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Interesting apostolic family relationships:                                                                                                                                                         ***

    • Ballard, M. Russell — Elder M. Russell Ballard is the only apostle who had both grandfathers serve as apostles (Melvin J. Ballard and Hyrum Mack Smith).
    • Ballard, M. Russell — Elder M. Russell Ballard is a great-grandson of Joseph F. Smith and thus a great-great-grandson of Hyrum Smith.
    • Ballard, M. Russell — Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Eldred G. Smith (Emeritus General Authority and former Church Patriarch) are both great-great grandsons of Hyrum Smith, the brother of the Prophet Joseph. Thus, Elders Ballard and Smith are third cousins.
    • Benson, Ezra T. — Ezra Taft Benson is the great-grandson of early Apostle Ezra T. Benson.
    • Benson, Ezra Taft — Ezra Taft Benson is the great-grandson of early Apostle Ezra T. Benson.
    • Brown, Hugh B. — N. Eldon Tanner was the nephew of Hugh B. Brown (Hugh’s sister, Edna, married Nathan W. Tanner, and they were the parents of N. Eldon Tanner).
    • Brown, Hugh B. — Elder Victor L. Brown, the 10th Presiding Bishop of the church, was closely related to three other General Authorities. Elder Victor L. Brown’s father, Gerald S. Brown, was Elder Hugh B. Brown’s brother, thus Elder Victor L. Brown was a nephew of Elder Hugh B. Brown. Elder Victor L. Brown was also the 2nd-great-grandson of Samuel C. Lee, as was President Harold B. Lee. Thus, Elder Brown and President Lee were 3rd cousins. Elder Victor L. Brown was also related to President Nathan Eldon Tanner. Elder Brown’s 2nd-great-grandfather, Nathan Tanner, was also the great-grandfather of Nathan Eldon Tanner. Thus, Elder Brown and President Tanner were 2nd cousins once removed.
    • Brown, Hugh B. — Hugh B. Brown married Brigham Young’s grand-daughter, Zina Card. Zina’s mother was Zina Young Card, daughter of Brigham Young.
    • Cannon, George Q. — George Q. Cannon was the nephew of President John Taylor. President Taylor was married to Leonora Cannon, George Q. Cannon’s aunt. Leonora was the sister of George Cannon, George Q. Cannon’s father.
    • Cannon, George Q. — Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (1989-present) is a great-great grandson of George Q. Cannon.  Elder Holland’s mother Alice is George Q. Cannon’s granddaughter.
    • Clark, J. Reuben — Elders J. Reuben Clark and Spencer W. Kimball were cousins (they had the same grandfather, Heber C. Kimball, but not the same grandmother). 
    • Cook, Quentin L. — Elder Quentin L. Cook is the great-great-grandson of Heber C. Kimball.
    • Eyring, Henry B. — Henry B. Eyring is President Spencer W. Kimball’s nephew. Elder Eyring’s father (Henry Eyring) and President Kimball’s wife (Camilla Eyring) were brother and sister.
    • Eyring, Henry B. — President Henry B. Eyring and President Marion G. Romney are related.  Elder Eyring is the great-grandson of Miles Park Romney, and Elder Romney was the grandson of Miles Park Romney.  The relationship is as follows: Miles Park Romney and Hannah Hill had a son named George Samuel Romney.  George Samuel Romney married Terressa Redd and they were the parents of Marion George Romney.  Miles Park Romney also married Catherine Cottam, and they were the parents of Caroline Cottam Romney.  She married Edward C. Eyring and they were the parents of Henry Eyring, who is the father of Henry B. Eyring.
    • Faust, James E. — Elder James E. Faust is a great-great-grandson of Amasa M. Lyman and a 3rd great-grandson of Edward Partridge. Amasa M. Lyman was married to Edward Partridge’s daughter, Caroline Ely Partridge.
    • Gong, Gerritt W. —  Elder Gong’s wife, Susan Lindsay Gong, is the daughter of Elder Richard P. Lindsay of the Quorum of the Seventy.
    • Grant, Heber J. — Elders Heber J. Grant and Anthony W. Ivins were first cousins, their mothers being sisters (Rachel Ivins and Anna Ivins, respectively).
    • Grant, Heber J. — Heber J. Grant’s father (Jedediah M. Grant) and father-in-law (Daniel Hanmer Wells) were both apostles.
    • Grant, Heber J. — Heber J. Grant is considered a “son of the Prophet Joseph”. Rachel Ivins, Heber J. Grant’s mother, was sealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith.
    • Grant, Jedediah M. — Heber J. Grant’s father (Jedediah M. Grant) and father-in-law (Daniel Hanmer Wells) were both apostles.
    • Hinckley, Alonzo A. — Gordon B. Hinckley’s uncle, Alonzo Arza Hinckley, served as an apostle in the 1930’s. Alonzo was a brother of President Hinckley’s father, Bryant Stringham Hinckley.
    • Hinckley, Alonzo A. — Elder Neal A. Maxwell married Colleen Hinckley, Alonzo A. Hinckley’s daughter and Gordon B. Hinckley’s cousin
    • Hinckley, Gordon B. — Elders Gordon Bitner Hinckley and Joseph Bitner Wirthlin were cousins, having the same grandfather (Breneman Barr Bitner) but different grandmothers.  They grew up together and even attended the same ward.  Joseph B. Wirthlin’s father served as the Presiding Bishop from 1952-1961.  Joseph B. Wirthlin would later serve as a Bishop and then a counselor to Russell M. Nelson in the Salt Lake City Bonneville Stake Presidency
    • Hinckley, Gordon B. — Gordon B. Hinckley’s uncle, Alonzo Arza Hinckley, served as an apostle in the 1930’s. Alonzo was a brother of President Hinckley’s father, Bryant Stringham Hinckley.
    • Hinckley, Gordon B. — Gordon Bitner Hinckley and Joseph Bitner Wirthlin were first-cousins, having the same grandfather (Breneman Barr Bitner).  They had, however, different grandmothers.
    • Hinckley, Gordon B. — Elder Neal A. Maxwell married Colleen Hinckley, Alonzo A. Hinckley’s daughter and Gordon B. Hinckley’s cousin
    • Holland, Jeffrey R. — Elder Jeffrey R. Holland is a great-great grandson of George Q. Cannon.  Elder Holland’s mother, Alice, is George Q. Cannon’s granddaughter.
    • Hyde, Orson — Orson Hyde and Luke S. Johnson, two of the original members of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, were brothers-in-law. Orson married Miranda Nancy Johnson, Luke’s sister, on September 4, 1834 in Kirtland, Ohio. This also means that Orson Hyde was a brother-in-law to Lyman E. Johnson, Luke’s brother and another original member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles.
    • Ivins, Anthony W. — Elders Anthony W. Ivins and Heber J. Grant were first cousins, their mothers being sisters (Rachel Ivins and Anna Ivins, respectively).
    • Johnson, Luke S. — Orson Hyde and Luke S. Johnson, two of the original members of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, were brothers-in-law. Orson married Miranda Nancy Johnson, Luke’s sister, on September 4, 1834 in Kirtland, Ohio. This also means that Orson Hyde was a brother-in-law to Lyman E. Johnson, Luke’s brother and another original member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles.
    • Johnson, Lyman E. — Orson Hyde and Luke S. Johnson, two of the original members of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, were brothers-in-law. Orson married Miranda Nancy Johnson, Luke’s sister, on September 4, 1834 in Kirtland, Ohio. This also means that Orson Hyde was a brother-in-law to Lyman E. Johnson, Luke’s brother and another original member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles.
    • Kimball, Heber C. — Heber C. Kimball was the step-father of Joseph F. Smith. Heber married Mary Fielding Smith, the widow of Hyrum Smith and mother of Joseph F. Smith, on September 14, 1844.
    • Kimball, Heber C. — J. Golden Kimball, one of the most colorful and beloved General Authorities in the Church who served many years in the Presidency of the Seventy, was the son of Heber C. Kimball and uncle to Spencer W. Kimball
    • Kimball, Heber C. — Orson F. Whitney, who served as an Apostle and became a prominent writer of books and hymns, was the grandson of Heber C. Kimball.
    • Kimball, Spencer W. — Elders Spencer W. Kimball and J. Reuben Clark were cousins (they had the same grandfather, Heber C. Kimball, but not the same grandmother).
    • Kimball, Spencer W. — President  Spencer W. Kimball was the grandson of Heber C. Kimball. 
    • Kimball, Spencer W. — Henry B. Eyring is President Spencer W. Kimball’s nephew. Elder Eyring’s father (Henry Eyring) and President Kimball’s wife (Camilla Eyring) were brother and sister.
    • Kimball, Spencer W. — Andrew Kimball, the father of Spencer W. Kimball, was a twin brother of Alice Kimball Smith, a wife of President Joseph F. Smith. Thus, Spencer W. Kimball was a nephew of Joseph F. Smith and a cousin-by-marriage of Joseph Fielding Smith.
    • Kimball, Spencer W. — J. Golden Kimball, one of the most colorful and beloved General Authorities in the Church who served many years in the Presidency of the Seventy, was the son of Heber C. Kimball and uncle to Spencer W. Kimball.
    • Lee, Harold B. — Joseph W. McMurrin, who served as a member of the First Council of Seventy for over 35 years, was a great-uncle of Harold B. Lee.
    • Lee, Harold B. — Elder Victor L. Brown, the 10th Presiding Bishop of the church, was closely related to three other General Authorities. Elder Victor L. Brown’s father, Gerald S. Brown, was Elder Hugh B. Brown’s brother, thus Elder Victor L. Brown was a nephew of Elder Hugh B. Brown. Elder Victor L. Brown was also the 2nd-great-grandson of Samuel C. Lee, as was President Harold B. Lee. Thus, Elder Brown and President Lee were 3rd cousins. Elder Victor L. Brown was also related to President Nathan Eldon Tanner. Elder Brown’s 2nd-great-grandfather, Nathan Tanner, was also the great-grandfather of Nathan Eldon Tanner. Thus, Elder Brown and President Tanner were 2nd cousins once removed.
    • Maxwell, Neal L. — Elder Neal A. Maxwell married Colleen Hinckley, Alonzo A. Hinckley’s daughter and Gordon B. Hinckley’s cousin.
    • McConkie, Bruce R. — Elder Bruce R. McConkie was Joseph Fielding Smith’s son-in-law, having married President Smith’s youngest daughter, Amelia.
    • Oaks, Dallin Harris — Elder Dallin H. Oaks’ great-great-grandfather, Emer Harris, was the brother of Martin Harris.  Also, during President Oaks’ serve as an apostle, he had a younger brother, Elder Merrill C. Oaks, who served in the Second Quorum of Seventy.
    • Pratt, Orson — Elders Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt were brothers, being the sons of Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson.
    • Pratt, Parley P. — Elders Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt were brothers, being the sons of Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson.
    • Rasband, Ronald A. — Elder Ronald A. Rasband (apostle) and Elder James Rasband (Seventy) are first cousins once removed.
    • Richards, Franklin D. — Elder Franklin D. Richards was the nephew of Willard Richards. 
    • Richards, Franklin D. — LeGrand Richards, who served as an Apostle, was the son of Apostle George F. Richards, who was the son of Apostle Franklin D. Richards, who was the nephew of Willard Richards.
    • Richards, George F. — LeGrand Richards, who served as an Apostle, was the son of Apostle George F. Richards, who was the son of Apostle Franklin D. Richards, who was the nephew of Willard Richards.
    • Richards, LeGrand — Elders Tad R. Callister and Douglas L. Callister, former members of the Quorum of Seventy, are grandsons of Elder LeGrand Richards.  Their mother, Norine Richards Callister, is the daughter of Elder Richards.
    • Richards, LeGrand — Elder Tad R. Callister’s mother, Effie Norine Richards, was a daughter of LeGrand Richards, who was the Presiding Bishop of the LDS Church when Callister was born and would later serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. At the time that Elder Callister’s parents married in 1932, LeGrand Richards was their stake president in southern California.  Elder Douglas L. Callister, a former member of the Quorum of the Seventy, is Elder Tad R. Callister’s older brother.
    • Richards, LeGrand — Elder Douglas L. Callister, sustained to the Second Quorum of Seventy on April 1, 2000, is the grandson of Elder LeGrand Richards. Elder Callister’s mother, Norinne Richards Callister, is the daughter of Elder Richards.
    • Richards, LeGrand — LeGrand Richards, who served as an Apostle, was the son of Apostle George F. Richards, who was the son of Apostle Franklin D. Richards, who was the nephew of Willard Richards.
    • Richards, Stephen L. — Stephen L. Richards, who served in the First Presidency as First Counselor to David O. McKay, was the grandson to Willard Richards
    • Richards, Willard — Elder Willard Richards was the uncle of Elder Franklin D. Richards.
    • Richards, Willard — Stephen L. Richards, who served in the First Presidency as First Counselor to David O. McKay, was the grandson of Willard Richards
    • Richards, Willard — Brigham Young and Willard Richards were first cousins and served in the First Presidency together, Brigham Young being President.
    • Richards, Willard — LeGrand Richards, who served as an Apostle, was the son of Apostle George F. Richards, who was the son of Apostle Franklin D. Richards, who was the nephew of Willard Richards.
    • Romney, Marion G. — President Henry B. Eyring and President Marion G. Romney are related.  Elder Eyring is the great-grandson of Miles Park Romney, and Elder Romney was the grandson of Miles Park Romney.  The relationship is as follows: Miles Park Romney and Hannah Hill had a son named George Samuel Romney.  George Samuel Romney married Terressa Redd and they were the parents of Marion George Romney.  Miles Park Romney also married Catherine Cottam, and they were the parents of Caroline Cottam Romney.  She married Edward C. Eyring and they were the parents of Henry Eyring, who is the father of Henry B. Eyring.
    • Scott, Richard G. — During the service of Elder Richard G. Scott as an apostle, he had a younger brother (James Mitchel Scott) who served in the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy.
    • Smith, George A. — John Smith, General Authority from 1837-1854, was the younger brother of Joseph Smith, Sr.  John served as the 4th Presiding Patriarch, a position now dissolved.  John Smith had a son, George A. Smith, who would serve as First Counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency.  George A. Smith’s son, John Henry Smith, also served as an Apostle and as a member of the First Presidency.  John Henry Smith’s son, George Albert Smith, became the 8th President of the Church.  John Henry Smith and George Albert Smith have been the only father and son to serve in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles together at the same time, serving together for eight years.
    • Smith, George Albert — John Smith, General Authority from 1837-1854, was the younger brother of Joseph Smith, Sr.  John served as the 4th Presiding Patriarch, a position now dissolved.  John Smith had a son, George A. Smith, who would serve as First Counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency.  George A. Smith’s son, John Henry Smith, also served as an Apostle and as a member of the First Presidency.  John Henry Smith’s son, George Albert Smith, became the 8th President of the Church.  John Henry Smith and George Albert Smith have been the only father and son to serve in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles together at the same time, serving together for eight years.
    • Smith, Hyrum — Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Eldred G. Smith (Emeritus General Authority and former Church Patriarch) are both great-great grandsons of Hyrum Smith, the brother of the Prophet Joseph. Thus, Elders Ballard and Smith are third cousins.
    • Smith, Hyrum Mack — Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Eldred G. Smith (Emeritus General Authority and former Church Patriarch) are both great-great grandsons of Hyrum Smith, the brother of the Prophet Joseph. Thus, Elders Ballard and Smith are third cousins.
    • Smith, John — John Smith, General Authority from 1837-1854, was the younger brother of Joseph Smith, Sr.  John served as the 4th Presiding Patriarch, a position now dissolved.  John Smith had a son, George A. Smith, who would serve as First Counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency.  George A. Smith’s son, John Henry Smith, also served as an Apostle and as a member of the First Presidency.  John Henry Smith’s son, George Albert Smith, became the 8th President of the Church.  John Henry Smith and George Albert Smith have been the only father and son to serve in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles together at the same time, serving together for eight years.
    • Smith, John Henry — John Smith, General Authority from 1837-1854, was the younger brother of Joseph Smith, Sr.  John served as the 4th Presiding Patriarch, a position now dissolved.  John Smith had a son, George A. Smith, who would serve as First Counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency.  George A. Smith’s son, John Henry Smith, also served as an Apostle and as a member of the First Presidency.  John Henry Smith’s son, George Albert Smith, became the 8th President of the Church.  John Henry Smith and George Albert Smith have been the only father and son to serve in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles together at the same time, serving together for eight years.
    • Smith, Joseph — Heber J. Grant is considered a “son of the Prophet Joseph”. Rachel Ivins, Heber J. Grant’s mother, was sealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith.
    • Smith, Joseph, Sr. — John Smith, General Authority from 1837-1854, was the younger brother of Joseph Smith, Sr.  John served as the 4th Presiding Patriarch, a position now dissolved.  John Smith had a son, George A. Smith, who would serve as First Counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency.  George A. Smith’s son, John Henry Smith, also served as an Apostle and as a member of the First Presidency.  John Henry Smith’s son, George Albert Smith, became the 8th President of the Church.  John Henry Smith and George Albert Smith have been the only father and son to serve in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles together at the same time, serving together for eight years.
    • Smith, Joseph F. — Heber C. Kimball was the step-father of Joseph F. Smith. Heber married Mary Fielding Smith, the widow of Hyrum Smith and mother of Joseph F. Smith, on September 14, 1844.
    • Smith, Joseph F. — Andrew Kimball, the father of Spencer W. Kimball, was a twin brother of Alice Kimball Smith, a wife of President Joseph F. Smith. Thus, Spencer W. Kimball was a nephew of Joseph F. Smith and a cousin-by-marriage of Joseph Fielding Smith.
    • Smith, Joseph Fielding — Andrew Kimball, the father of Spencer W. Kimball, was a twin brother of Alice Kimball Smith, a wife of President Joseph F. Smith. Thus, Spencer W. Kimball was a nephew of Joseph F. Smith and a cousin-by-marriage of Joseph Fielding Smith.
    • Smith, Joseph Fielding — President Smith’s son-in-law was Elder Bruce R. McConkie.  Elder McConkie married President Smith’s youngest daughter.
    • Snow, Erastus — Lorenzo Snow and Erastus Snow were ordained Apostles the same day, however there was no immediate relation between the two.
    • Snow, Lorenzo — Lorenzo Snow and Erastus Snow were ordained Apostles the same day, however there was no immediate relation between the two.
    • Stevenson, Gary E — Elder Stevenson is the 3rd great grandson of Elder Edward Stevenson, a member of the First Council of Seventy.
    • Tanner, Nathan Eldon — N. Eldon Tanner was the nephew of Hugh B. Brown (Hugh’s sister, Edna, married Nathan W. Tanner, and they were the parents of N. Eldon Tanner).
    • Tanner, Nathan Eldon — Elder Victor L. Brown, the 10th Presiding Bishop of the church, was closely related to three other General Authorities. Elder Victor L. Brown’s father, Gerald S. Brown, was Elder Hugh B. Brown’s brother, thus Elder Victor L. Brown was a nephew of Elder Hugh B. Brown. Elder Victor L. Brown was also the 2nd-great-grandson of Samuel C. Lee, as was President Harold B. Lee. Thus, Elder Brown and President Lee were 3rd cousins. Elder Victor L. Brown was also related to President Nathan Eldon Tanner. Elder Brown’s 2nd-great-grandfather, Nathan Tanner, was also the great-grandfather of Nathan Eldon Tanner. Thus, Elder Brown and President Tanner were 2nd cousins once removed.
    • Taylor, John — George Q. Cannon was the nephew of President John Taylor. President Taylor was married to Leonora Cannon, George Q. Cannon’s aunt. Leonora was the sister of George Cannon, George Q. Cannon’s father.
    • Wells, Daniel H. — Heber J. Grant’s father (Jedediah M. Grant) and father-in-law (Daniel Hanmer Wells) were both apostles.
    • Whitney, Orson F. — Orson F. Whitney, who served as an Apostle and became a prominent writer of books and hymns, was the grandson of Heber C. Kimball.
    • Whitney, Orson F. — Orson F. Whitney’s mother, Helen Mar Kimball, was sealed to Joseph Smith.  Thus, it can be said that Orson F. Whitney is also a “son of the Prophet”, similar to Heber J. Grant.
    • Wirthlin, Joseph B. — Elders Gordon Bitner Hinckley and Joseph Bitner Wirthlin were cousins, having the same grandfather (Breneman Barr Bitner) but different grandmothers.  They grew up together and even attended the same ward.  Joseph B. Wirthlin’s father served as the Presiding Bishop from 1952-1961.  Joseph B. Wirthlin would later serve as a Bishop and then a counselor to Russell M. Nelson in the Salt Lake City Bonneville Stake Presidency
    • Young, Brigham — Hugh B. Brown married Brigham Young’s granddaughter, Zina Card. Zina’s mother was Zina Young Card, daughter of Brigham Young.
    • Young, Brigham — Brigham Young and Willard Richards were first cousins and served in the First Presidency together, Brigham Young being President.

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