Longest time period without a change in the First Presidency or the Quorum of Twelve
Listed below are the longest time periods that have elapsed without a change in the First Presidency or the Quorum of 12, beginning with the longest period.
Length of period Dates Church President & President of Quorum of 12 09 years 03 months 06 Apr 1995 - 21 Jul 2004 G Hinckley, T S Monson 06 years 06 months 07 Oct 1889 - 06 Apr 1896 W Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow 06 years 03 months 04 Apr 2009 - 03 Jul 2015 T S Monson, B K Packer 06 years 00 months 28 May 1925 - 16 May 1931 H J Grant, Rudger Clawson 05 years 10 months 26 Aug 1860 - 01 Jul 1866 Brigham Young, Orson Hyde 05 years 07 months 31 Mar 2018 - 12 Nov 2023 Russell M Nelson, Dallin H Oaks 05 years 05 months 06 Oct 1988 - 25 Feb 1994 Ezra T Benson, H 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 J F Smith, Francis M Lyman 04 years 02 months 17 Mar 1921 - 16 May 1925 H J Grant, Rudger Clawson 03 years 10 months 08 Apr 1954 - 11 Feb 1958 D O McKay, Joseph Fldg Smith 03 years 04 months 10 Apr 1947 - 08 Aug 1950 G A Smith, George Richards 03 years 03 months 13 May 1857 - 26 Aug 1860 Brigham Young, Orson Hyde
Note: President Russell M. Nelson began his service as President of the Church on
January 14, 2018. Apostle Patrick Kearon was ordained on December 7, 2023.
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