John W. Young was born October 1st, 1844, at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois; was ordained an apostle November 22d, 1855, by President Brigham Young, assisted by Heber C. Kimball and Jedediah M. Grant, at Salt Lake City; on the 4th of February, 1864, he was set apart to be assistant counselor to the First Presidency by his father, President Brigham Young, and on the 8th of October, 1876, was set apart as first counselor to President Brigham Young, by his father, assisted by Daniel H. Wells and Brigham Young, Jr, at Salt Lake City, which position he occupied until the death of President Young. Since then he has officiated as counselor to the Twelve Apostles. Daniel H. Wells was born October 27, 1814, at Trenton, Oneida County, New York; was ordained an apostle and set apart to be second counselor in the First Presidency by President Brigham Young, January 4th, 1857. He held this office until the death of President Young; since then he has officiated as counselor to the Twelve Apostles. Since the death of Presidents Brigham Young and George A. Smith, Elders Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, Ezra T. Benson, Orson Pratt and Charles C. Rich, and the apostacy of Amasa M. Lyman, the First Presidency and Council of Apostles have been as follows, from April 9, 1884: FIRST PRESIDENCY. John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith. TWELVE APOSTLES. 1. Wilford Woodruff, 2. Lorenzo Snow, 3. Erastus Snow, 4. Franklin D. Richards, 5. Brigham Young, 6. Albert Carrington, 7. Moses Thatcher, 8. Francis M. Lyman, 9. John H. Smith, 10. George Teasdale, 11. Heber J. Grant, 12. John W. Taylor. Francis M. Lyman and John H. Smith were appointed and sustained at the General Conference in October, 1880, but were not ordained, on account of the absence of Elder Lyman, until the 27th day of that month. Bible. _Matt_. 10. 2-4 the names of the Twelve Apostles are these. 28. 19, 20 go ye therefore and teach all nations. _Mark_ 3. 14 he ordained Twelve that they should be with him. _John_ 15. 16 ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. _Acts_ 1. 25 that ye may take part in this ministry and apostleship. 4. 35 laid them down at the apostles' feet. 16. 4 the decrees ordained of the apostles. _Rom_. 1. 5 by whom we have received grace and apostleship. 11. 13 inasmuch as I am an apostle of the Gentiles. 1 _Cor_. 12. 28 God hath set some in the church, first apostles. 2 _Cor_. 12. 12 truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you. _Eph_. 2. 20 built upon the foundation of apostles and prophets. 3. 5 as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets. 4. 11 and he gave some apostles and some prophets, etc. _Neh_. 3. 1 the apostle and high priest of our profession. _Jude_ 17. words spoken before of the apostles of our Lord. _Rev_. 18. 20 rejoice over her, ye holy apostles and prophets. Book of Mormon. 3 _Nephi_ 12. 1 give heed unto these Twelve whom I have chosen. 13. 25 ye are they I have chosen to minister to this people.