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The Presiding Bishop is the highest leadership position within the church's <a href="/wiki/Aaronic_priesthood_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Aaronic priesthood (Latter Day Saints)">Aaronic priesthood</a>, although most of the work in this area is delegated to the church's <a href="/wiki/Young_Men_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Men organization">Young Men</a> general presidency. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Duties">Duties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Presiding_Bishop_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The primary duties<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of the Presiding Bishopric are to oversee the temporal affairs (buildings, properties, commercial corporations, etc.) of the church and to oversee the <a href="/wiki/Bishop_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Bishop (Latter Day Saints)">bishoprics</a> of congregations throughout the world. Along with the <a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="First Presidency (LDS Church)">First Presidency</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a>, the Presiding Bishopric is a part of the <a href="/wiki/Council_on_the_Disposition_of_the_Tithes" title="Council on the Disposition of the Tithes">Council on the Disposition of the Tithes</a>, a group that oversees and authorizes the expenditure of all <a href="/wiki/Tithe" title="Tithe">tithing</a> funds. The Presiding Bishopric is also responsible for overseeing the church's Aaronic priesthood, although most of the work in this area is delegated to the Young Men general presidency. </p><p>The Presiding Bishopric holds the power to join with twelve <a href="/wiki/High_priest_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="High priest (Latter Day Saints)">high priests</a> of the church in convening the <a href="/wiki/Common_Council_of_the_Church" title="Common Council of the Church">Common Council of the Church</a>, the only body of the church which may discipline or remove the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Church (LDS Church)">President of the Church</a> or one of his counselors in the First Presidency. However, the Common Council has only been convened twice in the history of the LDS Church, and only once has it disciplined a First Presidency member, when <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Rigdon" title="Sidney Rigdon">Sidney Rigdon</a> was <a href="/wiki/Excommunication#The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Excommunication">excommunicated in absentia</a>, in 1844. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Presiding_Bishop_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Possible_other_Presiding_Bishop">Possible other Presiding Bishop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Presiding_Bishop_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Possible other Presiding Bishop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to <a href="/wiki/Orson_Pratt" title="Orson Pratt">Orson Pratt</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(Mormon)" title="John Taylor (Mormon)">John Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vinson_Knight" title="Vinson Knight">Vinson Knight</a> was made the Presiding Bishop, with <a href="/wiki/Samuel_H._Smith_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Samuel H. Smith (Latter Day Saints)">Samuel H. Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shadrach_Roundy" title="Shadrach Roundy">Shadrach Roundy</a> as assistants,<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on January 19, 1841.<sup id="cite_ref-LDSOD1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LDSOD1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the LDS Church does not include Vinson Knight in its list of presiding bishops but considers Knight the "third general bishop of the Church."<sup id="cite_ref-Quinn_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chronology_of_the_Presiding_Bishopric">Chronology of the Presiding Bishopric</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Presiding_Bishop_(LDS_Church)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chronology of the Presiding Bishopric"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Dates </th> <th colspan="2">Presiding Bishop </th> <th colspan="2">First Counselor </th> <th colspan="2">Second Counselor </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td width="230">February 4, 1831 – May 27, 1840 </td> <td width="230"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Partridge" title="Edward Partridge">Edward Partridge</a><br />("Bishop") </td> <td width="72"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_Partridge_Sr.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Edward_Partridge_Sr.gif/70px-Edward_Partridge_Sr.gif" decoding="async" width="70" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Edward_Partridge_Sr.gif/105px-Edward_Partridge_Sr.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Edward_Partridge_Sr.gif/140px-Edward_Partridge_Sr.gif 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="372" /></a></span> </td> <td width="240"><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Morley" title="Isaac Morley">Isaac Morley</a><br />  (June 6, 1831 – May 27, 1840) </td> <td width="160"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Isaac_Morley.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Isaac_Morley.jpg/70px-Isaac_Morley.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Isaac_Morley.jpg/105px-Isaac_Morley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Isaac_Morley.jpg/140px-Isaac_Morley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="353" /></a></span> </td> <td width="240"><a href="/wiki/John_Corrill" title="John Corrill">John Corrill</a><br />  (June 6, 1831 – August 1, 1837)<br /><a href="/wiki/Titus_Billings" title="Titus Billings">Titus Billings</a><br />  (August 1, 1837 – May 27, 1840) </td> <td width="230"><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 86px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 84px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Titus_Billings_Large.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Billings"><img alt="Billings" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Titus_Billings_Large.jpg/126px-Titus_Billings_Large.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Titus_Billings_Large.jpg/189px-Titus_Billings_Large.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Titus_Billings_Large.jpg/251px-Titus_Billings_Large.jpg 2x" data-file-width="593" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Billings</div></div> </li> </ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>May 27, 1840 – October 7, 1844 </td> <td colspan="6">None sustained </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>October 7, 1844 – April 6, 1847 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newel_K._Whitney" title="Newel K. Whitney">Newel K. Whitney</a><br />("First Bishop of the Church") </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Newel_K._Whitney.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Newel_K._Whitney.jpg/70px-Newel_K._Whitney.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Newel_K._Whitney.jpg/105px-Newel_K._Whitney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Newel_K._Whitney.jpg/140px-Newel_K._Whitney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="458" data-file-height="610" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reynolds_Cahoon" title="Reynolds Cahoon">Reynolds Cahoon</a> <br />  (1832–?)<sup id="cite_ref-Van_Orden_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Van_Orden-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 35">: 35 </span></sup> <br /> <a href="/wiki/George_Miller_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="George Miller (Latter Day Saints)">George Miller</a><br />  ("Second Bishop of the Church")<br />  (October 7, 1844 – latter end of 1846)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 66.666666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 64.666666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Reynolds_Cahoon.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cahoon"><img alt="Cahoon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Reynolds_Cahoon.jpg/97px-Reynolds_Cahoon.jpg" decoding="async" width="65" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Reynolds_Cahoon.jpg/146px-Reynolds_Cahoon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Reynolds_Cahoon.jpg/195px-Reynolds_Cahoon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="583" data-file-height="760" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Cahoon</div></div> </li> </ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>April 6, 1847 – September 23, 1850 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newel_K._Whitney" title="Newel K. Whitney">Newel K. Whitney</a><br />("Presiding Bishop") </td> <td colspan="8">None </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>April 7, 1851 – October 16, 1883 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Hunter_(Mormon)" title="Edward Hunter (Mormon)">Edward Hunter</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_Hunter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Edward_Hunter.jpg/70px-Edward_Hunter.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Edward_Hunter.jpg/105px-Edward_Hunter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Edward_Hunter.jpg/140px-Edward_Hunter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="894" data-file-height="1335" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leonard_W._Hardy" title="Leonard W. Hardy">Leonard W. Hardy</a><br />  (October 6, 1856 – October 16, 1883) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg/70px-Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg/105px-Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg/140px-Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="392" data-file-height="530" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesse_C._Little" title="Jesse C. Little">Jesse C. Little</a><br />  (October 6, 1856 – Summer 1874)<br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Burton" title="Robert T. Burton">Robert T. Burton</a><br />  (October 9, 1874 – October 16, 1883) </td> <td><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 70.666666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 68.666666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jesse_C._Little.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Little"><img alt="Little" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Jesse_C._Little.jpg/103px-Jesse_C._Little.jpg" decoding="async" width="69" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Jesse_C._Little.jpg/154px-Jesse_C._Little.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Jesse_C._Little.jpg/205px-Jesse_C._Little.jpg 2x" data-file-width="325" data-file-height="402" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Little</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 70px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 68px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Burton"><img alt="Burton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg/102px-Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg" decoding="async" width="68" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg/153px-Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg/204px-Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="325" data-file-height="405" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Burton</div></div> </li> </ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>April 6, 1884 – December 4, 1907 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_B._Preston_(Mormon)" title="William B. Preston (Mormon)">William B. Preston</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_B._Preston.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/William_B._Preston.jpg/70px-William_B._Preston.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/William_B._Preston.jpg/105px-William_B._Preston.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/William_B._Preston.jpg/140px-William_B._Preston.jpg 2x" data-file-width="572" data-file-height="805" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leonard_W._Hardy" title="Leonard W. Hardy">Leonard W. Hardy</a><br />  (April 6, 1884 – July 31, 1884)<br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Burton" title="Robert T. Burton">Robert T. Burton</a><br />  (October 5, 1884 – November 11, 1907) </td> <td><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 64.666666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 62.666666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hardy"><img alt="Hardy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg/94px-Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg" decoding="async" width="63" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg/141px-Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg/188px-Leonard_W._Hardy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="392" data-file-height="530" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Hardy</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 70px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 68px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Burton"><img alt="Burton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg/102px-Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg" decoding="async" width="68" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg/153px-Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg/204px-Robert_Taylor_Burton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="325" data-file-height="405" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Burton</div></div> </li> </ul> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Burton" title="Robert T. Burton">Robert T. Burton</a><br />  (April 6, 1884 – October 5, 1884)<br /><a href="/wiki/John_Q._Cannon" title="John Q. Cannon">John Q. Cannon</a><br />  (October 5, 1884 – September 5, 1886)<br /><a href="/wiki/John_R._Winder" title="John R. Winder">John R. Winder</a><br />  (April 8, 1887 – October 17, 1901)<br /><a href="/wiki/Orrin_P._Miller" title="Orrin P. Miller">Orrin P. Miller</a><br />  (October 24, 1901 – December 4, 1907) </td> <td><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 65.333333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 63.333333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Q._Cannon.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cannon"><img alt="Cannon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/John_Q._Cannon.jpg/95px-John_Q._Cannon.jpg" decoding="async" width="64" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/John_Q._Cannon.jpg/143px-John_Q._Cannon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/John_Q._Cannon.jpg/190px-John_Q._Cannon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="503" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Cannon</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 65.333333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 63.333333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_R._Winder.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Winder"><img alt="Winder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/John_R._Winder.jpg/95px-John_R._Winder.jpg" decoding="async" width="64" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/John_R._Winder.jpg/143px-John_R._Winder.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/John_R._Winder.jpg/191px-John_R._Winder.jpg 2x" data-file-width="235" data-file-height="313" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Winder</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 72px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 70px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orrin_P._Miller.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Miller"><img alt="Miller" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Orrin_P._Miller.jpg/105px-Orrin_P._Miller.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Orrin_P._Miller.jpg/159px-Orrin_P._Miller.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Orrin_P._Miller.jpg/211px-Orrin_P._Miller.jpg 2x" data-file-width="358" data-file-height="431" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Miller</div></div> </li> </ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>December 4, 1907 – May 28, 1925 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Nibley" title="Charles W. Nibley">Charles W. Nibley</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_W._Nibley_1931.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Charles_W._Nibley_1931.JPG/70px-Charles_W._Nibley_1931.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Charles_W._Nibley_1931.JPG/105px-Charles_W._Nibley_1931.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Charles_W._Nibley_1931.JPG/140px-Charles_W._Nibley_1931.JPG 2x" data-file-width="394" data-file-height="563" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orrin_P._Miller" title="Orrin P. Miller">Orrin P. Miller</a><br />  (December 4, 1907 – July 7, 1918)<br /><a href="/wiki/David_A._Smith_(Mormon)" title="David A. Smith (Mormon)">David A. Smith</a><br />  (July 18, 1918 – May 28, 1925) </td> <td><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 72px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 70px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orrin_P._Miller.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Miller"><img alt="Miller" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Orrin_P._Miller.jpg/105px-Orrin_P._Miller.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Orrin_P._Miller.jpg/159px-Orrin_P._Miller.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Orrin_P._Miller.jpg/211px-Orrin_P._Miller.jpg 2x" data-file-width="358" data-file-height="431" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Miller</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 62px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 60px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_A._Smith_(Mormon).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Smith"><img alt="Smith" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg/79px-David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="53" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg/118px-David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg/157px-David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="416" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Smith</div></div> </li> </ul> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_A._Smith_(Mormon)" title="David A. Smith (Mormon)">David A. Smith</a><br />  (December 4, 1907 – July 7, 1918)<br /><a href="/wiki/John_Wells_(Mormon)" title="John Wells (Mormon)">John Wells</a><br />  (July 18, 1918 – May 28, 1925) </td> <td><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 62px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 60px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_A._Smith_(Mormon).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Smith"><img alt="Smith" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg/79px-David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="53" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg/118px-David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg/157px-David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="416" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Smith</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 65.333333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 63.333333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Wells_(Mormon).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wells"><img alt="Wells" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg/95px-John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="64" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg/143px-John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg/190px-John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="504" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Wells</div></div> </li> </ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>June 4, 1925 – April 6, 1938 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Q._Cannon" title="Sylvester Q. Cannon">Sylvester Q. Cannon</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sylvester_Q._Cannon.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Sylvester_Q._Cannon.JPG/70px-Sylvester_Q._Cannon.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Sylvester_Q._Cannon.JPG/105px-Sylvester_Q._Cannon.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Sylvester_Q._Cannon.JPG/140px-Sylvester_Q._Cannon.JPG 2x" data-file-width="181" data-file-height="240" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_A._Smith_(Mormon)" title="David A. Smith (Mormon)">David A. Smith</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_A._Smith_(Mormon).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg/70px-David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg/105px-David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg/140px-David_A._Smith_%28Mormon%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="416" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Wells_(Mormon)" title="John Wells (Mormon)">John Wells</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Wells_(Mormon).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg/70px-John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg/105px-John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg/140px-John_Wells_%28Mormon%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="504" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>April 6, 1938 – April 6, 1952 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LeGrand_Richards" title="LeGrand Richards">LeGrand Richards</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LeGrand_Richards_1934.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/LeGrand_Richards_1934.JPG/70px-LeGrand_Richards_1934.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/LeGrand_Richards_1934.JPG/105px-LeGrand_Richards_1934.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/LeGrand_Richards_1934.JPG/140px-LeGrand_Richards_1934.JPG 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="599" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvin_O._Ashton" title="Marvin O. Ashton">Marvin O. Ashton</a><br />  (April 6, 1938 – October 7, 1946)<br /><a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Wirthlin" title="Joseph L. Wirthlin">Joseph L. Wirthlin</a><br />  (December 12, 1946 – April 6, 1952) </td> <td><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 62px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 60px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marvin_O._Ashton.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ashton"><img alt="Ashton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Marvin_O._Ashton.jpg/78px-Marvin_O._Ashton.jpg" decoding="async" width="52" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Marvin_O._Ashton.jpg/117px-Marvin_O._Ashton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Marvin_O._Ashton.jpg/156px-Marvin_O._Ashton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="364" data-file-height="593" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Ashton</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 62px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 60px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wirthlin"><img alt="Wirthlin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg/74px-Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg/111px-Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg/148px-Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="361" data-file-height="619" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Wirthlin</div></div> </li> </ul> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Wirthlin" title="Joseph L. Wirthlin">Joseph L. Wirthlin</a><br />  (April 6, 1938 – October 7, 1946)<br /><a href="/wiki/Thorpe_B._Isaacson" title="Thorpe B. Isaacson">Thorpe B. Isaacson</a><br />  (December 12, 1946 – April 6, 1952) </td> <td><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 62px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 60px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wirthlin"><img alt="Wirthlin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg/74px-Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg/111px-Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg/148px-Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="361" data-file-height="619" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Wirthlin</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 62px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 60px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Isaacson"><img alt="Isaacson" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg/88px-Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg" decoding="async" width="59" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg/132px-Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg/176px-Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="398" data-file-height="574" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Isaacson</div></div> </li> </ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>April 6, 1952 – September 30, 1961 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Wirthlin" title="Joseph L. Wirthlin">Joseph L. Wirthlin</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg/70px-Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg/105px-Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg/140px-Joseph_L._Wirthlin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="361" data-file-height="619" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thorpe_B._Isaacson" title="Thorpe B. Isaacson">Thorpe B. Isaacson</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg/70px-Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg/105px-Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg/140px-Thorpe_B._Isaacson2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="398" data-file-height="574" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_W._Buehner" title="Carl W. Buehner">Carl W. Buehner</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Carl_W._Buehner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Carl_W._Buehner.jpg/70px-Carl_W._Buehner.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Carl_W._Buehner.jpg/105px-Carl_W._Buehner.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Carl_W._Buehner.jpg/140px-Carl_W._Buehner.jpg 2x" data-file-width="396" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>September 30, 1961 – April 6, 1972 </td> <td>John H. Vandenberg </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_H._Vandenburg2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/John_H._Vandenburg2.jpg/70px-John_H._Vandenburg2.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/John_H._Vandenburg2.jpg/105px-John_H._Vandenburg2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/John_H._Vandenburg2.jpg/140px-John_H._Vandenburg2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="391" data-file-height="566" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Simpson_(Mormon)" title="Robert L. Simpson (Mormon)">Robert L. Simpson</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_L._Simpson_(Mormon).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Robert_L._Simpson_%28Mormon%29.jpg/70px-Robert_L._Simpson_%28Mormon%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Robert_L._Simpson_%28Mormon%29.jpg/105px-Robert_L._Simpson_%28Mormon%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Robert_L._Simpson_%28Mormon%29.jpg/140px-Robert_L._Simpson_%28Mormon%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="622" data-file-height="829" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victor_L._Brown" title="Victor L. Brown">Victor L. Brown</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Victor_L._Brown.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Victor_L._Brown.jpg/70px-Victor_L._Brown.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Victor_L._Brown.jpg/105px-Victor_L._Brown.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Victor_L._Brown.jpg/140px-Victor_L._Brown.jpg 2x" data-file-width="154" data-file-height="192" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>April 6, 1972 – April 6, 1985 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victor_L._Brown" title="Victor L. Brown">Victor L. Brown</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Victor_L._Brown.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Victor_L._Brown.jpg/70px-Victor_L._Brown.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Victor_L._Brown.jpg/105px-Victor_L._Brown.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Victor_L._Brown.jpg/140px-Victor_L._Brown.jpg 2x" data-file-width="154" data-file-height="192" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H._Burke_Peterson" title="H. Burke Peterson">H. Burke Peterson</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Vaughn J Featherstone<br />  (April 6, 1972 – October 1, 1976)<br /><a href="/wiki/J._Richard_Clarke" title="J. Richard Clarke">J. Richard Clarke</a><br />  (October 1, 1976 – April 6, 1985) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>April 6, 1985 – April 2, 1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Hales" title="Robert D. Hales">Robert D. Hales</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Eyring" title="Henry B. Eyring">Henry B. Eyring</a><br />  (April 6, 1985 – October 3, 1992)<br /><a href="/wiki/H._David_Burton" title="H. David Burton">H. David Burton</a><br />  (October 3, 1992 – April 2, 1994) </td> <td><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 62px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 60px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry_B._Eyring.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eyring"><img alt="Eyring" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Henry_B._Eyring.jpg/76px-Henry_B._Eyring.jpg" decoding="async" width="51" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Henry_B._Eyring.jpg/115px-Henry_B._Eyring.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Henry_B._Eyring.jpg 2x" data-file-width="137" data-file-height="228" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Eyring</div></div> </li> </ul> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenn_L._Pace" title="Glenn L. Pace">Glenn L. Pace</a><br />  (April 6, 1985 – October 3, 1992)<br /><a href="/wiki/Richard_C._Edgley" title="Richard C. Edgley">Richard C. Edgley</a><br />  (October 3, 1992 – April 2, 1994) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>April 2, 1994 – December 27, 1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merrill_J._Bateman" title="Merrill J. Bateman">Merrill J. Bateman</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H._David_Burton" title="H. David Burton">H. David Burton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_C._Edgley" title="Richard C. Edgley">Richard C. Edgley</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td>December 27, 1995 – March 31, 2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H._David_Burton" title="H. David Burton">H. David Burton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_C._Edgley" title="Richard C. Edgley">Richard C. Edgley</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_B._McMullin" title="Keith B. McMullin">Keith B. McMullin</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td>March 31, 2012 – October 9, 2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_E._Stevenson" title="Gary E. Stevenson">Gary E. Stevenson</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gary_E_Stevenson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Gary_E_Stevenson.jpg/70px-Gary_E_Stevenson.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Gary_E_Stevenson.jpg/105px-Gary_E_Stevenson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Gary_E_Stevenson.jpg/140px-Gary_E_Stevenson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="373" data-file-height="493" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9rald_Causs%C3%A9" title="Gérald Caussé">Gérald Caussé</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Dean M. 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMcMullin" class="citation web cs1">McMullin, Keith B. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2005/07/the-presiding-bishopric?lang=eng">"The Presiding Bishopric"</a>. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, <a href="/wiki/Ensign_(LDS_magazine)" title="Ensign (LDS magazine)">Ensign</a>, July 2005<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 March</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Presiding+Bishopric&rft.pub=The+Church+of+Jesus+Christ+of+Latter-day+Saints%2C+Ensign%2C+July+2005&rft.aulast=McMullin&rft.aufirst=Keith+B.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofjesuschrist.org%2Fstudy%2Fensign%2F2005%2F07%2Fthe-presiding-bishopric%3Flang%3Deng&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APresiding+Bishop+%28LDS+Church%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Quinn-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Quinn_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Quinn_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFQuinn1973" class="citation cs2"><a href="/wiki/D._Michael_Quinn" title="D. Michael Quinn">Quinn, D. Michael</a> (December 1973), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1973/12/i-have-a-question/did-the-lord-call-bishop-partridge-to-be-a-presiding-bishop.html?lang=eng">"After Edward Partridge was called to be a bishop there were others who were called to be bishops. Did the Lord call Bishop Partridge to be a presiding bishop?"</a>, I Have a Question, <i><a href="/wiki/Ensign_(LDS_magazine)" title="Ensign (LDS magazine)">Ensign</a></i>, p. 32</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ensign&rft.atitle=After+Edward+Partridge+was+called+to+be+a+bishop+there+were+others+who+were+called+to+be+bishops.+Did+the+Lord+call+Bishop+Partridge+to+be+a+presiding+bishop%3F&rft.pages=32&rft.date=1973-12&rft.aulast=Quinn&rft.aufirst=D.+Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofjesuschrist.org%2Fstudy%2Fensign%2F1973%2F12%2Fi-have-a-question%2Fdid-the-lord-call-bishop-partridge-to-be-a-presiding-bishop.html%3Flang%3Deng&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APresiding+Bishop+%28LDS+Church%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-LDSOD1-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-LDSOD1_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">LDS Church, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Doctrine_and_Covenants/Section_124#141" class="extiw" title="s:The Doctrine and Covenants/Section 124">Doctrine and Covenants 124:141</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doctrine_and_Covenants" title="Doctrine and Covenants">Doctrine and Covenants</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Van_Orden-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Van_Orden_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVan_Orden2003" class="citation book cs1">Van Orden, Bruce A. (2003). "Newel K. Whitney". In Winder, Michael K. (ed.). <i>Presiding bishops</i>. Salt Lake City, Utah: Eborn Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1890718106" title="Special:BookSources/1890718106"><bdi>1890718106</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Newel+K.+Whitney&rft.btitle=Presiding+bishops&rft.place=Salt+Lake+City%2C+Utah&rft.pub=Eborn+Books&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=1890718106&rft.aulast=Van+Orden&rft.aufirst=Bruce+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APresiding+Bishop+%28LDS+Church%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/George_Miller_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="George Miller (Latter Day Saints)">George Miller</a> was dropped as "Second Bishop of the Church" prior to 1847 due to apostasy .</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Though the new Presiding Bishopric was announced after the October 2015 General Conference (see Mormon Newsroom article "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/new-presiding-bishopric-causse-davies-waddell%7CNew">Presiding Bishopric Announced</a>," 9 Oct 2015), it was not specifically ratified by a <a href="/wiki/Common_consent_(Latter_Day_Saints)" class="mw-redirect" title="Common consent (Latter Day Saints)">sustaining vote</a> of the church in the April 2016 conference. The general sustaining of the "other General Authorities, Area Seventies, and general auxiliary presidencies as presently constituted" would have included the Presiding Bishopric (see Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/04/the-sustaining-of-church-officers?lang=eng%7CThe">Sustaining of Church Officers</a>," April 2016 General Conference).</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul 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href="/wiki/Newel_K._Whitney" title="Newel K. Whitney">Whitney</a> (1847–50)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Hunter_(Mormon)" title="Edward Hunter (Mormon)">Hunter</a> (1851–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Preston_(Mormon)" title="William B. Preston (Mormon)">Preston</a> (1884–1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Nibley" title="Charles W. Nibley">Nibley</a> (1907–25)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Q._Cannon" title="Sylvester Q. Cannon">Cannon</a> (1925–38)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeGrand_Richards" title="LeGrand Richards">Richards</a> (1938–52)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Wirthlin" title="Joseph L. Wirthlin">Wirthlin</a> (1952–61)</li> <li>Vandenberg (1961–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_L._Brown" title="Victor L. Brown">Brown</a> (1972–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Hales" title="Robert D. Hales">Hales</a> (1985–94)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrill_J._Bateman" title="Merrill J. Bateman">Bateman</a> (1994–95)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._David_Burton" title="H. David Burton">H.D. Burton</a> (1995–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_E._Stevenson" title="Gary E. Stevenson">Stevenson</a> (2012–15)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9rald_Causs%C3%A9" title="Gérald Caussé">Caussé</a> (2015–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Counselors_in_the_Presiding_Bishopric_(LDS_Church)" title="Category:Counselors in the Presiding Bishopric (LDS Church)">First Counselors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Morley" title="Isaac Morley">Morley</a> (1831–40)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Miller_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="George Miller (Latter Day Saints)">G. Miller</a> (1844–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_W._Hardy" title="Leonard W. Hardy">Hardy</a> (1856–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Burton" title="Robert T. Burton">R.T. Burton</a> (1884–1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orrin_P._Miller" title="Orrin P. Miller">O.P. Miller</a> (1907–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_A._Smith_(Mormon)" title="David A. Smith (Mormon)">Smith</a> (1918–38)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_O._Ashton" title="Marvin O. Ashton">Ashton</a> (1938–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Wirthlin" title="Joseph L. Wirthlin">Wirthlin</a> (1946–52)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorpe_B._Isaacson" title="Thorpe B. Isaacson">Isaacson</a> (1952–61)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Simpson_(Mormon)" title="Robert L. Simpson (Mormon)">Simpson</a> (1961–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._Burke_Peterson" title="H. Burke Peterson">Peterson</a> (1972–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Eyring" title="Henry B. Eyring">Eyring</a> (1985–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._David_Burton" title="H. David Burton">H.D. Burton</a> (1992–95)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_C._Edgley" title="Richard C. Edgley">Edgley</a> (1995–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9rald_Causs%C3%A9" title="Gérald Caussé">Caussé</a> (2012–15)</li> <li>Davies (2015–20)</li> <li>Waddell (2020–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Counselors_in_the_Presiding_Bishopric_(LDS_Church)" title="Category:Counselors in the Presiding Bishopric (LDS Church)">Second Counselors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Corrill" title="John Corrill">Corrill</a> (1831–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titus_Billings" title="Titus Billings">Billings</a> (1837–40)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_C._Little" title="Jesse C. Little">Little</a> (1856–74)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Burton" title="Robert T. Burton">R.T. Burton</a> (1874–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Q._Cannon" title="John Q. Cannon">Cannon</a> (1884–86)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_R._Winder" title="John R. Winder">Winder</a> (1887–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orrin_P._Miller" title="Orrin P. Miller">O.P. Miller</a> (1901–07)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_A._Smith_(Mormon)" title="David A. Smith (Mormon)">Smith</a> (1907–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wells_(Mormon)" title="John Wells (Mormon)">Wells</a> (1918–38)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Wirthlin" title="Joseph L. Wirthlin">Wirthlin</a> (1938–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorpe_B._Isaacson" title="Thorpe B. Isaacson">Isaacson</a> (1946–52)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_W._Buehner" title="Carl W. Buehner">Buehner</a> (1952–61)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_L._Brown" title="Victor L. Brown">Brown</a> (1961–72)</li> <li>Featherstone (1972–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Richard_Clarke" title="J. Richard Clarke">Clarke</a> (1976–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_L._Pace" title="Glenn L. 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Day Saints)">Ordinances</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptism_for_the_dead" title="Baptism for the dead">Baptism for the dead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sealing_(Mormonism)" title="Sealing (Mormonism)">Marriage sealing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_anointing" title="Second anointing">Second anointing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endowment_(Mormonism)" title="Endowment (Mormonism)">Temple endowment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Temple_garment" title="Temple garment">Temple garment</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(LDS_Church)" title="Priesthood (LDS Church)">Priesthood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_teachings_on_skin_color" title="Mormon teachings on skin color">Race</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_people_and_Mormonism" title="Black people and Mormonism">Black people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Mormons" title="Black Mormons">Black Mormons</a></li> <li><a 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Egyptian">Reformed Egyptian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Sexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Sexuality</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_birth_control_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on birth control in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Birth control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_chastity" title="Law of chastity">Law of chastity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homosexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Homosexuality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_orientation_change_efforts_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Sexual orientation change efforts and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Sexual orientation change efforts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_masturbation_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on masturbation in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Masturbation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soaking_(sexual_practice)" title="Soaking (sexual practice)">Soaking</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_spectrums_of_orthodoxy_and_practice" title="Mormon spectrums of orthodoxy and practice">Spectrums of orthodoxy and practice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_suicide_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on suicide in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Suicide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tithing_in_Mormonism" title="Tithing in Mormonism">Tithing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Word_of_Wisdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Word of Wisdom">Word of Wisdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Culture<br />and worship</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Latter_Day_Saints_in_popular_culture" title="Latter Day Saints in popular culture">Cultural depictions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Especially_for_Youth" title="Especially for Youth">Especially for Youth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LDS_Family_Services" title="LDS Family Services">Family Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_feminism" title="Mormon feminism">Feminism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_cinema" title="Mormon cinema">Films</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_films_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of films of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_foodways" title="Mormon foodways">Foodways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Conference_(LDS_Church)" title="General Conference (LDS Church)">General Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Helping_Hands" title="Mormon Helping Hands">Helping Hands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LDS_Humanitarian_Services" title="LDS Humanitarian Services">Humanitarian services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hymns_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Hymns in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Hymns</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hymns_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_(1985_book)" title="Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)">Book</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latter-day_Saints_Channel" title="Latter-day Saints Channel">Latter-day Saints Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liahona_(magazine)" title="Liahona (magazine)"><i>Liahona</i> magazine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_missionary" title="Mormon missionary">Missionary service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormons" title="Mormons">Mormons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_music" title="Mormon music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pageants_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of pageants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Pageants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Day" title="Pioneer Day">Pioneer Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabernacle_(LDS_Church)" title="Tabernacle (LDS Church)">Tabernacles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabernacle_Choir" title="Tabernacle Choir">Tabernacle Choir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_(LDS_Church)" title="Temple (LDS Church)">Temples</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_temples_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worship_services_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Worship services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Worship services</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sacrament_(LDS_Church)" title="Sacrament (LDS Church)">Sacrament</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/General_authority" title="General authority"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Leadership</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Church (LDS Church)">President</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Russell_M._Nelson" title="Russell M. Nelson">Russell M. Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="First Presidency (LDS Church)">First Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">Quorums of the Seventy</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Presiding Bishop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relief_Society" title="Relief Society">Relief Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunday_School_(LDS_Church)" title="Sunday School (LDS Church)">Sunday School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Women_(organization)" title="Young Women (organization)">Young Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Men_(organization)" title="Young Men (organization)">Young Men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primary_(LDS_Church)" title="Primary (LDS Church)">Primary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Demographics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Demographics</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Membership_history_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Membership history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Membership history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Membership_statistics_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Statistics by country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_corridor" title="Mormon corridor">Mormon corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Less-active_Mormon" title="Less-active Mormon">Less-active Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ex-Mormon" title="Ex-Mormon">Ex-Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_Mormon_people_and_organizations" title="LGBT Mormon people and organizations">LGBT Mormons</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%">Organization</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Congregational <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Area_(LDS_Church)" title="Area (LDS Church)">Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_(LDS_Church)" title="District (LDS Church)">District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Stake (Latter Day Saints)">Stake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward_(LDS_Church)" title="Ward (LDS Church)">Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Membership_statistics_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints#Congregations" title="Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Statistics</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_Educational_System" title="Church Educational System">Church Educational System</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">BYU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University%E2%80%93Idaho" title="Brigham Young University–Idaho">BYU-Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University%E2%80%93Hawaii" title="Brigham Young University–Hawaii">BYU-Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BYU%E2%80%93Pathway_Worldwide" title="BYU–Pathway Worldwide">BYU–Pathway Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_College" title="Ensign College">Ensign College</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Management_Corporation" title="Deseret Management Corporation">Deseret Management Corporation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Book_Company" title="Deseret Book Company">Deseret Book Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Industries" title="Deseret Industries">Deseret Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Digital_Media" title="Deseret Digital Media">Deseret Digital Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Square_Hospitality" title="Temple Square Hospitality">Temple Square Hospitality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_News_Publishing_Company" title="Deseret News Publishing Company">Deseret News Publishing Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonneville_International" title="Bonneville International">Bonneville International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beneficial_Financial_Group" title="Beneficial Financial Group">Beneficial Financial Group</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FamilySearch" title="FamilySearch">FamilySearch</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RootsTech" title="RootsTech">RootsTech</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philanthropies" title="Philanthropies">Philanthropies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finances_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Finances of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Finances</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_Peak_Advisors" title="Ensign Peak Advisors">Ensign Peak Advisors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perpetual_Emigration_Fund" title="Perpetual Emigration Fund">Perpetual Emigration Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perpetual_Education_Fund" title="Perpetual Education Fund">Perpetual Education Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Property_Management_Associates" class="mw-redirect" title="Utah Property Management Associates">Utah Property Management Associates</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AgReserves" title="AgReserves">AgReserves</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Ranches" title="Deseret Ranches">Deseret Ranches</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Criticism of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Criticism</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Mormonism" title="Anti-Mormonism">Anti-Mormonism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Book_of_Abraham" title="Criticism of the Book of Abraham">Book of Abraham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Criticism of the Book of Mormon">Book of Mormon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archaeology_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Archaeology and the Book of Mormon">Archeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genetics_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Genetics and the Book of Mormon">Genetics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proposed_Book_of_Mormon_geographical_setting" title="Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting">Geographical setting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historicity_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Historicity of the Book of Mormon">Historical authenticity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linguistics_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Linguistics and the Book of Mormon">Linguistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Origin_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Origin of the Book of Mormon">Origin</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fawn_M._Brodie" title="Fawn M. Brodie">Fawn M. Brodie</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No_Man_Knows_My_History" title="No Man Knows My History"><i>No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith</i></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Research_Institute" title="Christian Research Institute">Christian Research Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Decker" title="Ed Decker">Ed Decker</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_God_Makers" title="The God Makers">The God Makers</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Dehlin" title="John Dehlin">John Dehlin</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Stories_Podcast" title="Mormon Stories Podcast">Mormon Stories Podcast</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Runnells" title="Jeremy Runnells">Jeremy Runnells</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/CES_Letter" title="CES Letter">CES Letter</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinderhook_plates" title="Kinderhook plates">Kinderhook plates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salamander_letter" title="Salamander letter">Salamander letter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_Six" title="September Six">September Six</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerald_and_Sandra_Tanner" title="Jerald and Sandra Tanner">Jerald and Sandra Tanner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truth_%26_Transparency_Foundation" title="Truth & Transparency Foundation">Truth & Transparency Foundation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Category:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Related</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_blogosphere" title="Mormon blogosphere">Bloggernacle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ComeUntoChrist.org" title="ComeUntoChrist.org">ComeUntoChrist.org</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Book_of_Mormon_translations" title="List of Book of Mormon translations">List of Book of Mormon translations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Translation_of_the_Bible" title="Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible">Joseph Smith Translation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Joseph_Smith_Papers" title="The Joseph Smith Papers">The Joseph Smith Papers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dialogue:_A_Journal_of_Mormon_Thought" title="Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought"><i>Dialogue</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FAIR_(Mormon_apologetics_organization)" title="FAIR (Mormon apologetics organization)">FAIR organization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foundation_for_Ancient_Research_and_Mormon_Studies" title="Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies">FARMS organization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I%27m_a_Mormon" title="I'm a Mormon"><i>I'm a Mormon</i> campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_Mormon_suicides" title="LGBT Mormon suicides">LGBT Mormon suicides</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_fundamentalism" title="Mormon fundamentalism">Mormon fundamentalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_History_Association" title="Mormon History Association">Mormon History Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_studies" title="Mormon studies">Mormon studies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_Nicene_Christianity" title="Mormonism and Nicene Christianity">Mormonism and Nicene Christianity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_and_politics_in_the_United_States" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and politics in the United States">Relationship to U.S. politics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="LGBT rights and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">LGBT rights</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senkyoshigo" title="Senkyoshigo">Senkyoshigo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunstone_(magazine)" title="Sunstone (magazine)"><i>Sunstone</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Papyri" title="Joseph Smith Papyri">Joseph Smith Papyri</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eyewitness_accounts_associated_with_the_Joseph_Smith_Papyri" title="Eyewitness accounts associated with the Joseph Smith Papyri">Eyewitnesses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirtland_Egyptian_papers" title="Kirtland Egyptian papers">Kirtland Egyptian papers</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background: #002E5D; 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