President of The Quorum of The Twelve Apostles
Young was ordained an apostle before Joseph F. Smith but was not placed in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles until after Joseph F. Smith. However, It was not until 1900 that a clear decision was made giving Joseph F. Smith seniority in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, since he had been a member of the First Presidency since becoming an apostle. Young had served as the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles since the previous president, Franklin D. Richards, had died on 9 December 1899. When church president Lorenzo Snow died on 10 October 1901, Joseph F. Smith served as president of the Quorum until he was made church president on 17 October 1901. When Smith became president, Young again assumed the position of president of the Quorum of the Twelve. Young is the only person to have served two non-consecutive terms as president of the Quorum.
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