General Authorities who were called to responsible positions at a young age
Authority Age at call Position Birthday
Angel Abrea 17 years Counselor, Distrct Presidency 13 Sep 1933 John W Young 19 yr 04 mo Apostle 01 Oct 1844 George A Smith 21 yr 10 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 26 Jun 1817 Thomas S Monson 22 years Bishop 21 Aug 1927 John Smith 22 yr 06 mo Patriarch to the Church 22 Sep 1832 Oliver Cowdery 22 yr 08 mo Apostle 03 Oct 1806 Angel Abrea 23 years Branch President 13 Sep 1933 Lyman E Johnson 23 yr 04 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 24 Oct 1811 Joseph Smith 23 yr 05 mo Apostle 23 Dec 1805 John F Boynton 23 yr 05 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 20 Sep 1811 Oliver Cowdery 23 yr 06 mo 2nd Elder of the Church 03 Oct 1806 Orson Pratt 23 yr 07 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 19 Sep 1811 Abraham H Cannon 23 yr 07 mo Prsdncy of the Seventy 12 Mar 1859 William B Smith 23 yr 11 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 13 Mar 1811 Heber J Grant 23 yr 11 mo Stake President 22 Nov 1856 Joseph Smith 24 yr 04 mo 1st Elder of the Church 23 Dec 1805 Abraham Woodruff 24 yr 10 mo Apostle 23 Nov 1872 Heber J Grant 25 yr 11 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 22 Nov 1856 John W Taylor 25 yr 11 mo Apostle 15 May 1858 William W Taylor 26 yr 07 mo Presidency of Seventy 11 Sep 1853 Brigham Young, Jr 27 yr 02 mo Apostle 18 Dec 1836 Luke S Johnson 27 yr 03 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 03 Nov 1807 Joseph F Smith 27 yr 07 mo Apostle, 1st Prsdency 13 Nov 1838 Parley P Pratt 27 yr 10 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 12 Apr 1807 Franklin Richards 27 yr 10 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 02 Apr 1821 David A Smith 28 yr 06 mo Presiding Bishopric 24 May 1879 William M'Lellin 29 yr 01 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 18 Jan 1806 Joseph A Young 29 yr 04 mo Apostle 14 Oct 1834 Amasa M Lyman 29 yr 05 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 30 Mar 1813 Hyrum Mack Smith 29 yr 07 mo Apostle 21 Mar 1872 John Gould 29 yr 11 mo Presidency of Seventy 11 May 1808 Orson Hyde 30 yr 01 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 08 Jan 1805 John Taylor 30 yr 02 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 01 Nov 1808 Erastus Snow 30 yr 03 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 09 Nov 1818 Zebedee Coltrin 30 yr 05 mo Presidency of Seventy 07 Sep 1804 Abraham H Cannon 30 yr 07 mo Apostle 12 Mar 1859 Marion D Hanks 31 yr 00 mo 1st Council of Seventy 13 Oct 1921 Harold B Lee 31 years Stake President 28 Mar 1899 Bruce R McConkie 31 yr 02 mo 1st Council of Seventy 29 Jul 1915 Brigham H Roberts 31 yr 07 mo Presidency of Seventy 13 Mar 1857 Thomas S Monson 32 years Mission President 21 Aug 1927 John Henry Smith 32 yr 01 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 18 Sep 1848 Wilford Woodruff 32 yr 02 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 01 Mar 1807 Richard L Evans 32 yr 06 mo 1st Council of Seventy 23 Mar 1906 David O McKay 32 yr 07 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 08 Sep 1873 Hyrum Gibbs Smith 32 yr 10 mo Patriarch to the Church 08 Jul 1879 George Q Cannon 33 yr 06 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 11 Jan 1827 George Albert Smith 33 yr 06 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 04 Apr 1870 Heber C Kimball 33 yr 08 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 14 Jun 1801 Brigham Young 33 yr 08 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 01 Jun 1801 Joseph Flding Smith 33 yr 09 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 19 Jul 1876 Neil L Andersen 34 years Mission President 09 Aug 1951 Gene R Cook 34 yr 01 mo 1st Council of Seventy 01 Sep 1941 Lorenzo Snow 34 yr 10 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 03 Apr 1814 David W Patten 35 yr 03 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 14 Nov 1799 Thomas B Marsh 35 yr 05 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 01 Nov 1799 Ezra T Benson 35 yr 05 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 22 Feb 1811 Willard Richards 35 yr 10 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 24 Jun 1804 Thomas S Monson 36 yr 02 mo Apostle, Quorum of 12 21 Aug 1927 Yoshihiko Kikuchi 36 yr 02 mo 1st Quorum of Seventy 25 Jul 1941 Boyd K Packer 37 yr 00 mo Assistant to the 12 10 Sep 1924 Hyrum Smith 37 yr 09 mo First Presidency 09 Feb 1800 Loren C Dunn 37 yr 10 mo 1st Council of Seventy 12 Jun 1930
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