List of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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This is a list of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The included persons have served as President of the Church and prophet, seer, and revelator of the LDS Church.
| Picture | President | Birth | Ordination | Death | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Joseph Smith | December 23, 1805 | April 6, 1830 (de facto)[1] January 25, 1832 (de jure)[2] |
Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 14 years, 2 months (de facto) 12 years, 5 months (de jure) |
| Church led by Brigham Young as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | 3 years, 6 months | |||||
| 2 |
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Brigham Young | June 1, 1801 | December 27, 1847 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 29 years, 8 months |
| Church led by John Taylor as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | 3 years, 1 month | |||||
| 3 |
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John Taylor | November 1, 1808 | October 10, 1880 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 6 years, 9 months |
| Church led by Wilford Woodruff as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | 1 year, 8 months | |||||
| 4 |
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Wilford Woodruff | March 1, 1807 | April 7, 1889 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 9 years, 4 months |
| 5 |
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Lorenzo Snow | April 3, 1814 | September 13, 1898 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 3 years |
| 6 |
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Joseph F. Smith | November 13, 1838 | October 17, 1901 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 17 years, 1 month |
| 7 |
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Heber J. Grant | November 22, 1856 | November 23, 1918 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 26 years, 5 months |
| 8 |
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George Albert Smith | April 4, 1870 | May 21, 1945 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 5 years, 10 months |
| 9 |
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David O. McKay | September 8, 1873 | April 9, 1951 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 18 years, 9 months |
| 10 |
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Joseph Fielding Smith | July 19, 1876 | January 23, 1970 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 2 years, 5 months |
| 11 |
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Harold B. Lee | March 28, 1899 | July 7, 1972 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 1 year, 5 months |
| 12 |
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Spencer W. Kimball | March 28, 1895 | December 30, 1973 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 11 years, 10 months |
| 13 |
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Ezra Taft Benson | August 4, 1899 | November 10, 1985 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 8 years, 6 months |
| 14 |
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Howard W. Hunter | November 14, 1907 | June 5, 1994 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 8 months |
| 15 |
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Gordon B. Hinckley | June 23, 1910 | March 12, 1995 | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | 12 years, 10 months |
| 16 |
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Thomas S. Monson | August 21, 1927 | February 3, 2008 | Living; Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (as of today) |
Current; Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (as of today) |
See also
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- Chronology of the First Presidency (LDS Church)
- Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
- List of members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
Notes
- ↑ Smith became the "First Elder" of the church upon its organization. In this position, Smith acted as the highest leader of the church. However, the office of President of the Church was not formally created until 1832.
- ↑ Smith was officially sustained as President of the High Priesthood of the church on this day at a general conference in Amherst, Ohio: Joseph Smith (B. H. Roberts (ed.), History of the Church 1:242–44.
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