Current and future Church Presidents living concurrently
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1. In this dispensation, there was an occurrence of TEN current and future Church presidents living concurrently. From June 23, 1910, when President Gordon B. Hinckley was born, to 1918 when Joseph F. Smith passed away, the following current or future prophets were living concurrently:
Joseph F. Smith
Heber J. Grant
George Albert Smith
David O. McKay
Joseph Fielding Smith
Harold B. Lee
Spencer W. Kimball
Ezra Taft Benson
Howard W. Hunter
Gordon B. Hinckley
2. Also in this dispensation, there was another occurrence of ELEVEN current and future Church Presidents living concurrently. From September 9, 1924 when President Russell M. Nelson was born until May 14, 1945 when President Heber J. Grant passed away, the following brethren were all living:
Heber J. Grant
George Albert Smith
David O. McKay
Joseph Fielding Smith
Harold B. Lee
Spencer W. Kimball
Ezra Taft Benson
Howard W. Hunter
Gordon B. Hinckley
Thomas S. Monson
Russell M. Nelson
3. From August 4, 1899 when Ezra Taft Benson was born, until October 10, 1901 when Lorenzo Snow passed away, there were NINE current and future Church Presidents living simultaneously (Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith, Heber J. Grant, George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, and Ezra Taft Benson).
4. From July 19, 1876 when Joseph Fielding Smith was born, until August 29, 1877 when Brigham Young passed away, there were also NINE current and future Church Presidents living concurrently (Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith, Heber J. Grant, George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, and Joseph Fielding Smith).
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Prophet Birthdate Deathdate Former or future prophets who lived during this prophet's lifetime • Joseph Smith 23 Dec 1805 27 Jun 1844 BY, JT, WW, LS, JFS (5) • Brigham Young 01 Jun 1801 29 Aug 1877 JS, JT, WW, LS, JFS, HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS (9) • John Taylor 01 Nov 1808 25 Jul 1887 JS, BY, WW, LS, JFS, HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS 9) • Wilford Woodruff 01 Mar 1807 02 Sep 1898 JS, BY, JT, LS, JFS, HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS, SWK (10) • Lorenzo Snow 03 Apr 1814 10 Oct 1901 JS, BY, JT, WW, JFS, HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS, HBL, SWK, ETB (12) • Joseph F. Smith 13 Nov 1838 19 Nov 1918 JS, BY, JT, WW, LS, HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS, HBL, SWK, ETB, HWH, GBH (14) • Heber J. Grant 22 Nov 1856 14 May 1945 BY, JT, WW, LS, JFS, GAS, DOM, JFS, HBL, SWK, ETB, HWH, GBH, TSM, RMN (15) • George Albert Smith 04 Apr 1870 04 Apr 1951 BY, JT, WW, LS, JFS, HJG, DOM, JFS, HBL, SWK, ETB, HWH, GBH, TSM, RMN (15) • David O. McKay 08 Sep 1873 18 Jan 1970 BY, JT, WW, LS, JFS, HJG, GAS, JFS, HBL, SWK, ETB, HWH, GBH, TSM, RMN (15) • Joseph Fldg Smith 19 Jul 1876 02 Jul 1972 BY, JT, WW, LS, JFS, HJG, GAS, DOM, HBL, SWK, ETB, HWH, GBH, TSM, RMN (15) • Harold B. Lee 28 Mar 1899 26 Dec 1973 LS, JFS, HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS, SWK, ETB, HWH, GBH, TSM, RMN (12) • Spencer W. Kimball 28 Mar 1895 05 Nov 1985 LS, JFS, HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS, HBL, ETB, HWH, GBH, TSM, RMN (12) • Ezra Taft Benson 04 Aug 1899 30 May 1994 LS, JFS, HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS, HBL, SWK, HWH, GBH, TSM, RMN (12) • Howard W. Hunter 14 Nov 1907 03 Mar 1995 JFS, HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS, HBL, SWK, ETB, GBH, TSM, RMN (11) • Gordon B. Hinckley 23 Jun 1910 27 Jan 2008 JFS, HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS, HBL, SWK, ETB, HWH, TSM, RMN (11) • Thomas S. Monson 21 Aug 1927 02 Jan 2018 HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS, HBL, SWK, ETB, HWH, GBH, RMN (10) • Russell M. Nelson 09 Sep 1924 HJG, GAS, DOM, JFS, HBL, SWK, ETB, HWH, GBH, TSM (10) 1800's 1900's 2000's 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 10 20 30 40 JS .................... BY ...................................... JT ........................................ WW .............................................. LS ............................................ JFS ........................................ HJG .............................................. GAS .......................................... DOM .................................................. JFS .................................................. HBL ....................................... SWK ............................................. ETB ................................................ HWH ............................................. GBH ................................................ TSM ............................................. RMN ..................................................
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