Tenure in office of our Church Presidents, listed by decreasing length of service and chronologically
Listed by length of service
. Prophet Tenure as President Dates of service as President
. Brigham Young 29 years 08 months 27 Dec 1847 to 29 Aug 1877 . Heber J Grant 26 years 05 months 23 Nov 1918 to 14 May 1945 . David O McKay 18 years 09 months 09 Apr 1951 to 18 Jan 1970 . Joseph F Smith 17 years 01 month 17 Oct 1901 to 19 Nov 1918 . Joseph Smith, Jr 14 years 03 months 06 Apr 1830 to 27 Jun 1844 . Gordon B Hinckley 12 years 10 months 12 Mar 1995 to 27 Jan 2008 . Spencer W Kimball 11 years 10 months 30 Dec 1973 to 05 Nov 1985 . Thomas S Monson 09 years 11 months 03 Feb 2008 to 02 Jan 2018 . Wilford Woodruff 09 years 05 months 07 Apr 1889 to 02 Sep 1898 . Ezra Taft Benson 08 years 07 months 10 Nov 1985 to 30 May 1994 . Russell M Nelson 07 years 08 months 14 Jan 2018 to 27 Sep 2025 . John Taylor 06 years 09 months 10 Oct 1880 to 25 Jul 1887 . George Albert Smith 05 years 11 months 21 May 1945 to 04 Apr 1951 . Lorenzo Snow 03 years 01 month 13 Sep 1898 to 10 Oct 1901 . Joseph Fielding Smith 02 years 05 months 23 Jan 1970 to 02 Jul 1972 . Harold B Lee 01 year 06 months 07 Jul 1972 to 26 Dec 1973 . Howard W Hunter 00 year 09 months 05 Jun 1994 to 03 Mar 1995 . (Note: President Dallin H. Oaks began his service on 10 Oct 2025) Listed chronologically . Prophet Tenure as President Dates of service as President . Joseph Smith, Jr 14 years 03 months 06 Apr 1830 to 27 Jun 1844 . Brigham Young 29 years 08 months 27 Dec 1847 to 29 Aug 1877 . John Taylor 06 years 09 months 10 Oct 1880 to 25 Jul 1887 . Wilford Woodruff 09 years 05 months 07 Apr 1889 to 02 Sep 1898 . Lorenzo Snow 03 years 01 month 13 Sep 1898 to 10 Oct 1901 . Joseph F Smith 17 years 01 month 17 Oct 1901 to 19 Nov 1918 . Heber J Grant 26 years 05 months 23 Nov 1918 to 14 May 1945 . George Albert Smith 05 years 11 months 21 May 1945 to 04 Apr 1951 . David O McKay 18 years 09 months 09 Apr 1951 to 18 Jan 1970 . Joseph Fielding Smith 02 years 05 months 23 Jan 1970 to 02 Jul 1972 . Harold B Lee 01 year 06 months 07 Jul 1972 to 26 Dec 1973 . Spencer W Kimball 11 years 10 months 30 Dec 1973 to 05 Nov 1985 . Ezra Taft Benson 08 years 07 months 10 Nov 1985 to 30 May 1994 . Howard W Hunter 00 year 09 months 05 Jun 1994 to 03 Mar 1995 . Gordon B Hinckley 12 years 10 months 12 Mar 1995 to 27 Jan 2008 . Thomas S Monson 09 years 11 months 03 Feb 2008 to 02 Jan 2018 . Russell M Nelson 07 years 08 months 14 Jan 2018 to 27 Sep 2025
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