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#	Position	Name	Served	Notes
1	President	Joseph Smith, Jr.	1832–June 27, 1844	Martyred
	Assistant President	John C. Bennett	1841–May 25, 1842	Excommunicated, May 25, 1842
	First Counselor	Jesse Gause	March 15, 1832*–December 3, 1832	Excommunicated, December 3, 1832
		Sidney Rigdon	1833–1834
	Second Counselor	Sidney Rigdon	March 18, 1832–June 27, 1844
		Frederick G. Williams	March 18, 1833–1837	Rejected by the church in 1837
		Hyrum Smith	1837–1841
		William Law	January 19, 1841*–April 16, 1844
	Counselor	Amasa M. Lyman	1843–June 27, 1844
	Assistant Counselor	Oliver Cowdery	1837–1838
		Joseph Smith, Sr.	1837–1840
		Hyrum Smith	1837–1837
		John Smith	1837–June 27, 1844
2	President	Brigham Young	1847–1877
	First Counselor	Heber C. Kimball	1847–1868
		George A. Smith	1868–1875
		John Willard Young	1876–1877
	Second Counselor	Willard Richards	1847–1854
		Jedediah M. Grant	1854–1856
		Daniel H. Wells	1857–1877
	Counselor	Joseph F. Smith	1866–1877
		John Willard Young	1873–1874
		George Q. Cannon	1873–1877
		Brigham Young, Jr.	1873–1877
		Albert Carrington	1873–1877
	Assistant Counselor	John Willard Young	1874–1876
3	President	John Taylor	1880–1887
	First Counselor	George Q. Cannon	1880–1887
	Second Counselor	Joseph F. Smith	1880–1887
4	President	Wilford Woodruff	1889–1898
	First Counselor	George Q. Cannon	1889–1898
	Second Counselor	Joseph F. Smith	1889–1898
5	President	Lorenzo Snow	1898–1901
	First Counselor	George Q. Cannon	1898–1901
	Second Counselor	Joseph F. Smith	1898–1901
6	President	Joseph F. Smith	1901–1918
	First Counselor	John R. Winder	1901–1910	Not an apostle
		Anthon H. Lund	1910–1918
	Second Counselor	Anthon H. Lund	1901–1910	Member at age 57
		John Henry Smith	1910–1911
		Charles W. Penrose	1911–1918
7	President	Heber J. Grant	1918–1945
	First Counselor	Anthon H. Lund	1918–1921
		Charles W. Penrose	1921–1925
		Anthony W. Ivins	1925–1934
		J. Reuben Clark	1934–1945
	Second Counselor	Charles W. Penrose	1919–1921
		Anthony W. Ivins	1921–1925
		Charles W. Nibley	1925–1931
		J. Reuben Clark	1933–1934
		David O. McKay	1934–1945
8	President	George Albert Smith	1945–1951
	First Counselor	J. Reuben Clark	1945–1951
	Second Counselor	David O. McKay	1945–1951
9	President	David O. McKay	1951–1970
	First Counselor	Stephen L. Richards	1951–1959
		J. Reuben Clark	1959–1961
		Henry D. Moyle	1961–1963
		Hugh B. Brown	1963–1970
	Second Counselor	J. Reuben Clark	1951–1959
		Henry D. Moyle	1959–1961
		Hugh B. Brown	1961–1963
		N. Eldon Tanner	1963–1970
	Third Counselor	Hugh B. Brown	1961–1961
	Counselor	Joseph Fielding Smith	1965–1970
		Thorpe B. Isaacson	1965–1970
		Alvin Rulon Dyer	1968–1970
10	President	Joseph Fielding Smith	January 23, 1970–July 2, 1972
	First Counselor	Harold B. Lee	January 23, 1970–July 2, 1972
	Second Counselor	N. Eldon Tanner	January 23, 1970–July 2, 1972
11	President	Harold B. Lee	July 7, 1972–December 26, 1973
	First Counselor	N. Eldon Tanner	July 7, 1972–December 26, 1973
	Second Counselor	Marion G. Romney	July 7, 1972–December 26, 1973
12	President	Spencer W. Kimball	December 30, 1973–November 5, 1985
	First Counselor	N. Eldon Tanner	December 30, 1973–November 27, 1982
		Marion G. Romney	December 2, 1982–November 5, 1985
	Second Counselor	Marion G. Romney	December 30, 1973–December 2, 1982
		Gordon B. Hinckley	December 2, 1982–November 5, 1985
	Counselor	Gordon B. Hinckley	July 23, 1981–December 2, 1982
13	President	Ezra Taft Benson	November 10, 1985–May 30, 1994
	First Counselor	Gordon B. Hinckley	November 10, 1985–May 30, 1994
	Second Counselor	Thomas S. Monson	November 10, 1985–May 30, 1994	Member at age 58; youngest since Anthon H. Lund.
14	President	Howard W. Hunter	June 5, 1994–March 3, 1995
	First Counselor	Gordon B. Hinckley	June 5, 1994–March 3, 1995
	Second Counselor	Thomas S. Monson	June 5, 1994–March 3, 1995
15	President	Gordon B. Hinckley	March 12, 1995—
	First Counselor	Thomas S. Monson	March 12, 1995—
	Second Counselor	James E. Faust	March 12, 1995—

See Also

• President of the LDS Church
• First Presidency
• User:Jgardner/WIP/Chronology of the First Presidency (LDS)
• User:Jgardner/WIP/List of Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS)
• User:Jgardner/WIP/Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS)