Presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The following pages contain various facts and items of information on the brethren who have been ordained as Presidents of the Church in this dispensation. The prophets are listed in order of their date of ordination. There are six sections of information. A word of explanation is necessary for the “Apostolic Tenure” column. Under “Total” is listed the total number of years as an apostle, and under “Non-Pres” is the number of years served as an apostle before becoming the President of the Church.
The following abbreviations are used in the "Positions held" column: PR = President 1C = First Counselor 2C = Second Counselor AC = Assistant Counselor HP = High Priest CP = Counselor to President 1E = First Elder AN = Apostle, not in Quorum of 12 2E = Second Elder PQ = President of Quorum of 12 AQ = Acting President of Quorum of 12
SECTION ONE
Apostolic Ordination ## Name Birth date Birth place Date Age
01 Joseph Smith 23 Dec 1805 Sharon, Vermont May 1829 23 yr 05 mo 02 Brigham Young 01 Jun 1801 Whitingham, Vermont 14 Feb 1835 33 yr 08 mo 03 John Taylor 01 Nov 1808 Milnthorpe, England 19 Dec 1838 30 yr 02 mo 04 Wilford Woodruff 01 Mar 1807 Avon, Connecticut 26 Apr 1839 32 yr 02 mo 05 Lorenzo Snow 03 Apr 1814 Mantua, Ohio 12 Feb 1849 34 yr 10 mo 06 Joseph F Smith 13 Nov 1838 Far West, Missouri 01 Jul 1866 27 yr 07 mo 07 Heber J Grant 22 Nov 1856 Salt Lake City, Utah 16 Oct 1882 25 yr 11 mo 08 George Albert Smith 04 Apr 1870 Salt Lake City, Utah 08 Oct 1903 33 yr 06 mo 09 David O McKay 08 Sep 1873 Huntsville, Utah 09 Apr 1906 32 yr 07 mo 10 Joseph Fielding Smith 19 Jul 1876 Salt Lake City, Utah 07 Apr 1910 33 yr 09 mo 11 Harold B Lee 28 Mar 1899 Clifton, Idaho 10 Apr 1941 42 yr 00 mo 12 Spencer W Kimball 28 Mar 1895 Salt Lake City, Utah 07 Oct 1943 48 yr 06 mo 13 Ezra Taft Benson 04 Aug 1899 Whitney, Idaho 07 Oct 1943 44 yr 02 mo 14 Howard W Hunter 14 Nov 1907 Boise, Idaho 15 Oct 1959 51 yr 11 mo 15 Gordon B Hinckley 23 Jun 1910 Salt Lake City, Utah 05 Oct 1961 51 yr 03 mo 16 Thomas S Monson 21 Aug 1927 Salt Lake City, Utah 10 Oct 1963 36 yr 02 mo 17 Russell M Nelson 09 Sep 1924 Salt Lake City, Utah 12 Apr 1984 59 yr 07 mo
SECTION TWO
Quorum of Replaced whom Tenure as Counselor in ## Name Ordained apostle by Twelve? in the apostleship Junior Apostle Presidency? 01 Joseph Smith Peter, James, John No First Elder -- No 02 Brigham Young The Three Witnesses Yes Original Twelve -- No 03 John Taylor B Young, H C Kimball Yes Luke Johnson (009) 00 yr 05 mo No 04 Wilford Woodruff Brigham Young Yes Lyman Johnson (014) -- No 05 Lorenzo Snow Heber C Kimball Yes New First Presidency -- Yes 06 Joseph F Smith Brigham Young Yes Amasa M Lyman (022) 04 yr 00 mo Yes 07 Heber J Grant George Q Cannon Yes Orson Pratt (012) 01 yr 06 mo No 08 George Albert Smith Joseph F Smith Yes Brigham Young Jr (032) 00 yr 09 mo No 09 David O McKay Joseph F Smith Yes John W Taylor (041) 01 yr 06 mo Yes 10 Joseph Fielding Smith Joseph F Smith Yes John Winder (HP) -- Yes 11 Harold B Lee Heber J Grant Yes Reed Smoot (048) 01 yr 06 mo Yes 12 Spencer W Kimball Heber J Grant Yes Sylvester Q Cannon (067) -- No 13 Ezra Taft Benson Heber J Grant Yes Rudger Clawson (047) 00 yr 06 mo No 14 Howard W Hunter David O McKay Yes Stephen L Richards (058) 02 yr 00 mo No 15 Gordon B Hinckley David O McKay Yes J Reuben Clark Jr (064) 01 yr 00 mo Yes 16 Thomas S Monson David O McKay Yes Henry D Moyle (073) 06 yr 06 mo Yes 17 Russell M Nelson Gordon B Hinckley Yes LeGrand Richards (076) 00 yr 01 mo No
SECTION THREE
Counselor to how Acting President President of Apostolic Tenure ## Name many presidents? of the Twelve? the Twelve Total Non-president 01 Joseph Smith 0 -- -- 15 yr 01 mo 00 yr 00 mo 02 Brigham Young 0 -- 07 yr 08 mo 42 yr 06 mo 12 yr 10 mo 03 John Taylor 0 -- 03 yr 00 mo 49 yr 07 mo 41 yr 09 mo 04 Wilford Woodruff 0 -- 08 yr 06 mo 59 yr 04 mo 50 yr 01 mo 05 Lorenzo Snow 1 -- 09 yr 06 mo 52 yr 08 mo 49 yr 07 mo 06 Joseph F Smith 4 Yes -- 52 yr 04 mo 35 yr 03 mo 07 Heber J Grant 0 -- 02 yr 00 mo 62 yr 06 mo 36 yr 01 mo 08 George Albert Smith 0 -- 01 yr 11 mo 47 yr 06 mo 41 yr 07 mo 09 David O McKay 2 -- 00 yr 06 mo 63 yr 09 mo 45 yr 00 mo 10 Joseph Fielding Smith 1 00 yr 06 mo 18 yr 09 mo 62 yr 03 mo 59 yr 09 mo 11 Harold B Lee 1 -- 02 yr 05 mo 32 yr 08 mo 31 yr 03 mo 12 Spencer W Kimball 0 02 yr 06 mo 01 yr 06 mo 42 yr 01 mo 30 yr 02 mo 13 Ezra Taft Benson 0 -- 11 yr 11 mo 50 yr 08 mo 42 yr 01 mo 14 Howard W Hunter 0 02 yr 07 mo 00 yr 06 mo 35 yr 04 mo 34 yr 07 mo 15 Gordon B Hinckley 3 -- 00 yr 09 mo 46 yr 04 mo 33 yr 05 mo 16 Thomas S Monson 3 -- 12 yr 11 mo 54 yr 03 mo 44 yr 04 mo 17 Russell M Nelson 0 -- 02 yr 07 mo present SECTION FOUR
Date called Age when called Apostles called during ## Name as President as President tenure as president Tenure as President 01 Joseph Smith 06 Apr 1830 24 yr 03 mo 22 (001 to 022) 14 yr 02 mo 02 Brigham Young 27 Dec 1847 46 yr 07 mo 13 (023 to 035) 29 yr 08 mo 03 John Taylor 10 Oct 1880 71 yr 11 mo 06 (036 to 041) 06 yr 09 mo 04 Wilford Woodruff 07 Apr 1889 82 yr 01 mo 05 (042 to 046) 09 yr 04 mo 05 Lorenzo Snow 13 Sep 1898 84 yr 05 mo 02 (047 to 048) 03 yr 01 mo 06 Joseph F Smith 17 Oct 1901 62 yr 11 mo 11 (049 to 059) 17 yr 01 mo 07 Heber J Grant 23 Nov 1918 62 yr 00 mo 12 (060 to 071) 26 yr 05 mo 08 George Albert Smith 21 May 1945 75 yr 02 mo 03 (072 to 074) 05 yr 10 mo 09 David O McKay 09 Apr 1951 77 yr 07 mo 11 (075 to 085) 18 yr 09 mo 10 Joseph Fielding Smith 23 Jan 1970 93 yr 06 mo 02 (086 to 087) 02 yr 05 mo 11 Harold B Lee 07 Jul 1972 73 yr 03 mo 01 (088) 01 yr 06 mo 12 Spencer W Kimball 30 Dec 1973 78 yr 09 mo 07 (089 to 095) 11 yr 10 mo 13 Ezra Taft Benson 10 Nov 1985 86 yr 03 mo 03 (096 to 098) 08 yr 07 mo 14 Howard W Hunter 05 Jun 1994 86 yr 06 mo 01 (099) 00 yr 09 mo 15 Gordon B Hinckley 12 Mar 1995 84 yr 09 mo 04 (100 to 103) 12 yr 10 mo 16 Thomas S Monson 03 Feb 2008 80 yr 05 mo 05 (104-108) 09 yr 11 mo 17 Russell M Nelson 14 Jan 2018 93 yr 04 mo Still serving, 3 as of 12/15/23 SECTION FIVE
## Name Death date Age at death Death place Place of burial 01 Joseph Smith 27 Jun 1844 38 yr 06 mo Carthage, Illinois Nauvoo, Illinois 02 Brigham Young 29 Aug 1877 76 yr 03 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 03 John Taylor 25 Jul 1887 78 yr 08 mo Kaysville, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 04 Wilford Woodruff 02 Sep 1898 91 yr 06 mo San Francisco, California Salt Lake City, Utah 05 Lorenzo Snow 10 Oct 1901 87 yr 06 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Brigham City, Utah 06 Joseph F Smith 19 Nov 1918 80 yr 00 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 07 Heber J Grant 14 May 1945 88 yr 06 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 08 George Albert Smith 04 Apr 1951 81 yr 00 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 09 David O McKay 18 Jan 1970 96 yr 04 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 10 Joseph Fielding Smith 02 Jul 1972 95 yr 11 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 11 Harold B Lee 26 Dec 1973 74 yr 09 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 12 Spencer W Kimball 05 Nov 1985 90 yr 08 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 13 Ezra Taft Benson 30 May 1994 94 yr 10 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Whitney, Idaho 14 Howard W Hunter 03 Mar 1995 87 yr 03 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 15 Gordon B Hinckley 27 Jan 2008 97 yr 07 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 16 Thomas S Monson 02 Jan 2018 90 yr 04 mo Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 17 Russell M Nelson Currently serving
SECTION SIX
## Name Replaced by Positions 01 Joseph Smith -- 1E, PR, AN 02 Brigham Young Francis M Lyman PR, PQ 03 John Taylor Anthon H Lund PR, PQ 04 Wilford Woodruff Rudger Clawson PR, PQ 05 Lorenzo Snow Hyrum Smith PR, PQ, AC, CP 06 Joseph F Smith Melvin J Ballard PR, PQ, 1C, 2C 07 Heber J Grant Matthew Cowley PR, PQ 08 George Albert Smith Marion G Romney PR, PQ 09 David O McKay Boyd K Packer PR, PQ, 2C 10 Joseph Fielding Smith Bruce R McConkie PR, PQ, AQ, CP 11 Harold B Lee L Tom Perry PR, PQ, 1C 12 Spencer W Kimball Joseph B Wirthlin PR, PQ, AQ 13 Ezra Taft Benson Jeffrey R Holland PR, PQ 14 Howard W Hunter Henry B Eyring PR, PQ, AQ 15 Gordon B Hinckley D Todd Christoffersen PR, PQ, 1C, 2C 16 Thomas S Monson Ulisses Soares PR, PQ, 1C, 2C 17 Russell M Nelson Currently serving PR, PQ
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