apostleu (apostles who have lived the longest ** )

   Authority             Birthdate        Deathdate             Age at death

Russell M Nelson        09 Sep 1924      Serving currently (100 years old on 09/09/24)
David B Haight          02 Sep 1906      31 Jul 2004       97 years 10 months 30 days
Gordon B Hinckley       23 Jun 1910      27 Jan 2008       97 years 07 months 05 days
LeGrand Richards        06 Feb 1886      11 Jan 1983       96 years 11 months 06 days
David O McKay           08 Sep 1873      18 Jan 1970       96 years 04 months 11 days
Joseph Fielding Smith   19 Jul 1876      02 Jul 1972       95 years 11 months 14 days
M Russell Ballard       08 Oct 1928      12 Nov 2023       95 years 01 month  04 days
Ezra Taft Benson        04 Aug 1899      30 May 1994       94 years 09 months 27 days
Charles W Penrose       04 Feb 1832      15 May 1925       93 years 03 months 13 days
Richard R Lyman         23 Nov 1870      31 Dec 1963       93 years 01 month  08 days
Dallin Harris Oaks      12 Aug 1932      Serving currently (92 years old on 08/12/24)  
L Tom Perry             05 Aug 1922      30 May 2015       92 years 09 months 26 days
Hugh Brown Brown        24 Oct 1883      02 Dec 1975       92 years 01 month  08 days
Henry Bennion Eyring    31 May 1933      Serving currently (91 years old on 05/31/24)
Wilford Woodruff        01 Mar 1807      02 Sep 1898       91 years 06 months 01 day
Joseph B Wirthlin       11 Jun 1917      01 Dec 2008       91 years 05 months 20 days          
Boyd K Packer           10 Sep 1924      03 Jul 2015       90 years 09 months 23 days
Marion G Romney         19 Sep 1897      20 May 1988       90 years 08 months 01 day
Spencer W Kimball       28 Mar 1895      05 Nov 1985       90 years 07 months 07 days
Thomas S Monson         21 Aug 1927      02 Jan 2018       90 years 04 months 12 days 
J Reuben Clark, Jr      01 Sep 1871      06 Oct 1961       90 years 01 month  05 days

Here are some interesting facts about “nonagenarian” apostles (apostles who lived to be 90 years of age and older):

A)  Thus far in this dispensation, we have had 21 nonagenarian apostles.  They are (listed in the order in which they were called to the apostleship): Wilford Woodruff, Charles W. Penrose, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, J. Reuben Clark, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Hugh Brown Brown, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin Harris Oaks, Joseph B. Wirthlin, M. Russell Ballard, and Henry B. Eyring.  Richard R. Lyman also lived into his 90’s, but he was not an apostle at the time of his death, having been released from the apostleship in 1943.

B)  On TEN occasions we have had we had TWO nonagenarian apostles serving concurrently.  Those ten occasions were: 1) David O. McKay and Joseph Fielding Smith (from July of 1966 to January of 1970);  2) Gordon B. Hinckley and David B. Haight (from Jun 2000 to July 2004);  3) Gordon B. Hinckley and Joseph B. Wirthlin (from June 2007 to January 2008);  4) L. Tom Perry and Russell M. Nelson (2014 & 2015);  5) L. Tom Perry and Boyd K. Packer (2014 and 2015);  6) Russell M. Nelson and Boyd K. Packer (2014 and 2015);  7) Russell M. Nelson and Thomas S. Monson (2017);   8) Russell M. Nelson and M. Russell Ballard (2018 to 2022).  (9) Russell M. Nelson and Dallin H. Oaks (2022)  10) M. Russell Ballard and Dallin H. Oaks (2022).    On THREE occasions have we had THREE nonagenarians serving as apostles concurrently.  That occurred with Elders L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, and Boyd K. Packer, and then again with President Russell M. Nelson, Elder M. Russell Ballard, and President Dallin H. Oaks, and then again with President Russell M. Nelson, President Dallin H. Oaks, and President Henry B. Eyring.

C)  J. Reuben Clark was ‘barely’ a nonagenarian, as he died just one month after turning 90.  Also, Marion G. Romney, Spencer W. Kimball, and Thomas S. Monson died before reaching the age of 91.

D)  When President Henry B. Eyring turned 90 on May 31, 2023, it marked the first time that we have had FOUR nonagenarians serving as apostles concurrently (President Nelson, President Oaks, President Eyring, and President Ballard), and the first time we have had three nonagenarians in the First Presidency (Presidents Nelson, Oaks, and Eyring).