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 Longest time periods without a change in the First Presidency


Listed below are the eleven 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

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