SEVENTIES — Emeritus General Authorities
QUESTION: The first ’emeritus’ General Authorities were given that status in 1978. We have had many brethren granted emeritus status since that time. Can you name some of the first brethren to be designated as emeritus General Authorities? Who are some of the brethren that have been ’emeritus’ General Authorities for long periods of time?
ANSWER: Elders Eldred G. Smith, Robert L. Backman, and Hartman Rector are some of the brethren that were emeritus General Authorities the longest. Some of the first brethren to be designated as emeritus General Authorities were Elders James A. Cullimore, Henry D. Taylor, and S. Dilworth Young. Click here for information on emeritus General Authorities.
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