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Wirthlin">Joseph B. Wirthlin</a></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender; line-height: normal; padding: 0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidency of the Seventy">Presidency of the Seventy</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">August 15, 2005<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-08-15</span>)</span> – April 4, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2009-04-04</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">End reason</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender; line-height: normal; padding: 0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/First_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="First Quorum of the Seventy">First Quorum of the Seventy</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">April 3, 1993<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-04-03</span>)</span> – April 4, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2009-04-04</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">End reason</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender;">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">Neil Linden Andersen<br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1951-08-09</span>) </span>August 9, 1951<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 73)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Logan,_Utah" title="Logan, Utah">Logan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">Brigham Young University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> (<a href="/wiki/MBA" class="mw-redirect" title="MBA">MBA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Kathy Sue Williams<small><br />(1975-present)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 #aaaaaa; 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He was <a href="/wiki/Common_consent_(Latter_Day_Saints)" class="mw-redirect" title="Common consent (Latter Day Saints)">sustained</a> by church membership as an <a href="/wiki/Apostle_(LDS_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Apostle (LDS Church)">apostle</a> on April 4, 2009, during the church's <a href="/wiki/General_Conference_(LDS_Church)" title="General Conference (LDS Church)">General Conference</a>. At the time of his call to the Twelve, Andersen had been serving as an LDS <a href="/wiki/General_authority" title="General authority">general authority</a> since 1993, including service in the <a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)#Presidency_of_the_Seventy" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">Presidency of the Seventy</a> from 2005 to 2009.<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> Currently, he is the ninth apostle in order of seniority in the church.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neil_L._Andersen&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Andersen was born in <a href="/wiki/Logan,_Utah" title="Logan, Utah">Logan, Utah</a> and raised near <a href="/wiki/Pocatello,_Idaho" title="Pocatello, Idaho">Pocatello, Idaho</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Provo_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Provo-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a young man, he served in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Mormon_missionary" title="Mormon missionary">missionary</a> for the LDS Church. After his mission, he graduated from <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">Brigham Young University</a> (BYU) in 1975 with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a> in economics and was elected student body vice president.<sup id="cite_ref-Mom_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mom-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later earned an <a href="/wiki/MBA_degree" class="mw-redirect" title="MBA degree">MBA</a> from <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Business_School" title="Harvard Business School">Harvard Business School</a> in 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-Mom_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mom-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later lived and worked in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a>, where he was the vice president of the <a href="/wiki/Morton_Plant_Hospital" title="Morton Plant Hospital">Morton Plant Health System</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Provo_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Provo-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While in Tampa, Andersen served in the LDS Church as a <a href="/wiki/Stake_president" class="mw-redirect" title="Stake president">stake president</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="LDS_Church_service">LDS Church service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neil_L._Andersen&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: LDS Church service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Andersen was <a href="/wiki/Mission_president" title="Mission president">president</a> of the church's France <a href="/wiki/Bordeaux" title="Bordeaux">Bordeaux</a> <a href="/wiki/Mission_(LDS_Church)" title="Mission (LDS Church)">Mission</a> from 1989 to 1992. In 1993, he was called as a <a href="/wiki/General_authority" title="General authority">general authority</a> and member of the <a href="/wiki/First_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="First Quorum of the Seventy">First Quorum of the Seventy</a>.<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> As a <a href="/wiki/General_authority" title="General authority">general authority</a>, he has been the assistant executive director of the Priesthood Department. He has also been in the presidencies of the church's Utah North, Utah South, North America Southwest, North America Northeast, and Europe West <a href="/wiki/Area_(LDS_Church)" title="Area (LDS Church)">areas</a>. He also served as president of the Brazil South Area. Andersen was the executive director of the Church Audiovisual Department and managed the development of the film <i>The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd</i> and supervised the launch of the website Mormon.org.<sup id="cite_ref-Provo_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Provo-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1997 to 2001, Andersen was a member of the general presidency of the church's <a href="/wiki/Sunday_School_(LDS_Church)" title="Sunday School (LDS Church)">Sunday School</a>. </p><p>In 2005, Andersen became a member of the <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidency of the Seventy">Presidency of the Seventy</a>. In this capacity, he directed the affairs of the church in the Idaho <a href="/wiki/Area_(LDS_Church)" title="Area (LDS Church)">Area</a> and in 2006, he broke ground for the construction of the <a href="/wiki/Twin_Falls_Idaho_Temple" title="Twin Falls Idaho Temple">Twin Falls Idaho Temple</a>. In 2007, Andersen was reassigned to preside over the North America Southwest Area. From August 2008 to April 2009, Andersen was the senior member of the seven-man presidency. On February 14, 2009, he broke ground for the construction of <a href="/wiki/The_Gila_Valley_Arizona_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="The Gila Valley Arizona Temple">The Gila Valley Arizona Temple</a>, located in <a href="/wiki/Central,_Arizona" title="Central, Arizona">Central, Arizona</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Quorum_of_the_Twelve">Quorum of the Twelve</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neil_L._Andersen&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Quorum of the Twelve"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2009, Andersen was called by <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Church (LDS Church)">church president</a> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Monson" title="Thomas S. Monson">Thomas S. Monson</a> to fill the vacancy created in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles by the death of <a href="/wiki/Joseph_B._Wirthlin" title="Joseph B. Wirthlin">Joseph B. Wirthlin</a> the previous year. In July 2013, Andersen attended the <a href="/wiki/2013_National_Scout_Jamboree" title="2013 National Scout Jamboree">2013 National Scout Jamboree</a> and spoke to the 3,000 LDS Boy Scouts in attendance, one of the larger Sunday services he has attended.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 1, 2016 Andersen threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> baseball game as part of their long-running 'Mormon Night' tradition.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Andersen reaffirmed the LDS Church's stance on marriage in the April 2019 general conference.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Andersen remarked, "While many governments and well-meaning individuals have redefined marriage, the Lord has not."<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neil_L._Andersen&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Andersen married Kathy Sue Williams in the <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Temple" title="Salt Lake Temple">Salt Lake Temple</a> on March 20, 1975 while still students at BYU.<sup id="cite_ref-Provo_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Provo-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are the parents of four children.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neil_L._Andersen&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor, Scott. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.deseret.com/2009/4/4/20310823/new-member-of-quorum-of-twelve-elder-neil-l-andersen#elder-neil-l-andersen-takes-what-president-thomas-s-monson-calls-the-longest-walk-of-his-life-as-he-takes-his-place-on-the-stand-as-the-newest-member-of-the-quorum-of-the-twelve-apostles-during-the-179th-annual-general-conference-of-the-lds-church-in-salt-lake-city-saturday">"New member of Quorum of Twelve: Elder Neil L. Andersen"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Deseret_News" title="Deseret News">Deseret News</a></i>, Utah, 4 April 2009. Retrieved on 18 February 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Apostolic seniority is generally understood to include all ordained apostles (including the <a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="First Presidency (LDS Church)">First Presidency</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a>. Seniority is determined by date of ordination, not by age or other factors. If two apostles are ordained on the same day, the older of the two is typically ordained first. See <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church_(LDS_Church)#Succession_to_the_presidency" title="President of the Church (LDS Church)">Succession to the presidency</a> and <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .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="CITEREFHeath1987" class="citation journal cs1">Heath, Steven H. (Summer 1987). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V20N02_46.pdf">"Notes on Apostolic Succession"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought</i>. <b>20</b> (2): 44–56.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Dialogue%3A+A+Journal+of+Mormon+Thought&rft.atitle=Notes+on+Apostolic+Succession&rft.ssn=summer&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=2&rft.pages=44-56&rft.date=1987&rft.aulast=Heath&rft.aufirst=Steven+H.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialoguejournal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsbi%2Farticles%2FDialogue_V20N02_46.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANeil+L.+Andersen" class="Z3988"></span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Provo-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Provo_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Provo_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Provo_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Provo_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170704204726/https://www.heraldextra.com/special-section/getting-to-know-neil-l-andersen/article_c8128df9-a5bf-5ed6-b16d-5e4f51ed579b.html">"Getting to know Neil L. 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Pratt</a> (1835–57)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Johnson_(Mormon)" title="Luke Johnson (Mormon)">Luke Johnson</a> (1835–37)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Smith_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="William Smith (Latter Day Saints)">Wm. Smith</a> (1835–45)<sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orson_Pratt" title="Orson Pratt">O. Pratt</a> (1835–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Boynton" title="John F. Boynton">Boynton</a> (1835–37)<sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_14-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyman_E._Johnson" title="Lyman E. Johnson">L. E. Johnson</a> (1835–38)<sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_14-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_E._Page" title="John E. Page">Page</a> (1838–46)<sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_14-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(Mormon)" title="John Taylor (Mormon)">J. Taylor</a> (1838–87)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilford_Woodruff" title="Wilford Woodruff">W. Woodruff</a> (1839–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_A._Smith" title="George A. Smith">G. A. Smith</a> (1839–75)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willard_Richards" title="Willard Richards">W. Richards</a> (1840–54)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyman_Wight" title="Lyman Wight">Wight</a> (1841–48)<sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_14-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyrum_Smith" title="Hyrum Smith">H. Smith</a> (1841–44)<sup id="cite_ref-not12_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amasa_Lyman" title="Amasa Lyman">A. M. Lyman</a> (1842–67)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezra_T._Benson" title="Ezra T. Benson">Benson</a> (1846–69)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_C._Rich" title="Charles C. Rich">Rich</a> (1849–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Snow" title="Lorenzo Snow">L. Snow</a> (1849–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erastus_Snow" title="Erastus Snow">E. Snow</a> (1849–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Richards_(Mormon_apostle)" title="Franklin D. Richards (Mormon apostle)">F. D. Richards</a> (1849–99)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jedediah_M._Grant" title="Jedediah M. Grant">J. M. Grant</a> (1854–56)<sup id="cite_ref-not12_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_H._Wells" title="Daniel H. Wells">Wells</a> (1857–91)<sup id="cite_ref-not12_13-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Willard_Young" title="John Willard Young">J. W. Young</a> (1855–1924)<sup id="cite_ref-not12_13-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Q._Cannon" title="George Q. Cannon">G. Q. Cannon</a> (1860–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Angell_Young" title="Joseph Angell Young">J. A. Young</a> (1864–75)<sup id="cite_ref-not12_13-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_Jr." title="Brigham Young Jr.">B. Young Jr.</a> (1864–1903)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Smith" title="Joseph F. Smith">J. F. Smith Sr.</a> (1866–1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Carrington" title="Albert Carrington">Carrington</a> (1870–85)<sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_14-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moses_Thatcher" title="Moses Thatcher">Thatcher</a> (1879–1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_M._Lyman" title="Francis M. Lyman">F. M. Lyman</a> (1880–1916)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Smith" title="John Henry Smith">J. H. Smith</a> (1880–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Teasdale" title="George Teasdale">Teasdale</a> (1882–1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heber_J._Grant" title="Heber J. Grant">H. J. Grant</a> (1882–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_W._Taylor_(Mormon)" title="John W. Taylor (Mormon)">J. W. Taylor</a> (1884–1911)<sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_14-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marriner_W._Merrill" title="Marriner W. Merrill">M. W. Merrill</a> (1889–1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthon_H._Lund" title="Anthon H. Lund">Lund</a> (1889–1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_H._Cannon" title="Abraham H. Cannon">A. H. Cannon</a> (1889–96)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthias_F._Cowley" title="Matthias F. Cowley">M. F. Cowley</a> (1897–1911)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_O._Woodruff" title="Abraham O. Woodruff">A. O. Woodruff</a> (1897–1904)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudger_Clawson" title="Rudger Clawson">Clawson</a> (1898–1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reed_Smoot" title="Reed Smoot">Smoot</a> (1900–41)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyrum_M._Smith" title="Hyrum M. Smith">H. M. Smith</a> (1901–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Albert_Smith" title="George Albert Smith">G. A. Smith</a> (1903–51)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Penrose" title="Charles W. Penrose">Penrose</a> (1904–25)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_F._Richards" title="George F. Richards">G. F. Richards</a> (1906–50)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orson_F._Whitney" title="Orson F. Whitney">Whitney</a> (1906–31)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_O._McKay" title="David O. McKay">McKay</a> (1906–70)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_W._Ivins" title="Anthony W. Ivins">Ivins</a> (1907–34)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Fielding_Smith" title="Joseph Fielding Smith">J. F. Smith Jr.</a> (1910–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Talmage" title="James E. Talmage">Talmage</a> (1911–33)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_L_Richards" title="Stephen L Richards">S. L. Richards</a> (1917–59)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_R._Lyman" title="Richard R. Lyman">R. R. Lyman</a> (1918–43)<sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_14-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melvin_J._Ballard" title="Melvin J. Ballard">M. J. Ballard</a> (1919–39)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Widtsoe" title="John A. Widtsoe">Widtsoe</a> (1921–52)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Merrill" title="Joseph F. Merrill">J. F. Merrill</a> (1931–52)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Callis" title="Charles A. Callis">Callis</a> (1933–47)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Reuben_Clark" title="J. Reuben Clark">Clark</a> (1934–61)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_A._Hinckley" title="Alonzo A. Hinckley">A. A. Hinckley</a> (1934–36)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_E._Bowen" title="Albert E. Bowen">Bowen</a> (1937–53)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Q._Cannon" title="Sylvester Q. Cannon">S. Q. Cannon</a> (1938–43)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_B._Lee" title="Harold B. Lee">Lee</a> (1941–73)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_W._Kimball" title="Spencer W. Kimball">S. W. Kimball</a> (1943–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezra_Taft_Benson" title="Ezra Taft Benson">Benson</a> (1943–94)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_E._Petersen" title="Mark E. Petersen">Petersen</a> (1944–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Cowley" title="Matthew Cowley">M. Cowley</a> (1945–53)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_D._Moyle" title="Henry D. Moyle">Moyle</a> (1947–63)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delbert_L._Stapley" title="Delbert L. Stapley">Stapley</a> (1950–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_G._Romney" title="Marion G. Romney">Romney</a> (1951–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeGrand_Richards" title="LeGrand Richards">L. Richards</a> (1952–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_S._Bennion" title="Adam S. Bennion">Bennion</a> (1953–58)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_L._Evans" title="Richard L. Evans">Evans</a> (1953–71)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Q._Morris" title="George Q. Morris">Morris</a> (1954–62)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_B._Brown" title="Hugh B. Brown">Brown</a> (1958–75)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_W._Hunter" title="Howard W. Hunter">Hunter</a> (1959–95)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_B._Hinckley" title="Gordon B. Hinckley">G. B. Hinckley</a> (1961–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Eldon_Tanner" title="Nathan Eldon Tanner">Tanner</a> (1962–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Monson" title="Thomas S. Monson">Monson</a> (1963–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alvin_R._Dyer" title="Alvin R. Dyer">Dyer</a> (1967–77)<sup id="cite_ref-not12_13-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyd_K._Packer" title="Boyd K. Packer">Packer</a> (1970–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_J._Ashton" title="Marvin J. Ashton">Ashton</a> (1971–94)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_R._McConkie" title="Bruce R. McConkie">McConkie</a> (1972–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Tom_Perry" title="L. Tom Perry">Perry</a> (1974–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_B._Haight" title="David B. Haight">Haight</a> (1976–2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Faust" title="James E. Faust">Faust</a> (1978–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neal_A._Maxwell" title="Neal A. Maxwell">Maxwell</a> (1981–2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_M._Nelson" title="Russell M. Nelson">Nelson</a> (1984–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallin_H._Oaks" title="Dallin H. Oaks">Oaks</a> (1984–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Russell_Ballard" title="M. Russell Ballard">M. R. Ballard</a> (1985–2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_B._Wirthlin" title="Joseph B. Wirthlin">Wirthlin</a> (1986–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_G._Scott" title="Richard G. Scott">Scott</a> (1988–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Hales" title="Robert D. Hales">Hales</a> (1994–2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_R._Holland" title="Jeffrey R. Holland">Holland</a> (1994–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Eyring" title="Henry B. Eyring">Eyring</a> (1995–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dieter_F._Uchtdorf" title="Dieter F. Uchtdorf">Uchtdorf</a> (2004–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_A._Bednar" title="David A. Bednar">Bednar</a> (2004–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quentin_L._Cook" title="Quentin L. Cook">Cook</a> (2007–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Todd_Christofferson" title="D. Todd Christofferson">Christofferson</a> (2008–)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Andersen</a> (2009–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_A._Rasband" title="Ronald A. Rasband">Rasband</a> (2015–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_E._Stevenson" title="Gary E. Stevenson">Stevenson</a> (2015–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_G._Renlund" title="Dale G. Renlund">Renlund</a> (2015–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerrit_W._Gong" title="Gerrit W. Gong">Gong</a> (2018–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulisses_Soares" title="Ulisses Soares">Soares</a> (2018–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Kearon" title="Patrick Kearon">Kearon</a> (2023–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Notes" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Notes</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-not12-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-not12_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_13-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_13-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_13-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_13-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_13-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_13-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_13-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-excommunication-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_14-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Term ended by excommunication.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Term ended by resignation.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Term ended by removal of apostleship; was later excommunicated.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Term ended by suspension of priesthood.</span> </li> </ol></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Presidents_of_the_Seventy_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:LDS70pres" title="Template:LDS70pres"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:LDS70pres" title="Template talk:LDS70pres"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:LDS70pres" title="Special:EditPage/Template:LDS70pres"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Presidents_of_the_Seventy_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Presidents of the <a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">Seventy</a> of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="First_Seven_Presidents_of_the_Seventy_/_First_Council_of_the_Seventy" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">First Seven Presidents of the Seventy / First Council of the Seventy</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hazen_Aldrich" title="Hazen Aldrich">Aldrich</a> (1835–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Young" title="Joseph Young">J. Young</a> (1835–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_W._Hancock" title="Levi W. Hancock">Hancock</a> (1835–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Rich" title="Leonard Rich">Rich</a> (1835–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zebedee_Coltrin" title="Zebedee Coltrin">Coltrin</a> (1835–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyman_R._Sherman" title="Lyman R. Sherman">Sherman</a> (1835–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Smith_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Sylvester Smith (Latter Day Saints)">Smith</a> (1835–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Miles" title="Daniel S. Miles">Miles</a> (1836–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gould_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="John Gould (Latter Day Saints)">Gould</a> (1837)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Foster_(Mormon)" title="James Foster (Mormon)">Foster</a> (1837–41)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josiah_Butterfield" title="Josiah Butterfield">Butterfield</a> (1837–44)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salmon_Gee" title="Salmon Gee">Gee</a> (1837–38)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gaylord" title="John Gaylord">Gaylord</a> (1837–38)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Harriman_(Mormon)" title="Henry Harriman (Mormon)">Harriman</a> (1838–91)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zera_Pulsipher" title="Zera Pulsipher">Pulsipher</a> (1838–62)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Orton" title="Roger Orton">Orton</a> (1845)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_P._Rockwood" title="Albert P. Rockwood">Rockwood</a> (1845–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_L._Clapp" title="Benjamin L. Clapp">Clapp</a> (1845–59)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jedediah_M._Grant" title="Jedediah M. Grant">Grant</a> (1845–54)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_S._Eldredge" title="Horace S. Eldredge">Eldredge</a> (1854–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Gates" title="Jacob Gates">Gates</a> (1860–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Van_Cott" title="John Van Cott">Van Cott</a> (1862–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_W._Taylor" title="William W. Taylor">W.W. Taylor</a> (1880–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_H._Cannon" title="Abraham H. Cannon">Cannon</a> (1882–89)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_B._Lewis" title="Theodore B. Lewis">Lewis</a> (1882)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seymour_B._Young" title="Seymour B. Young">S.B. Young</a> (1882–1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_D._Fjeldsted" title="Christian D. Fjeldsted">Fjeldsted</a> (1884–1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hamilton_Morgan" title="John Hamilton Morgan">Morgan</a> (1884–94)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._H._Roberts" title="B. H. Roberts">Roberts</a> (1888–1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Reynolds_(Mormon)" title="George Reynolds (Mormon)">Reynolds</a> (1890–1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Golden_Kimball" title="J. Golden Kimball">Kimball</a> (1892–1938)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rulon_S._Wells" title="Rulon S. Wells">Wells</a> (1893–1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Stevenson" title="Edward Stevenson">Stevenson</a> (1894–97)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_W._McMurrin" title="Joseph W. McMurrin">McMurrin</a> (1897–1932)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_H._Hart" title="Charles H. Hart">Hart</a> (1906–34)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_E._Young" title="Levi E. Young">L.E. Young</a> (1909–63)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Pratt" title="Rey Pratt">Pratt</a> (1925–31)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antoine_R._Ivins" title="Antoine R. Ivins">Ivins</a> (1931–67)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_O._Bennion" title="Samuel O. Bennion">Bennion</a> (1933–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Taylor_(Mormon)" title="John H. Taylor (Mormon)">J.H. Taylor</a> (1933–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_K._Hardy" title="Rufus K. Hardy">Hardy</a> (1934–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_L._Evans" title="Richard L. Evans">Evans</a> (1938–53)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_A._Kirkham" title="Oscar A. Kirkham">Kirkham</a> (1941–58)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Dilworth_Young" title="S. Dilworth Young">S.D. Young</a> (1945–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_R._Hunter" title="Milton R. Hunter">Hunter</a> (1945–75)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_R._McConkie" title="Bruce R. McConkie">McConkie</a> (1946–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_D._Hanks" title="Marion D. Hanks">Hanks</a> (1953–68)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Theodore_Tuttle" title="A. Theodore Tuttle">Tuttle</a> (1958–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_H._Dunn" title="Paul H. Dunn">P.H. Dunn</a> (1964–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartman_Rector_Jr." title="Hartman Rector Jr.">Rector</a> (1968–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loren_C._Dunn" title="Loren C. Dunn">L.C. Dunn</a> (1968–76)</li> <li>Pinegar (1972–76)</li> <li>G.R. Cook (1975–76)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Presidency_of_the_Seventy" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Presidency of the Seventy</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Richards_(Mormon_seventy)" title="Franklin D. Richards (Mormon seventy)">Richards</a> (1976–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Faust" title="James E. Faust">Faust</a> (1976–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Thomas_Fyans" title="J. Thomas Fyans">Fyans</a> (1976–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Theodore_Tuttle" title="A. Theodore Tuttle">Tuttle</a> (1976–80)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neal_A._Maxwell" title="Neal A. Maxwell">Maxwell</a> (1976–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_D._Hanks" title="Marion D. Hanks">Hanks</a> (1976–80)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_H._Dunn" title="Paul H. Dunn">P.H. Dunn</a> (1976–80)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Grant_Bangerter" title="William Grant Bangerter">Bangerter</a> (1978–80)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_E._Asay" title="Carlos E. Asay">Asay</a> (1980–86)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Russell_Ballard" title="M. Russell Ballard">Ballard</a> (1980–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_L._Larsen" title="Dean L. Larsen">Larsen</a> (1980–93)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royden_G._Derrick" title="Royden G. Derrick">Derrick</a> (1980–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Homer_Durham" title="G. Homer Durham">Durham</a> (1981–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_G._Scott" title="Richard G. Scott">Scott</a> (1983–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_D._Hanks" title="Marion D. Hanks">Hanks</a> (1984–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Grant_Bangerter" title="William Grant Bangerter">Bangerter</a> (1985–89)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_H._Goaslind" title="Jack H. Goaslind">Goaslind</a> (1985–87)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Backman" title="Robert L. Backman">Backman</a> (1985–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_B._Wirthlin" title="Joseph B. Wirthlin">Wirthlin</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_W._Pinnock" title="Hugh W. Pinnock">Pinnock</a> (1986–89)</li> <li>Paramore (1987–93)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Richard_Clarke" title="J. Richard Clarke">Clarke</a> (1988–93)</li> <li>Pinegar (1989–95)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_E._Asay" title="Carlos E. Asay">Asay</a> (1989–96)</li> <li>Didier (1992–95)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Aldin_Porter" class="mw-redirect" title="L. Aldin Porter">Porter</a> (1992–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_J._Christensen" title="Joe J. Christensen">J.J. Christensen</a> (1993–99)</li> <li>Brough (1993–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Eugene_Hansen" title="W. Eugene Hansen">Hansen</a> (1993–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_G._Hillam" title="Harold G. Hillam">Hillam</a> (1995–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_H._Goaslind" title="Jack H. Goaslind">Goaslind</a> (1995–98)</li> <li>Tingey (1996–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Todd_Christofferson" title="D. Todd Christofferson">Christofferson</a> (1998–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlin_K._Jensen" title="Marlin K. Jensen">M.K. Jensen</a> (1998–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_E._Sorensen" title="David E. Sorensen">Sorensen</a> (1998–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_B._Banks" title="Ben B. Banks">Banks</a> (1999–2002)</li> <li>Neuenschwander (2000–04)</li> <li>Didier (2001–07)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cecil_O._Samuelson" title="Cecil O. Samuelson">Samuelson</a> (2001–03)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dieter_F._Uchtdorf" title="Dieter F. Uchtdorf">Uchtdorf</a> (2002–04)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrill_J._Bateman" title="Merrill J. Bateman">Bateman</a> (2003–07)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Groberg" title="John H. Groberg">Groberg</a> (2004–05)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Oaks" title="Robert C. Oaks">Oaks</a> (2004–07)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Andersen</a> (2005–09)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_A._Rasband" title="Ronald A. Rasband">Rasband</a> (2005–15)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quentin_L._Cook" title="Quentin L. Cook">Q.L. Cook</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claudio_R._M._Costa" class="mw-redirect" title="Claudio R. M. Costa">Costa</a> (2007–11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_E._Snow" title="Steven E. Snow">Snow</a> (2007–12)</li> <li>González (2007–13)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Whitney_Clayton" title="L. Whitney Clayton">Clayton</a> (2008-20)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_E._Jensen" title="Jay E. Jensen">J.E. Jensen</a> (2008–12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_L._Hallstrom" title="Donald L. Hallstrom">Hallstrom</a> (2009–17)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tad_R._Callister" title="Tad R. Callister">Callister</a> (2011–14)</li> <li>Maynes (2012–17)</li> <li>C.C. Christensen (2012–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulisses_Soares" title="Ulisses Soares">Soares</a> (2013–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_G._Robbins" title="Lynn G. Robbins">Robbins</a> (2014–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerrit_W._Gong" title="Gerrit W. Gong">Gong</a> (2015–18)</li> <li>Uceda (2017–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Kearon" title="Patrick Kearon">Kearon</a> (2017–23)</li> <li>C.B. Cook (2018–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Gay" title="Robert C. Gay">Gay</a> (2018–21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terence_M._Vinson" class="mw-redirect" title="Terence M. Vinson">Vinson</a> (2018–21)</li> <li>Teixeira (2018–)</li> <li>Godoy (2018–24)</li> <li>Nielson (2020–24)</li> <li>P. Johnson (2021–24)</li> <li>Palmer (2021–)</li> <li>Nash (2024- )</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_T._Ringwood" title="Michael T. Ringwood">Ringwood</a> (2024- )</li> <li>Valenzuela (2024- )</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Dube" title="Edward Dube">Dube</a> (2024- )</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Senior_or_Presiding_President_of_the_Seventy" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Senior or Presiding President of the Seventy</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hazen_Aldrich" title="Hazen Aldrich">Aldrich</a> (1835–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Young" title="Joseph Young">J. Young</a> (1837–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_W._Hancock" title="Levi W. Hancock">Hancock</a> (1881–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Harriman_(Mormon)" title="Henry Harriman (Mormon)">Harriman</a> (1882–91)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Gates" title="Jacob Gates">Gates</a> (1891–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seymour_B._Young" title="Seymour B. Young">S.B. Young</a> (1892–1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._H._Roberts" title="B. H. Roberts">Roberts</a> (1924–33)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Golden_Kimball" title="J. Golden Kimball">Kimball</a> (1933–38)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rulon_S._Wells" title="Rulon S. Wells">Wells</a> (1938–41)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_E._Young" title="Levi E. Young">L.E. Young</a> (1941–63)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antoine_R._Ivins" title="Antoine R. Ivins">Ivins</a> (1963–67)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Dilworth_Young" title="S. Dilworth Young">S.D. Young</a> (1967–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Richards_(Mormon_seventy)" title="Franklin D. Richards (Mormon seventy)">Richards</a> (1976–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Thomas_Fyans" title="J. Thomas Fyans">Fyans</a> (1983–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_E._Asay" title="Carlos E. Asay">Asay</a> (1985–86)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_L._Larsen" title="Dean L. Larsen">Larsen</a> (1986–93)</li> <li>Pinegar (1993–95)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_E._Asay" title="Carlos E. Asay">Asay</a> (1995–96)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Aldin_Porter" class="mw-redirect" title="L. Aldin Porter">Porter</a> (1996–2001)</li> <li>Tingey (2001–08)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Andersen</a> (2008–09)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_A._Rasband" title="Ronald A. Rasband">Rasband</a> (2009–15)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Whitney_Clayton" title="L. Whitney Clayton">Clayton</a> (2015–20)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Kearon" title="Patrick Kearon">Kearon</a> (2020-23)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_B._Cook&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carl B. 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Cannon">Cannon</a> (1867–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Snow" title="Lorenzo Snow">Snow</a> (1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Smith" title="Joseph F. Smith">Smith</a> (1901–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_O._McKay" title="David O. McKay">D.O. McKay</a> (1918–34)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_D._Pyper" title="George D. Pyper">Pyper</a> (1934–43)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_Bennion" title="Milton Bennion">Bennion</a> (1943–49)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_R._Hill" title="George R. Hill">Hill</a> (1949–66)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Lawrence_McKay" title="David Lawrence McKay">D.L. McKay</a> (1966–71)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_M._Nelson" title="Russell M. Nelson">Nelson</a> (1971–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_W._Pinnock" title="Hugh W. Pinnock">Pinnock</a> (1979–86)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Simpson_(Mormon)" title="Robert L. Simpson (Mormon)">Simpson</a> (1986–89)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_W._Pinnock" title="Hugh W. Pinnock">Pinnock</a> (1989–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_R._Lybbert" title="Merlin R. Lybbert">Lybbert</a> (1992–94)</li> <li>Didier (1994–95)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_G._Hillam" title="Harold G. Hillam">Hillam</a> (1995–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlin_K._Jensen" title="Marlin K. Jensen">Jensen</a> (2000–01)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cecil_O._Samuelson" title="Cecil O. Samuelson">Samuelson</a> (2001–03)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrill_J._Bateman" title="Merrill J. Bateman">Bateman</a> (2003–04)</li> <li>Merrill (2004–09)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_T._Osguthorpe" title="Russell T. Osguthorpe">Osguthorpe</a> (2009–14)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tad_R._Callister" title="Tad R. Callister">Callister</a> (2014–19)</li> <li>Pace (2019–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">First<br />Counselors/Assistants</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/George_Goddard_(Mormon)" title="George Goddard (Mormon)">Goddard</a> (1872–99)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_G._Maeser" title="Karl G. Maeser">Maeser</a> (1899–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Reynolds_(Mormon)" title="George Reynolds (Mormon)">G. Reynolds</a> (1901–09)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_O._McKay" title="David O. McKay">D.O. McKay</a> (1909–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_L_Richards" title="Stephen L Richards">S. Richards</a> (1918–34)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_Bennion" title="Milton Bennion">Bennion</a> (1934–43)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_R._Hill" title="George R. Hill">Hill</a> (1943–49)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Hamer_Reiser" title="A. Hamer Reiser">Reiser</a> (1949–52)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Lawrence_McKay" title="David Lawrence McKay">D.L. McKay</a> (1952–66)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_S._Richards" title="Lynn S. Richards">L. Richards</a> (1966–71)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_B._Wirthlin" title="Joseph B. Wirthlin">Wirthlin</a> (1971–75)</li> <li>B. Poelman (1975–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_J._Christensen" title="Joe J. Christensen">J. Christensen</a> (1978–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_D._Oswald" title="William D. Oswald">Oswald</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_E._Poelman" title="Ronald E. Poelman">R. Poelman</a> (1979–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Hales" title="Robert D. Hales">Hales</a> (1981–85)</li> <li>Komatsu (1985–87)</li> <li>Harris (1987–89)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_A._Cuthbert" title="Derek A. Cuthbert">Cuthbert</a> (1989–91)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._Verlan_Andersen" title="H. Verlan Andersen">H. Andersen</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartman_Rector_Jr." title="Hartman Rector Jr.">Rector</a> (1991–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_L._Cutler" title="Clinton L. Cutler">Cutler</a> (1992–94)</li> <li>Washburn (1994–95)</li> <li>Howard (1995–97)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_L._Pace" title="Glenn L. Pace">Pace</a> (1997–98)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">N. Andersen</a> (1998–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Groberg" title="John H. Groberg">Groberg</a> (2001–04)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_K_Judd" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel K Judd">Judd</a> (2004–09)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_M._McConkie" title="David M. McConkie">McConkie</a> (2009–14)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_S._Tanner_(Mormon)" class="mw-redirect" title="John S. Tanner (Mormon)">Tanner</a> (2014–15)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devin_Durrant" title="Devin Durrant">Durrant</a> (2015–19)</li> <li>Camargo (2019–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Second<br />Counselors/Assistants</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_Hamilton_Morgan" title="John Hamilton Morgan">Morgan</a> (1883–94)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_G._Maeser" title="Karl G. Maeser">Maeser</a> (1894–99)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Reynolds_(Mormon)" title="George Reynolds (Mormon)">G. Reynolds</a> (1899–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_M._Tanner" title="Joseph M. Tanner">Tanner</a> (1901–06)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_O._McKay" title="David O. McKay">D.O. McKay</a> (1907–09)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_L_Richards" title="Stephen L Richards">S. 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