The Council on the Disposition of the Tithes is a leadership body in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), composed of the First Presidency, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and the Presiding Bishopric. The council determines how tithing funds of the church will be spent. The council oversees revenue, investments and expenditures valued at billions of dollars per year. While the LDS Church produces an annual report and employs an independent auditing department which reviews the financial activities of the church, [1] it has not published full financial reports since 1959.
On July 8, 1838, church founder Joseph Smith was directed by revelation to establish this council. [2] At the time, the council members included the First Presidency, along with both the bishopric and high council in Far West, Missouri. The council met one time under Smith, on July 26, 1838. There is no record of the council meeting again under Smith. [3]
The council did not meet again until 1943. In the early 1940s, J. Reuben Clark (then a member of the First Presidency) conducted a two-year review of early church history to determine how the current church could more closely align with original financial administration. He proposed, and the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve accepted, that the council be reestablished and meet annually. It has met annually since 1943. [4]
As of November 2025:
| | Name: | Dallin H. Oaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | August 12, 1932 | ||
| Positions: | 18th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 14, 2025 – present First Counselor in the First Presidency, called by Russell M. Nelson, January 14, 2018 – September 27, 2025 President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (with M. Russell Ballard and Jeffrey R. Holland as Acting Presidents), January 14, 2018 – October 14, 2025 LDS Church Apostle, called by Spencer W. Kimball, May 3, 1984 – present Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Spencer W. Kimball, May 3, 1984 – January 14, 2018 | ||
| Notes: | A former professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School, a former president of Brigham Young University, and a former justice of the Utah Supreme Court. | ||
| | Name: | Henry B. Eyring | |
| Born: | May 31, 1933 | ||
| Positions: | First Counselor in the First Presidency, called by Dallin H. Oaks, October 14, 2025 – present Second Counselor in the First Presidency, called by Russell M. Nelson, January 14, 2018 – September 27, 2025 First Counselor in the First Presidency, called by Thomas S. Monson, February 3, 2008 – January 2, 2018 Second Counselor in the First Presidency, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, October 6, 2007 – January 27, 2008 Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, April 1, 1995 – October 6, 2007 LDS Church Apostle, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, April 6, 1995 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Ezra Taft Benson, October 3, 1992 – April 1, 1995 First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, called by Robert D. Hales, April 1, 1985 – October 3, 1992 | ||
| Notes: | Was President of Ricks College from 1971 to 1977. | ||
| | Name: | D. Todd Christofferson | |
| Born: | January 24, 1945 | ||
| Positions: | Second Counselor in the First Presidency, called by Dallin H. Oaks, October 14, 2025 – present Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Thomas S. Monson, April 5, 2008 – October 14, 2025 LDS Church Apostle, called by Thomas S. Monson, April 10, 2008 Presidency of the Seventy, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, August 15, 1998 – April 5, 2008 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Ezra Taft Benson, April 3, 1993 – April 5, 2008 | ||
| Notes: | Member, Boards of Trustees/Education of the Church Educational System | ||
| | Name: | Jeffrey R. Holland | |
| Born: | December 3, 1940 | ||
| Positions: | President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Dallin H. Oaks, October 14, 2025 – present Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles [5] , called by Russell M. Nelson, November 15, 2023 [6] – September 27, 2025 Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Howard W. Hunter, June 23, 1994 LDS Church Apostle, called by Howard W. Hunter, June 23, 1994 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Ezra Taft Benson, April 1, 1989 – June 23, 1994 | ||
| | Name: | Dieter F. Uchtdorf | |
| Born: | 6 November 1940 | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, January 2, 2018 – present Second Counselor in the First Presidency, called by Thomas S. Monson, February 3, 2008 – January 2, 2018 Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, October 2, 2004 – February 3, 2008 LDS Church Apostle, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, October 7, 2004 Presidency of the Seventy, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, 15 August 2002 – 2 October 2004 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, April 7, 1996 – October 2, 2004 Second Quorum of the Seventy, called by Ezra Taft Benson, April 2, 1994 – April 7, 1996 | ||
| Notes: | Only the eleventh apostle to be born outside the United States. | ||
| | Name: | David A. Bednar | |
| Born: | June 15, 1952 | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, October 2, 2004 LDS Church Apostle, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, October 7, 2004 | ||
| Notes: | A former president of Brigham Young University-Idaho. | ||
| | Name: | Quentin L. Cook | |
| Born: | September 8, 1940 | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, October 6, 2007 LDS Church Apostle, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, October 11, 2007 Presidency of the Seventy, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, August 1, 2007 – October 6, 2007 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, April 5, 1998 – October 6, 2007 Second Quorum of the Seventy, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, April 6, 1996 – April 5, 1998 | ||
| | Name: | Neil L. Andersen | |
| Born: | August 9, 1951 | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Thomas S. Monson, April 4, 2009 LDS Church Apostle, called by Thomas S. Monson, April 9, 2009 Presidency of the Seventy, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, August 15, 2005 – April 4, 2009 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Ezra Taft Benson, April 3, 1993 – April 4, 2009 | ||
| Name: | Ronald A. Rasband | ||
| Born: | February 6, 1951 | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Thomas S. Monson, October 3, 2015 LDS Church Apostle, called by Thomas S. Monson, October 8, 2015 Presidency of the Seventy, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, August 15, 2005 – October 3, 2015 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, April 1, 2000 – October 3, 2015 | ||
| Notes: | Member, Boards of Trustees/Education of the Church Educational System; Member CES Executive Committee of the Board. | ||
| Name: | Gary E. Stevenson | ||
| Born: | August 6, 1955 Married: April 20, 1979 | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Thomas S. Monson, October 3, 2015 LDS Church Apostle, called by Thomas S. Monson, October 8, 2015 Presiding Bishop, called by Thomas S. Monson, March 31, 2012 – October 9, 2015 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Thomas S. Monson, April 5, 2008 – March 31, 2012 | ||
| Name: | Dale G. Renlund | ||
| Born: | November 13, 1952 | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Thomas S. Monson, October 3, 2015 LDS Church Apostle, called by Thomas S. Monson, October 8, 2015 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Thomas S. Monson, April 4, 2009 – October 3, 2015 | ||
| Name: | Gerrit W. Gong | ||
| Born: | December 23, 1953 | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Russell M. Nelson, March 31, 2018 LDS Church Apostle, called by Russell M. Nelson, April 5, 2018 Presidency of the Seventy, called by Thomas S. Monson, October 6, 2015 – March 31, 2018 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Thomas S. Monson, April 3, 2010 [7] [8] – March 31, 2018 | ||
| Name: | Ulisses Soares | ||
| Born: | October 2, 1958 | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Russell M. Nelson, March 31, 2018 LDS Church Apostle, called by Russell M. Nelson, April 5, 2018 Presidency of the Seventy, called by Thomas S. Monson, January 6, 2013 – March 31, 2018 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Gordon B. Hinckley, April 2, 2005 – March 31, 2018 | ||
| Name: | Patrick Kearon | ||
| Born: | July 18, 1961 | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Russell M. Nelson, December 7, 2023 LDS Church Apostle, called by Russell M. Nelson, December 7, 2023 Presidency of the Seventy, called by Thomas S. Monson, August 2017 – December 7, 2023 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Thomas S. Monson, April 3, 2010 – December 7, 2023 | ||
| Notes: | The thirteenth apostle born outside the United States (U.K.). | ||
| Name: | Gérald Caussé | ||
| Born: | 20 May 1963 | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Dallin H. Oaks, November 6, 2025 LDS Church Apostle, called by Dallin H. Oaks, November 6, 2025 Presiding Bishop, called by Thomas S. Monson, 9 October 2015 – November 14, 2025 First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, called by Gary E. Stevenson, 31 March 2012 – 9 October 2015 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Thomas S. Monson, 5 April 2008 – 31 March 2012 | ||
| Name: | W. Christopher Waddell | ||
| Born: | 28 June 1959 | ||
| Positions: | Presiding Bishop, called by Dallin H. Oaks, November 14, 2025 First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, called by Gérald Caussé, October 3, 2020 – November 14, 2025 Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, called by Gérald Caussé, October 9, 2015 – October 3, 2020 First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Thomas S. Monson, April 2, 2011 – October 9, 2015 | ||
| Name: | L. Todd Budge | ||
| Born: | 29 December 1959 | ||
| Positions: | First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, called by W. Christopher Waddell, November 14, 2025 Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, called by Gérald Caussé, October 3, 2020 – November 14, 2025 General Authority Seventy, called by Russell M. Nelson, April 6, 2019 – October 3, 2020 | ||
| Name: | Sean Douglas | ||
| Born: | 1 May 1964 | ||
| Positions: | Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, called by W. Christopher Waddell, November 14, 2025 General Authority Seventy, called by Russell M. Nelson, April 3, 2021 – November 14, 2025 | ||