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Apostles whose initials form English words


• Following are the LDS apostles of this dispensation whose initials form English words.
• The names are followed by the initials and the English word thus formed.
• The year of apostolic ordination then follows.

 1. Brigham Young       --  BY  (by)  -- 1835
 2. Orson Hyde          --  OH  (oh)  -- 1835
 3. George A. Smith     --  GAS (gas) -- 1839
 4. Joseph A. Young     --  JAY (jay) -- 1864
 5. George Albert Smith --  GAS (gas) -- 1903
 6. James E. Talmage    --  JET (jet) -- 1911
 7. John A. Widtsoe     --  JAW (jaw) -- 1921
 8. N. Eldon Tanner     --  NET (net) -- 1962
 9. David A. Bednar     --  DAB (dab) -- 2004
10. Ulisses Soares      --  US  (us)  -- 2018


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