Longest time periods without a change in the Quorum of the Twelve
Listed below are the fourteen longest time periods that have elapsed without there being a change in the Quorum of the Twelve, beginning with the longest period. During some of these periods, the seniority of members of the Twelve changed but not the brethren serving in the Quorum (the 1870 to 1878 period is an example of this).
Length of period Dates Church President and President of Twelve 10 years 02 months 17 Mar 1921 - 16 May 1931 Heber J Grant, Rudger Clawson 09 years 04 months 06 Apr 1995 - 21 Jul 2004 Gordon B Hinckley, Thomas S Monson 08 years 05 months 03 Jul 1870 - 28 Nov 1878 Brigham Young, Orson Hyde, and John Taylor 07 years 01 month 26 Aug 1860 - 06 oct 1867 Brigham Young, Orson Hyde 06 years 06 months 07 Oct 1889 - 06 Apr 1896 Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow 06 years 06 months 01 Dec 2008 - 30 May 2015 Thomas S Monson, Boyd K Packer 06 years 04 months 04 Oct 1963 - 18 Jan 1970 David O McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith 05 years 08 months 30 Apr 2018 - 12 Nov 2023 Russell M Nelson, Dallin H Oaks 05 years 05 months 06 Oct 1988 - 25 Feb 1994 Ezra Taft Benson, Howard W Hunter 05 years 01 month 12 Feb 1849 - 11 Mar 1854 Brigham Young, Orson Hyde 04 years 11 months 08 Dec 1911 - 18 Nov 1916 Joseph F Smith, Francis M Lyman 03 years 10 months 08 Apr 1954 - 11 Feb 1958 David O McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith 03 years 04 months 10 Apr 1947 - 08 Aug 1950 George A Smith, George F Richards 03 years 03 months 13 May 1857 - 26 Aug 1860 Brigham Young, Orson Hyde
Notes:
1) Interestingly, the LARGEST turnover in the Quorum of the Twelve in the SHORTEST period of time was from 1879 to 1889, during which time 10 new apostles were called.
2) Elder Patrick Kearon was set apart as a new member of the Quorum of the Twelve on December 7, 2023. He filled the vacancy created by the passing of Elder M. Russell Ballard. There had not been a change in the Quorum of the Twelve since Elder Gerrit W. Gong and Elder Ulisses Soares were sustained on March 31, 2018. Thus 5 years and 8 months had elapsed without a change. This is recorded in the listing above.
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