List of Presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

This list of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints includes all Presidents of the LDS Church.

Picture President Birth Ordination Death Length
01A !1
Smith, Joseph !Joseph Smith 1805-12-23 !December 23, 1805 1830-04-06 !April 6, 1830 1844-06-27 !June 27, 1844 14 !14 years
01B ! Church led by Brigham Young as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. About 3 years
02A !2
Young, Brigham !Brigham Young 1801-06-01 !June 1, 1801 1847-12-27 !December 27, 1847 1877-08-29 !August 29, 1877 29 !29 years
02B ! Church led by John Taylor as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. About 3 years
03A !3
Taylor, John !John Taylor 1808-11-01 !November 1, 1808 1880-10-10 !October 10, 1880 1887-07-25 !July 25, 1887 08 !8 years
03B ! Church led by Wilford Woodruff as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. About 2 years
04 !4
Woodruff, Wilford !Wilford Woodruff 1807-03-01 !March 1, 1807 1889-04-07 !April 7, 1889 1898-09-02 !September 2, 1898 09 !9 years
05 !5
Snow, Lorenzo !Lorenzo Snow 1814-04-03 !April 3, 1814 1898-09-13 !September 13, 1898 1901-10-10 !October 10, 1901 03 !3 years
06 !6
Smith, Joseph F. !Joseph F. Smith 1838-11-13 !November 13, 1838 1901-10-17 !October 17, 1901 1918-11-19 !November 19, 1918 17 !17 years
07 !7
Grant, Heber J. !Heber J. Grant 1856-11-22 !November 22, 1856 1918-11-23 !November 23, 1918 1945-05-14 !May 14, 1945 27 !27 years
08 !8
Smith, George Albert !George Albert Smith 1870-04-04 !April 4, 1870 1945-05-21 !May 21, 1945 1951-04-04 !April 4, 1951 06 !6 years
09 !9
Mckay, David O. !David O. McKay 1873-09-08 !September 8, 1873 1951-04-09 !April 9, 1951 1970-01-18 !January 18, 1970 19 !19 years
10 !10
Smith, Joseph Fielding !Joseph Fielding Smith 1876-07-19 !July 19, 1876 1970-01-23 !January 23, 1970 1972-07-02 !July 2, 1972 02 !2 years
11 !11
Lee, Harold B. !Harold B. Lee 1899-03-28 !March 28, 1899 1972-07-07 !July 7, 1972 1973-12-26 !December 26, 1973 01 !18 months
12 !12
Kimball, Spencer W. !Spencer W. Kimball 1895-03-28 !March 28, 1895 1973-12-30 !December 30, 1973 1985-11-05 !November 5, 1985 12 !12 years
13 !13
Benson, Ezra Taft !Ezra Taft Benson 1899-08-04 !August 4, 1899 1985-11-10 !November 10, 1985 1994-05-30 !May 30, 1994 08 !8 years
14 !14
Hunter, Howard W. !Howard W. Hunter 1907-11-14 !November 14, 1907 1994-06-05 !June 5, 1994 1995-03-03 !March 3, 1995 00 !9 months
15 !15
Hinckley, Gordon B. !Gordon B. Hinckley 1910-06-23 !June 23, 1910 1995-03-12 !March 12, 1995 2008-01-27 !January 27, 2008 12 !12 years
16 !16
Monson, Thomas S. !Thomas S. Monson 1927-08-21 !August 21, 1927 2008-02-03 !February 3, 2008 2010 !Living 0 !Current

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