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Presidency Context triple: [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, governingBody, First Presidency]
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A.
First Presidency
The First Presidency is the highest executive leadership council of the Community of Christ, responsible for providing spiritual direction and administrative oversight for the denomination.
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B.
President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
The President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) is the founding prophetic and administrative leader of the early Latter Day Saint movement established by Joseph Smith in 1830.
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C.
Presiding Bishop
The Presiding Bishop is the highest-ranking spiritual and administrative leader of the Church of God in Christ, overseeing its global ministries and governance.
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D.
Presiding Bishop
The Presiding Bishop is the chief pastor and primate who provides spiritual and administrative leadership for The Episcopal Church.
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E.
Brigham Young
Brigham Young was a 19th-century American religious leader who led the Latter-day Saints to the American West and served as the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Presidency Target entity description: The First Presidency is the highest governing council and chief leadership body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, typically composed of the church president and his counselors.
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A.
First Presidency
The First Presidency is the highest executive leadership council of the Community of Christ, responsible for providing spiritual direction and administrative oversight for the denomination.
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B.
President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
The President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) is the founding prophetic and administrative leader of the early Latter Day Saint movement established by Joseph Smith in 1830.
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C.
Presiding Bishop
The Presiding Bishop is the highest-ranking spiritual and administrative leader of the Church of God in Christ, overseeing its global ministries and governance.
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D.
Presiding Bishop
The Presiding Bishop is the chief pastor and primate who provides spiritual and administrative leadership for The Episcopal Church.
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E.
Brigham Young
Brigham Young was a 19th-century American religious leader who led the Latter-day Saints to the American West and served as the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing council
ⓘ
leadership body ⓘ religious organization office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | President of the Church and his counselors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEstablishment | 1832 ⓘ |
| denomination | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineStatus | presiding high council of the Church ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Kirtland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Joseph Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
administrative matters in the Church
ⓘ
doctrinal matters in the Church ⓘ policy decisions in the Church ⓘ |
| hasMemberRank | apostle ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Counselor in the First Presidency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of the Church ⓘ Second Counselor in the First Presidency ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | highest governing council ⓘ |
| influences | global policies of the Church ⓘ |
| issues |
letters and directives to Church leaders
ⓘ
official statements and proclamations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leaderTitle |
Counselor in the First Presidency
ⓘ
President of the Church ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Salt Lake County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingPlace |
Church Administration Building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Church Office Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | general authorities of the Church ⓘ |
| oversees |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
general auxiliary organizations of the Church ⓘ worldwide administration of the Church ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAddressesVenue | general conference of the Church ⓘ |
| religion | Latter-day Saint movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
chief leadership body of the Church
ⓘ
ultimate decision-making council in the Church ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | President chooses counselors, subject to sustaining vote ⓘ |
| significantEvent | reorganization after the death of each Church president ⓘ |
| subsidiary | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionPrinciple |
on death of the president, the First Presidency is dissolved
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senior apostle typically becomes next president ⓘ |
| sustainedBy | general membership of the Church ⓘ |
| tradition | members are usually apostles ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfMembers | 3 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Presidency Description of subject: The First Presidency is the highest governing council and chief leadership body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, typically composed of the church president and his counselors.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
this entity surface form:
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
this entity surface form:
First Presidency (Latter Day Saint movement)
this entity surface form:
First Presidency (LDS Church)