<P> Historically, the First Quorum of the Seventy came into being in 1835 when seven men were set apart as the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy . </P> <P> In 1837, six of the seven presidents were released because it was discovered that they had previously been ordained high priests . Five of these men were ultimately replaced by others . The other two--Levi W. Hancock and Joseph Young--remained members of the First Seven Presidents for the rest of their lives . </P> <P> Since 2005, the Quorums of the Seventy in the LDS Church have been organized into eight quorums with a presidency of seven . The seventy act as emissaries of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and First Presidency of the church in organizing, training, proselytizing, and administering to millions of people scattered all across the globe . The seventy are the layer between local church administration and general church administration . </P> <P> Members of the First and the Second Quorums of the Seventy are general authorities of the church with responsibilities covering the church as a whole . </P>

How many quorums of the seventy are there in the lds church