The First Presidency comprises the President and his two counselors. Next to the first presidency in authority is the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles . Other General Authorities include the members of the First and Second Quorums of the Seventy and a three man Presiding Bishopric that oversees temporal affairs of the Church. The major geographic subdivisions of the Church are called areas. The Church is further organized into regions and missions , within areas, stakes within regions, and districts within missions.
Congregations are wards and branches within stakes, and branches within districts.
An ecclesiastical leader who is a member of one of the Quorums of the Seventy presides over each area, assisted by two counselors, also selected from one of those quorums. Regional Representatives help the General Authorities of the Church to train stake officials. A president and two counselors preside over each stake and district, and a bishop and two counselors preside over each ward. A president, assisted by two counselors and by his wife, directs each mission. Each member of the Church has the right to vote on officers and administrative proposals that are presented by local or general presiding authorities.