Ember.get(array, 'firstObject.property')

controllers.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  appName: Ember.computed(function() {
    let arr = [{ alwaysDisplay: "yes, please" }];
    return Ember.get(arr, 'firstObject.alwaysDisplay');
  })
});

templates.application.hbs

<h1>Welcome to {{appName}}</h1>
<br>
<br>
{{outlet}}
<br>
<br>

twiddle.json

{
  "version": "0.12.1",
  "EmberENV": {
    "EXTEND_PROTOTYPES": false,
    "FEATURES": {}
  },
  "options": {
    "use_pods": false,
    "enable-testing": false
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.js",
    "ember": "2.12.0",
    "ember-template-compiler": "2.12.0",
    "ember-testing": "2.12.0"
  },
  "addons": {
    "ember-data": "2.12.1"
  }
}