Henry B. Eyring
FIRST COUNSELOR, FIRST PRESIDENCY

Age 74, born in Princeton, N.J.
Bachelor's in physics, University of Utah; MBA and doctorate in business administration, Harvard
Assistant professor of business, Stanford
President, Ricks College, 1971-77, then LDS Church commissioner of education
First counselor, Presiding Bishopric, 1985-92
First Quorum of Seventy, 1992-95
Quorum of the Twelve, 1995-2007
Second counselor to President Gordon B. Hinckley, 2007-08
Married Kathleen Johnson, six children

Dieter F. Uchtdorf
SECOND COUNSELOR, FIRST PRESIDENCY

Age 67, born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Studied engineering, business administration and international management
German air force and commercial-airline pilot
Retired as Lufthansa senior vice president for flight operations and chief pilot
Second Quorum of Seventy, 1994-96
First Quorum of Seventy, 1996-2002
Presidency of the Seventy, 2002-04
Quorum of the Twelve, 2004-08
Married Harriet Reich, two children

Boyd K. Packer
PRESIDENT, QUORUM OF TWELVE APOSTLES

Age 83, born in Brigham City
Bachelor's and master's degrees from Utah State University; doctorate in educational administration, BYU
Pilot in Pacific during World War II
Former supervisor, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion
Assistant to the Twelve, 1961-70
Quorum of the Twelve, since 1970
Acting president of the Twelve, 1994-2008
Married Donna Smith, 10 children