You support the EQ President and own a specific piece of the work he assigns you — ministering, welfare, fellowship, or another portfolio. You're part of the presidency that serves every man in the ward. The men nobody's watching are often the ones who need you most.
Day One
Do These Things First
Meet with the EQ President.↗ text him
Ask: What's my specific assignment? What's most pressing right now? What does he need from me in the first month?
Get the quorum roster.
Read every name. Know who's active, who's less active, who just moved in, who you've never seen. The list tells you who exists; showing up tells you who they are.
Meet with the outgoing counselor if possible. Get any handoff on ministering assignments, welfare cases, or ongoing situations that can't wait.
Attend your first presidency meeting. Know when it meets and come ready to listen.
Know your ministering assignment area if applicable. If you oversee a portion of the quorum's ministering, get the companionship list and understand the current coverage gaps.
Your Role
What the EQ Counselor Actually Does
The EQ President assigns you a specific area — often ministering coordination for a portion of the quorum, welfare follow-up, fellowship of new or less-active members, or a specific project. You own your assignment fully. You also stand in for the EQ President at Ward Council and other settings when he's unavailable.
The Elders Quorum reports directly to the bishop, making it one of the two most consequential organizations in the ward for the temporal and spiritual welfare of members. What happens in your assigned area matters to real men and families.
Your assignment is not advisory — it's operational. A counselor who waits for the president to tell him what to do in his area every week isn't supporting the president — he's adding to the president's workload. Know your assignment, execute it, report back. That's the role.
Weekly Rhythm
Every Week
Presidency meeting
Attend and bring updates on your assignment. The three of you align weekly so nothing is missed across the quorum.
Ministering follow-up
If you own ministering, you're checking on companionship assignments, flagging brothers who aren't being visited, and helping connect the dots when a family has a need.
Ward Council (when covering)
When the EQ President can't attend, you attend in his place. Come prepared to represent the full quorum.
Individual outreach
Know the men in your area. Occasional contact — a text, a call, showing up to help someone move — builds the trust that makes people willing to be helped when they're really struggling.
Key Contacts
Who You Work With Regularly
EQ President
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Your direct leader. Keep him informed; take direction; counsel together.
EQ Secretary
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Records, ministering assignments, meeting minutes. Your administrative resource.
Bishop
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The bishop presides over the quorum and is your connection to ward-level decisions and welfare resources.
RS President
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For welfare coordination and joint ministering situations involving both the EQ and RS.
Ministering Brothers
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The men in your ministering oversight area.
Quick Notes
Operational Notes
Log your meeting schedule, room numbers, key dates, or anything worth handing off when you're released.