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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;">Counselor to 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></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">October 6, 1877<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1877-10-06</span>)</span> – October 3, 1891<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1891-10-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Called by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(Mormon)" title="John Taylor (Mormon)">John Taylor</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">End reason</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Resignation (formally released on October 6, 1891)<sup id="cite_ref-resignation_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resignation-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender; line-height: normal; padding: 0.2em;">First Counselor in the <a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="First Presidency (LDS Church)">First Presidency</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">October 8, 1876<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1876-10-08</span>)</span> – August 29, 1877<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1877-08-29</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Called by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">Brigham Young</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_A._Smith" title="George A. Smith">George A. Smith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Q._Cannon" title="George Q. Cannon">George Q. Cannon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">End reason</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Dissolution of First Presidency upon death of Brigham Young</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </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;">Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">May 9, 1874<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1874-05-09</span>)</span> – October 8, 1876<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1876-10-08</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Called by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Brigham Young</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">End reason</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Called as First Counselor in the First Presidency</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;">Counselor in the First Presidency</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 8, 1873<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1873-06-08</span>)</span> – May 9, 1874<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1874-05-09</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Called by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Brigham Young</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">End reason</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Called as Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency</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/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">LDS Church</a> <a href="/wiki/Apostle_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Apostle (Latter Day Saints)">Apostle</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">November 22, 1855<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1855-11-22</span>)</span> – February 12, 1924<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1924-02-12</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Called by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Brigham Young</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reason</th><td class="infobox-data">Brigham Young's discretion<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></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reorganization<br /><span class="nowrap">at end of term</span></th><td class="infobox-data">None<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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">John Willard Young<br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1844-10-01</span>)</span>October 1, 1844<br /><a href="/wiki/Nauvoo,_Illinois" title="Nauvoo, Illinois">Nauvoo, Illinois</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">February 12, 1924<span style="display:none">(1924-02-12)</span> (aged 79)<br /><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_Hooper_Young" title="William Hooper Young">William Hooper Young</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">Brigham Young</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_Ann_Angel" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary Ann Angel">Mary Ann Angel</a></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 #aaaaaa; 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He is one of the few individuals to have been an LDS Church <a href="/wiki/Apostle_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Apostle (Latter Day Saints)">apostle</a> and member of the <a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="First Presidency (LDS Church)">First Presidency</a> without ever being a member of 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>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_apostolic_ordination">Early life and apostolic ordination</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Willard_Young&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and apostolic ordination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Young was born in <a href="/wiki/Nauvoo,_Illinois" title="Nauvoo, Illinois">Nauvoo, Illinois</a> to <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">Brigham Young</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_Ann_Angell" title="Mary Ann Angell">Mary Ann Angell</a>. As a young boy, John traveled with the <a href="/wiki/Mormon_pioneers" title="Mormon pioneers">Mormon pioneers</a> from Illinois to the <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Valley" title="Salt Lake Valley">Salt Lake Valley</a>. </p><p>Young was privately ordained an apostle by his father on November 22, 1855, when he was eleven, without a public announcement or being added to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.<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> Young's ordination was reconfirmed on February 4, 1864, when his brothers <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Brigham Young, Jr.">Brigham Young, Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Angell_Young" title="Joseph Angell Young">Joseph Angell Young</a> were ordained apostles by their father. However, none of them became members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles upon their ordination because the Quorum already had twelve members. Although Brigham Jr. eventually became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, John and Joseph never did. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Activity_in_western_territories">Activity in western territories</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Willard_Young&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Activity in western territories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1869, Young opened the "Salt Lake City Museum and Menagerie", which was the predecessor of the <a href="/wiki/Deseret_Museum" title="Deseret Museum">Deseret Museum</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> He was also involved with the construction of a railroad in <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Territory" title="Arizona Territory">Arizona Territory</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=John_Willard_Young&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: LDS Church service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Presidency">First Presidency</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Willard_Young&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: First Presidency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 8, 1873, Brigham Young added John, Brigham Jr., <a href="/wiki/George_Q._Cannon" title="George Q. Cannon">George Q. Cannon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Snow" title="Lorenzo Snow">Lorenzo Snow</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Albert_Carrington" title="Albert Carrington">Albert Carrington</a> as additional counselors to him in the First Presidency. After Young's first counselor, <a href="/wiki/George_A._Smith" title="George A. Smith">George A. Smith</a>, died in September 1875, John Willard Young was called as first counselor to his father on October 8, 1876. Young served in this capacity until the First Presidency was dissolved by his father's death less than a year later on August 29, 1877. During his time in the First Presidency, John Willard Young never spent much time in Salt Lake City attending to church leadership duties; since 1863 he had preferred living in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, where he was engaged in a number of business ventures that ultimately failed and resulted in him assuming a large amount of debt.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Counselor_to_the_Twelve_Apostles">Counselor to the Twelve Apostles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Willard_Young&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Counselor to the Twelve Apostles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Having never been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve but holding the <a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(LDS_Church)" title="Priesthood (LDS Church)">priesthood</a> office of apostle, Young was called as a counselor to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 6, 1877.<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> However, Young's business practices and practice of living in New York City soon brought him into conflict with other church authorities. At a church <a href="/wiki/General_Conference_(LDS_Church)" title="General Conference (LDS Church)">general conference</a> on April 6, 1881, Young's name was withheld from the names of <a href="/wiki/General_authorities" class="mw-redirect" title="General authorities">general authorities</a> who were presented for <a href="/wiki/Common_consent_(Mormonism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Common consent (Mormonism)">sustaining</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tried_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tried-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 1881 and 1885, he was <a href="/wiki/Disciplinary_council" class="mw-redirect" title="Disciplinary council">tried</a> before the Quorum of the Twelve on three separate occasions; each time he was reconciled with the Twelve and he retained his position.<sup id="cite_ref-tried_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tried-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1888, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Smith" title="Joseph F. Smith">Joseph F. Smith</a> accused Young of unethically using church funds to maintain a lavish lifestyle, and by April 1889 the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve were discussing removing Young from his position.<sup id="cite_ref-resignation_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resignation-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Young resigned from his position on October 3, 1891; Young was aware that on that date the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles were again discussing possible release from his position.<sup id="cite_ref-resignation_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resignation-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Young's resignation, he was formally released as a counselor to the Twelve at a conference of the church October 6, 1891.<sup id="cite_ref-resignation_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resignation-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Denial_of_church_presidency">Denial of church presidency</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Willard_Young&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Denial of church presidency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although he lived another 33 years, Young never again served as a general authority of the LDS Church, though he remained an apostle for the rest of his life. On December 9, 1899, apostle <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Richards_(Mormon_apostle)" title="Franklin D. Richards (Mormon apostle)">Franklin D. Richards</a> died. Richards had been the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a> and the second-most senior apostle in the church. The death of Richards left Young as the second-most senior apostle in the church. Although Young did not become the President of the Twelve, under the then-existing rules of presidential succession in the church, Young would become the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Church (LDS Church)">church president</a> when Lorenzo Snow died, since Snow was the only living person who had been ordained an apostle prior to Young.<sup id="cite_ref-succession_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-succession-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Snow was 85 years old and in poor health, while Young was only 55 years old; it therefore appeared to many that Young would be the next president of the church. </p><p>However, many of the general authorities disliked Young and felt that his succession to the presidency would be a disaster for the church.<sup id="cite_ref-succession_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-succession-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 31, 1900, the First Presidency—which consisted of Snow, Cannon, and <a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Smith" title="Joseph F. Smith">Joseph F. Smith</a>—changed the policy of presidential succession.<sup id="cite_ref-policychange_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-policychange-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new president of the church would no longer be the person who had been an ordained apostle the longest; rather, the new president of the church would be the person who had been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for the longest period of time.<sup id="cite_ref-policychange_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-policychange-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since Young had never been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, he could not become the president of the church if Snow died. On April 5, 1900, the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve unanimously approved the new policy.<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><p>On October 10, 1901, Snow died. Five days later, Young arrived in <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a> from New York City, possibly with the intent of assuming the presidency of the church.<sup id="cite_ref-denied_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-denied-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, due to the new policy, Joseph F. Smith was ordained the new church president on October 17, 1901.<sup id="cite_ref-denied_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-denied-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Young returned to New York City, where he lived for the rest of his life. After he died in New York City, Young was buried at <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City_Cemetery" title="Salt Lake City Cemetery">Salt Lake City Cemetery</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Willard_Young&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After returning to New York City, Young was employed as an <a href="/wiki/Elevator" title="Elevator">elevator</a> operator in an exclusive hotel where he had once lived.<sup id="cite_ref-denied_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-denied-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1902 and 1903, his son, <a href="/wiki/Hooper_Young" class="mw-redirect" title="Hooper Young">Hooper Young</a>, was involved in a sensational murder investigation and trial after it was determined that a woman had died in John Willard Young's apartment while he was in France on business. The "Pulitzer Murder" case ultimately resulted in Hooper pleading guilty to second degree murder and being sentenced to <a href="/wiki/Life_imprisonment" title="Life imprisonment">life imprisonment</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sing_Sing_prison" class="mw-redirect" title="Sing Sing prison">Sing Sing prison</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-devastation_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-devastation-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hooper's conviction had a devastating effect on John Willard, who had initially believed that his son was innocent.<sup id="cite_ref-devastation_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-devastation-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John Willard Young continued to attend a branch of the LDS Church in the city for the rest of his life,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he died of cancer in New York City at the age of 79.<sup id="cite_ref-devastation_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-devastation-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Willard_Young&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Peaks" title="San Francisco Peaks">San Francisco Peaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Shipbuilding_Company" title="United States Shipbuilding Company">United States Shipbuilding Company</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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.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-resignation-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-resignation_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-resignation_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-resignation_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-resignation_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCompton2002">Compton 2002</a>, p. 125</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"><a href="#CITEREFCompton2002">Compton 2002</a>, pp. 111–12</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Since Young was not a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles or the First Presidency at the time of his death, no one was called to the apostleship as a replacement after he died.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tried-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tried_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tried_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tried_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tried_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Compton, "John Willard Young", p. 124.</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="#CITEREFCompton2002">Compton 2002</a>, pp. 111–112</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"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jenson" title="Andrew Jenson">Jenson, Andrew</a>. <i>Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</i> (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 185.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCompton2002">Compton 2002</a>, p. 121</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">He was the only person to do this after being in First Presidency and holding the office of apostle, although <a href="/wiki/Alvin_R._Dyer" title="Alvin R. Dyer">Alvin R. Dyer</a> returned to being an Assistant to the Twelve.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-succession-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-succession_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-succession_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCompton2002">Compton 2002</a>, p. 126</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-policychange-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-policychange_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-policychange_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCompton2002">Compton 2002</a>, p. 127</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCompton2002">Compton 2002</a>, pp. 128–129</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-denied-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-denied_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-denied_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-denied_12-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCompton2002">Compton 2002</a>, p. 129</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-devastation-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-devastation_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-devastation_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-devastation_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCompton2002">Compton 2002</a>, p. 130</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCompton2002">Compton 2002</a>, pp. 129–130</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <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=John_Willard_Young&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><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="CITEREFAdkins1978" class="citation cs2">Adkins, Marlow C. 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Smith Jr.</a> (1830–44)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">B. Young Sr.</a> (1847–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(Mormon)" title="John Taylor (Mormon)">Taylor</a> (1880–87)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilford_Woodruff" title="Wilford Woodruff">Woodruff</a> (1889–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Snow" title="Lorenzo Snow">Snow</a> (1898–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Smith" title="Joseph F. Smith">J.F. Smith Sr.</a> (1901–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heber_J._Grant" title="Heber J. Grant">Grant</a> (1918–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Albert_Smith" title="George Albert Smith">G.A. Smith</a> (1945–51)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_O._McKay" title="David O. McKay">McKay</a> (1951–70)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Fielding_Smith" title="Joseph Fielding Smith">J.F. Smith Jr.</a> (1970–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_B._Lee" title="Harold B. Lee">Lee</a> (1972–73)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_W._Kimball" title="Spencer W. Kimball">Kimball</a> (1973–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezra_Taft_Benson" title="Ezra Taft Benson">Benson</a> (1985–94)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_W._Hunter" title="Howard W. Hunter">Hunter</a> (1994–95)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_B._Hinckley" title="Gordon B. Hinckley">Hinckley</a> (1995–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Monson" title="Thomas S. Monson">Monson</a> (2008–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_M._Nelson" title="Russell M. Nelson">Nelson</a> (2018–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Counselors_in_the_First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="Category:Counselors in the First Presidency (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/Jesse_Gause" title="Jesse Gause">Gause</a> (1832)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Rigdon" title="Sidney Rigdon">Rigdon</a> (1832–44)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heber_C._Kimball" title="Heber C. Kimball">Kimball</a> (1847–68)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_A._Smith" title="George A. Smith">G.A. Smith</a> (1868–75)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J.W. Young</a> (1876–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Q._Cannon" title="George Q. Cannon">Cannon</a> (1880–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Smith" title="Joseph F. Smith">J.F. Smith Sr.</a> (1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_R._Winder" title="John R. Winder">Winder</a> (1901–10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthon_H._Lund" title="Anthon H. Lund">Lund</a> (1910–21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Penrose" title="Charles W. Penrose">Penrose</a> (1921–25)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_W._Ivins" title="Anthony W. Ivins">Ivins</a> (1925–34)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Reuben_Clark" title="J. Reuben Clark">Clark</a> (1934–51; 1959–61)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_L_Richards" title="Stephen L Richards">S.L. Richards</a> (1951–59)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_D._Moyle" title="Henry D. Moyle">Moyle</a> (1961–63)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_B._Brown" title="Hugh B. Brown">Brown</a> (1963–70)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_B._Lee" title="Harold B. Lee">Lee</a> (1970–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Eldon_Tanner" title="Nathan Eldon Tanner">Tanner</a> (1972–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_G._Romney" title="Marion G. Romney">Romney</a> (1982–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_B._Hinckley" title="Gordon B. Hinckley">Hinckley</a> (1985–95)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Monson" title="Thomas S. Monson">Monson</a> (1995–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Eyring" title="Henry B. Eyring">Eyring</a> (2008–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallin_H._Oaks" title="Dallin H. Oaks">Oaks</a> (2018–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Counselors_in_the_First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="Category:Counselors in the First Presidency (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/Sidney_Rigdon" title="Sidney Rigdon">Rigdon</a> (1832)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_G._Williams" title="Frederick G. Williams">Williams</a> (1833–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyrum_Smith" title="Hyrum Smith">H. Smith</a> (1837–41)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Law_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="William Law (Latter Day Saints)">Law</a> (1841–44)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willard_Richards" title="Willard Richards">W. Richards</a> (1847–54)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jedediah_M._Grant" title="Jedediah M. Grant">Grant</a> (1854–56)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_H._Wells" title="Daniel H. Wells">Wells</a> (1857–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Smith" title="Joseph F. Smith">J.F. Smith Sr.</a> (1880–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudger_Clawson" title="Rudger Clawson">Clawson</a> (1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthon_H._Lund" title="Anthon H. Lund">Lund</a> (1901–10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Smith" title="John Henry Smith">J.H. Smith</a> (1910–11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Penrose" title="Charles W. Penrose">Penrose</a> (1911–21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_W._Ivins" title="Anthony W. Ivins">Ivins</a> (1921–25)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Nibley" title="Charles W. Nibley">Nibley</a> (1925–31)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Reuben_Clark" title="J. Reuben Clark">Clark</a> (1933–34)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_O._McKay" title="David O. McKay">McKay</a> (1934–51)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Reuben_Clark" title="J. Reuben Clark">Clark</a> (1951–59)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_D._Moyle" title="Henry D. Moyle">Moyle</a> (1959–61)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_B._Brown" title="Hugh B. Brown">Brown</a> (1961–63)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Eldon_Tanner" title="Nathan Eldon Tanner">Tanner</a> (1963–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_G._Romney" title="Marion G. Romney">Romney</a> (1972–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_B._Hinckley" title="Gordon B. Hinckley">Hinckley</a> (1982–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Monson" title="Thomas S. Monson">Monson</a> (1985–95)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Faust" title="James E. Faust">Faust</a> (1995–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Eyring" title="Henry B. Eyring">Eyring</a> (2007–08)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dieter_F._Uchtdorf" title="Dieter F. Uchtdorf">Uchtdorf</a> (2008–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Eyring" title="Henry B. Eyring">Eyring</a> (2018–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Counselors_in_the_First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="Category:Counselors in the First Presidency (LDS Church)">Additional<br />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"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Assistant<br />Counselors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Cowdery" title="Oliver Cowdery">Cowdery</a> (1837–38)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyrum_Smith" title="Hyrum Smith">H. Smith</a> (1837)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Smith_(uncle_of_Joseph_Smith)" title="John Smith (uncle of Joseph Smith)">John Smith</a> (1837–44)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Sr." title="Joseph Smith Sr.">J. Smith Sr.</a> (1837–40)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J.W. Young</a> (1874–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Q._Cannon" title="George Q. Cannon">Cannon</a> (1874–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_Jr." title="Brigham Young Jr.">B. Young Jr.</a> (1874–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Snow" title="Lorenzo Snow">Snow</a> (1874–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Carrington" title="Albert Carrington">Carrington</a> (1874–77)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Counselors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amasa_Lyman" title="Amasa Lyman">Lyman</a> (1843–44)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Smith" title="Joseph F. Smith">J.F. Smith Sr.</a> (1866–77)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J.W. Young</a> (1873–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Q._Cannon" title="George Q. Cannon">Cannon</a> (1873–74)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_Jr." title="Brigham Young Jr.">B. Young Jr.</a> (1873–74)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Snow" title="Lorenzo Snow">Snow</a> (1873–74)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Carrington" title="Albert Carrington">Carrington</a> (1873–74)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorpe_B._Isaacson" title="Thorpe B. Isaacson">Isaacson</a> (1965–70)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Fielding_Smith" title="Joseph Fielding Smith">J.F. Smith Jr.</a> (1965–70)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alvin_R._Dyer" title="Alvin R. Dyer">Dyer</a> (1968–70)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_B._Hinckley" title="Gordon B. Hinckley">Hinckley</a> (1981–82)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Third Counselors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_B._Brown" title="Hugh B. Brown">Brown</a> (1961)</li></ul> </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="Apostles_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints91" 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:LDSApostles" title="Template:LDSApostles"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:LDSApostles" title="Template talk:LDSApostles"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:LDSApostles" title="Special:EditPage/Template:LDSApostles"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Apostles_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints91" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Apostle_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Apostle (Latter Day Saints)">Apostles</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"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith" title="Joseph Smith">J. Smith</a> (1829–44)<sup id="cite_ref-not12_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Cowdery" title="Oliver Cowdery">Cowdery</a> (1829–38)<sup id="cite_ref-not12_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Whitmer" title="David Whitmer">Whitmer</a> (1829–38)<sup id="cite_ref-not12_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Harris_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Martin Harris (Latter Day Saints)">Harris</a> (unknown–1837)<sup id="cite_ref-not12_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_B._Marsh" title="Thomas B. Marsh">Marsh</a> (1835–39)<sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_W._Patten" title="David W. Patten">Patten</a> (1835–38)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">B. Young Sr.</a> (1835–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heber_C._Kimball" title="Heber C. Kimball">H. C. Kimball</a> (1835–68)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orson_Hyde" title="Orson Hyde">Hyde</a> (1835–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_E._McLellin" title="William E. McLellin">McLellin</a> (1835–38)<sup id="cite_ref-excommunication_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parley_P._Pratt" title="Parley P. Pratt">P. P. 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-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><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_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><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_16-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><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_16-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><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_16-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><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_16-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><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_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-15"><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-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><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_15-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-15"><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_15-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J. W. Young</a> (1855–1924)<sup id="cite_ref-not12_15-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-15"><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_15-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-15"><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_16-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><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_16-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><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-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><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_16-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-excommunication-16"><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_15-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-not12-15"><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 href="/wiki/Neil_L._Andersen" title="Neil L. Andersen">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="Notes117" 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-not12-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-not12_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_15-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_15-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_15-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_15-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_15-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_15-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-not12_15-9"><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-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-excommunication_16-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Term ended by excommunication.</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 resignation.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Term ended by removal of apostleship; was later excommunicated.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</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="Members_of_the_Council_of_Fifty_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints147" 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:LDScouncil50" title="Template:LDScouncil50"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:LDScouncil50" title="Template talk:LDScouncil50"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:LDScouncil50" title="Special:EditPage/Template:LDScouncil50"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Members_of_the_Council_of_Fifty_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints147" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Council_of_Fifty_(LDS_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the Council of Fifty (LDS Church)">Members</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Fifty" title="Council of Fifty">Council of Fifty</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_J._Adams" title="George J. Adams">Adams</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Almon_W._Babbitt" title="Almon W. Babbitt">Babbitt</a> (1844–56)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Badlam" title="Alexander Badlam">Badlam</a> (1844–45, 1851–68)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezra_T._Benson" title="Ezra T. Benson">Benson</a> (1846–69)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Bent" title="Samuel Bent">Bent</a> (1844–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Milton_Bernhisel" title="John Milton Bernhisel">Bernhisel</a> (1844–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Bonney" title="Edward Bonney">Bonney</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uriah_Brown_(inventor)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uriah Brown (inventor) (page does not exist)">Brown</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Budge" title="William Budge">Budge</a> (1882–1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Bullock_(Mormon)" title="Thomas Bullock (Mormon)">Bullock</a> (1846–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Burton" title="Robert T. Burton">Burton</a> (1867–1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reynolds_Cahoon" title="Reynolds Cahoon">Cahoon</a> (1844–61)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_T._Caine" title="John T. Caine">Caine</a> (1881–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_H._Cannon" title="Abraham H. Cannon">A. H. Cannon</a> (1884–96)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_M._Cannon" title="Angus M. Cannon">A. M. Cannon</a> (1880–1915)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Q._Cannon" title="George Q. Cannon">G. Q. Cannon</a> (1867–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Q._Cannon" title="John Q. Cannon">J. Q. Cannon</a> (1884–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Carrington" title="Albert Carrington">Carrington</a> (1845–89)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiram_B._Clawson" title="Hiram B. Clawson">Clawson</a> (1882–1912)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Clayton_(Mormon)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Clayton (Mormon)">Clayton</a> (1844–79)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeter_Clinton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeter Clinton (page does not exist)">Clinton</a> (1867–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_W._Cluff" title="William W. Cluff">Cluff</a> (1880–1915)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_W._Coolidge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph W. Coolidge (page does not exist)">Coolidge</a> (1844–48)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Van_Cott" title="John Van Cott">Cott</a> (1880–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alpheus_Cutler" title="Alpheus Cutler">Cutler</a> (1844–49)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lewis_Dana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lewis Dana (page does not exist)">Dana</a> (1845–48)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cyrus_Daniels&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cyrus Daniels (page does not exist)">Daniels</a> (1845–46)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Dunham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Dunham (page does not exist)">Dunham</a> (1845)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marenus_G._Eaton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marenus G. Eaton (page does not exist)">Eaton</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_S._Eldredge" title="Horace S. Eldredge">Eldredge</a> (1848–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Emmett" title="James Emmett">Emmett</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Farnham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John W. Farnham (page does not exist)">Farnham</a> (1845–?)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorin_Farr" title="Lorin Farr">Farr</a> (1880–1909)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amos_Fielding&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amos Fielding (page does not exist)">A. Fielding</a> (1844–75)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Fielding" title="Joseph Fielding">J. Fielding</a> (1844–63)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucian_R._Foster" title="Lucian R. Foster">Foster</a> (1845–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Fullmer" title="David Fullmer">D. Fullmer</a> (1845–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_S._Fullmer" title="John S. Fullmer">J. S. Fullmer</a> (1845–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_F._Gibbs" title="George F. Gibbs">Gibbs</a> (1882–1924)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_D._Grant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George D. Grant (page does not exist)">G. D. Grant</a> (1845–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heber_J._Grant" title="Heber J. Grant">H. J. Grant</a> (1882–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jedediah_M._Grant" title="Jedediah M. Grant">J. M. Grant</a> (1844–56)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_P._Greene" title="John P. Greene">Greene</a> (1844)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_W._Hardy" title="Leonard W. Hardy">Hardy</a> (1882–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abram_Hatch" title="Abram Hatch">Hatch</a> (1883–1911)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Haws&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Haws (page does not exist)">Haws</a> (1844–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Heywood" title="Joseph L. Heywood">Heywood</a> (1848–82)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Davis_S._Hollister&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Davis S. Hollister (page does not exist)">Hollister</a> (1844–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Hooper" title="William Henry Hooper">Hooper</a> (1867–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Hunter_(Mormon)" title="Edward Hunter (Mormon)">Hunter</a> (1867–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orson_Hyde" title="Orson Hyde">Hyde</a> (1844–78)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_James_(Latter_Day_Saints)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Samuel James (Latter Day Saints) (page does not exist)">James</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_(mayor)" title="William Jennings (mayor)">Jennings</a> (1880–86)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_F._Johnson" title="Benjamin F. Johnson">Johnson</a> (1844–1905)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_S._Kimball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles S. Kimball (page does not exist)">C. S. Kimball</a> (1867–1925)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Patten_Kimball" title="David Patten Kimball">D. P. Kimball</a> (1867–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heber_C._Kimball" title="Heber C. Kimball">H. C. Kimball</a> (1844–68)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Heber_P._Kimball&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Heber P. Kimball (page does not exist)">H. P. Kimball</a> (1867–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Layton" title="Christopher Layton">Layton</a> (1883–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_D._Lee" title="John D. Lee">Lee</a> (1844–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feramorz_Little" title="Feramorz Little">Little</a> (1880–87)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_P._Lott" title="Cornelius P. Lott">Lott</a> (1844–50)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amasa_Lyman" title="Amasa Lyman">A. M. Lyman</a> (1844–67)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_M._Lyman" title="Francis M. Lyman">F. M. Lyman</a> (1880–1916)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Marks_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="William Marks (Latter Day Saints)">Marks</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Miller_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="George Miller (Latter Day Saints)">Miller</a> (1844–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Morley" title="Isaac Morley">Morley</a> (1845–65)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_R._Murdock_(Mormon)" title="John R. Murdock (Mormon)">Murdock</a> (1880–1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._John_Nuttall" title="L. John Nuttall">Nuttall</a> (1880–1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Pack" title="John Pack">Pack</a> (1845–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_E._Page" title="John E. Page">Page</a> (1845–46)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_D._Parker&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John D. Parker (page does not exist)">Parker</a> (1844–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Penrose" title="Charles W. Penrose">Penrose</a> (1882–1925)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canute_Peterson" title="Canute Peterson">Peterson</a> (1882–1902)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._W._Phelps_(Mormon)" title="W. W. Phelps (Mormon)">Phelps</a> (1844–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orson_Pratt" title="Orson Pratt">O. Pratt</a> (1844–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parley_P._Pratt" title="Parley P. Pratt">P. P. Pratt Sr.</a> (1844–57)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parley_P._Pratt_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Parley P. Pratt Jr. (page does not exist)">P. P. Pratt Jr.</a> (1867–97)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Preston_(Mormon)" title="William B. Preston (Mormon)">Preston</a> (1880–1908)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Reynolds_(Mormon)" title="George Reynolds (Mormon)">Reynolds</a> (1881–1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_C._Rich" title="Charles C. Rich">C. C. Rich</a> (1844–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._Rich" title="Joseph C. Rich">J. C. Rich</a> (1867–1908)</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/Franklin_S._Richards" title="Franklin S. Richards">F. S. Richards</a> (1880–1934)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Heber_J._Richards&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Heber J. Richards (page does not exist)">H. J. Richards</a> (1867–1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_Richards" title="Levi Richards">L. Richards</a> (1844–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phinehas_Richards" title="Phinehas Richards">P. Richards</a> (1848–74)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willard_Richards" title="Willard Richards">W. Richards</a> (1844–54)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Rigdon" title="Sidney Rigdon">Rigdon</a> (1844–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porter_Rockwell" title="Porter Rockwell">Rockwell</a> (1844–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_P._Rockwood" title="Albert P. Rockwood">Rockwood</a> (1845–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadrach_Roundy" title="Shadrach Roundy">Roundy</a> (1845–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sharp_(Mormon)" title="John Sharp (Mormon)">Sharp</a> (1867–91)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Shumway" title="Charles Shumway">Shumway</a> (1845–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_W._Shurtliff" title="Lewis W. Shurtliff">Shurtliff</a> (1883–1922)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elias_Smith_(Mormon)" title="Elias Smith (Mormon)">E. Smith</a> (1844–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_A._Smith" title="George A. Smith">G.A. Smith</a> (1844–75)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyrum_Smith" title="Hyrum Smith">H. Smith</a> (1844)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Smith_(nephew_of_Joseph_Smith)" title="John Smith (nephew of Joseph Smith)">John Smith</a> (1880–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Smith" title="John Henry Smith">J. H. Smith</a> (1844–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith" title="Joseph Smith">Jos. 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