Longest time periods without a change in the First Presidency
Listed below are the longest time periods that have elapsed with there being a change in the First Presidency, beginning with the longest period.
Length of period Dates First Presidency members
12 years 05 months 12 Mar 1995 - 10 Aug 2007 Presidents Hinckley, Monson, Faust 10 years 07 months 06 Oct 1934 - 14 May 1945 Presidents Grant, Clark, McKay 09 years 11 months 03 Feb 2008 - 02 Jan 2018 Presidents Monson, Eyring, Uchtdorf 09 years 06 months 04 Jan 1857 - 01 Jul 1866 Presidents Young, Kimball, Wells 09 years 05 months 09 Apr 1889 - 02 Sep 1898 Presidents Woodruff, Cannon, Smith 08 years 07 months 10 Nov 1985 - 30 May 1994 Presidents Benson, Hinckley, Monson 08 years 05 months 17 Oct 1901 - 27 Mar 1910 Presidents Smith, Winder, Lund 08 years 01 month 09 Apr 1951 - 19 May 1959 Presidents McKay, Richards, Clark 07 years 07 months 30 Dec 1973 - 23 Jul 1981 Presidents Kimball, Tanner, Romney 07 years 00 months 02 Dec 1911 - 19 Nov 1918 Presidents Smith, Lund, Penrose 06 years 10 months 08 Oct 1880 - 25 Jul 1887 Presidents Taylor, Cannon, Smith 06 years 06 months 28 May 1925 - 11 Dec 1931 Presidents Grant, Ivins, Nibley 06 years 03 months 05 Dec 1847 - 11 Mar 1854 Presidents Young, Kimball, Richards NOTE: Presidents Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, and Henry B. Eyring began their service as the First Presidency of the Church on January 14, 2018. Thus, as of October 14, 2023, they have served without a change for 5 years 9 months.
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