Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) explained

What follows is a list of events in chronological order that affected the membership of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

1830s

14 February 1835 : Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is organized. Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer choose the first 12 members. Lyman E. Johnson, Brigham Young, and Heber C. Kimball ordained.

1840s

14 April 1840 : Willard Richards ordained in England. Also the first occasion where Brigham Young was formally sustained President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

1850s

11 March 1854 : Willard Richards dies.

1860s

26 August 1860 : George Q. Cannon ordained.

John Willard Young ordained an apostle, but not a member of the Quorum. (Set apart as counselor to Brigham Young in 1867, and to Twelve in 1877.)

Joseph Angell Young ordained an apostle, but not a member of the Quorum.

1 July 1866 : Joseph F. Smith ordained and simultaneously set apart Counselor to President Brigham Young.

1870s

3 July 1870 : Albert Carrington ordained.

1880s

10 October 1880 : The First Presidency is reorganized with John Taylor President, George Q. Cannon First Counselor, and Joseph F. Smith Second Counselor. Wilford Woodruff becomes President of the Quorum.

1890s

13 November 1893 : William Smith dies.

1900s

31 March 1900 :In a meeting of the First Presidency, George Q. Cannon is given the opportunity to choose between remaining in the First Presidency, or being released and becoming President of the Quorum of the Twelve. He chooses to stay in the First Presidency, leaving the question of seniority between Brigham Young Jr. and Joseph F. Smith unresolved until the following day.^[2]

1910s

27 March 1910 : John R. Winder, First Counselor in the First Presidency, dies.

1920s

2 March 1921 : Anthon H. Lund dies. Rudger Clawson becomes President of the Quorum.

1930s

16 May 1931 : Orson F. Whitney dies.

1940s

9 February 1941 : Reed Smoot dies.

1950s

8 August 1950 : George F. Richards dies. David O. McKay becomes President of the Quorum.

1960s

22 June 1961 : Hugh B. Brown set apart as an additional counselor in the First Presidency to David O. McKay.

1970s

18 January 1970 : David O. McKay dies.

1980s

23 July 1981 : Gordon B. Hinckley called as an additional counselor in the First Presidency. Neal A. Maxwell ordained.

1990s

25 February 1994 : Marvin J. Ashton dies.

2000s

21 July 2004 : Neal A. Maxwell dies.

2010s

30 May 2015 : L. Tom Perry dies.

2020s

12 November 2023 : M. Russell Ballard dies.

Chart

Dates	President of the Quorum and Acting President of the Quorum (if any) Note : "(de facto)" means he was not formally set apart as Quorum President during this time, though he was widely accepted as President of the Quorum	Members of the Quorum (In Order of Seniority)	Other Ordained Apostles Not in Quorum	Change
14 February 1835 – 15 February 1835		Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Lyman E. Johnson	Joseph Smith,^[6] Oliver Cowdery,^[7] David Whitmer,^[8] Martin Harris^[9]	Initial organization of Quorum (Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Lyman E. Johnson). Members chosen by Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris
15 February 1835 – 21 February 1835		David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith, John F. Boynton, Lyman E. Johnson	Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, Martin Harris	Initial organization of Quorum (David W. Patten, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith, John F. Boynton). Members chosen by Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris
21 February 1835 – 25 April 1835		David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith, John F. Boynton, Lyman E. Johnson	Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, Martin Harris	Initial organization of Quorum (Parley P. Pratt). Members chosen by Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris
25 April 1835 – 26 April 1835	Thomas B. Marsh	Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith, John F. Boynton, Lyman E. Johnson	Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, Martin Harris	Initial organization of Quorum (Thomas B. Marsh). Members chosen by Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris
26 April 1835 – 3 September 1837	Thomas B. Marsh	Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John F. Boynton, Lyman E. Johnson	Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, Martin Harris	Initial organization of Quorum (Orson Pratt). Members chosen by Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris
3 September 1837 – 3 December 1837	Thomas B. Marsh	Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt	Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, Martin Harris, Luke S. Johnson, John F. Boynton, Lyman E. Johnson	Luke S. Johnson, John F. Boynton, and Lyman E. Johnson disfellowshipped and removed from Quorum
3 December 1837 – 10 December 1837	Thomas B. Marsh	Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt	Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, Martin Harris, Luke S. Johnson, Lyman E. Johnson	John F. Boynton excommunicated for apostasy
10 December 1837 – 31 December 1837	Thomas B. Marsh	Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt	Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, Luke S. Johnson, Lyman E. Johnson	Martin Harris excommunicated for apostasy
31 December 1837 – 12 April 1838	Thomas B. Marsh	Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt	Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, Lyman E. Johnson	Luke S. Johnson denounces the Church and Joseph Smith
12 April 1838 – 13 April 1838	Thomas B. Marsh	Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt	Joseph Smith, David Whitmer, Lyman E. Johnson	Oliver Cowdery excommunicated for apostasy
13 April 1838 – 11 May 1838	Thomas B. Marsh	Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt	Joseph Smith	David Whitmer and Lyman E. Johnson excommunicated for apostasy
11 May 1838 – 25 October 1838	Thomas B. Marsh	Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt	Joseph Smith	William E. McLellin excommunicated for apostasy
25 October 1838 – 19 December 1838	Thomas B. Marsh	Thomas B. Marsh, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt	Joseph Smith	David W. Patten killed
19 December 1838 – 17 March 1839	Thomas B. Marsh	Thomas B. Marsh, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor	Joseph Smith	John E. Page and John Taylor ordained and added to Quorum
17 March 1839 – 26 April 1839	Brigham Young (de facto)	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor	Joseph Smith	Thomas B. Marsh excommunicated for apostasy
26 April 1839 – 4 May 1839	Brigham Young (de facto)	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith	Joseph Smith	Wilford Woodruff and George A. Smith ordained and added to Quorum
4 May 1839 – 25 May 1839	Brigham Young (de facto)	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith	Joseph Smith, William Smith, Orson Hyde	William Smith and Orson Hyde removed from Quorum by a vote of the Church
25 May 1839 – 27 June 1839	Brigham Young (de facto)	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith	Joseph Smith, Orson Hyde	William Smith readmitted to Quorum by a vote of the Church
27 June 1839 – 14 April 1840	Brigham Young (de facto)	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith	Joseph Smith	Orson Hyde readmitted to Quorum by a vote of the Church
14 April 1840 – 24 January 1841	Brigham Young	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Willard Richards	Joseph Smith	Willard Richards ordained and added to Quorum; Brigham Young officially sustained as president of the Quorum
24 January 1841 – 8 April 1841	Brigham Young	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Willard Richards	Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith	Hyrum Smith ordained and made Assistant President of the Church
8 April 1841 – 20 August 1842	Brigham Young	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Willard Richards, Lyman Wight	Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith	Lyman Wight ordained and added to Quorum
20 August 1842 – 20 January 1843	Brigham Young	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Willard Richards, Lyman Wight, Amasa M. Lyman	Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith	Orson Pratt excommunicated for apostasy; Amasa M. Lyman ordained and added to Quorum
20 January 1843 – 27 June 1844	Brigham Young		Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, Amasa M. Lyman	Orson Pratt rebaptized and restored to the Quorum; Amasa M. Lyman dropped from Quorum due to an excess of apostles
27 June 1844 – 6 October 1845	Brigham Young		Amasa M. Lyman	Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith killed
6 October 1845 – 19 October 1845	Brigham Young		William Smith	William Smith disfellowshipped and removed from Quorum; Amasa M. Lyman added to Quorum
19 October 1845 – 9 February 1846	Brigham Young	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Willard Richards, Lyman Wight, Amasa M. Lyman		William Smith excommunicated for apostasy
9 February 1846 – 27 June 1846	Brigham Young	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Willard Richards, Lyman Wight, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman	John E. Page	John E. Page disfellowshipped and removed from Quorum
27 June 1846 – 16 July 1846	Brigham Young	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Willard Richards, Lyman Wight, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman		John E. Page excommunicated for apostasy
16 July 1846 – 27 December 1847	Brigham Young	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Willard Richards, Lyman Wight, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson		Ezra T. Benson ordained and added to Quorum
27 December 1847 – 3 December 1848	Orson Hyde (Note: According to current practice, Heber C. Kimball would have been the President of the Quorum and Orson Hyde would have been designated Acting President, but this procedure was not followed. Heber C. Kimball was never set apart as the President of the Quorum.)	Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Lyman Wight, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Willard Richards	First Presidency reorganized (Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Willard Richards)
3 December 1848 – 12 February 1849	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Willard Richards	Lyman Wight excommunicated for apostasy
12 February 1849 – 11 March 1854	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Willard Richards	Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, and Franklin D. Richards ordained and added to Quorum
11 March 1854 – 7 April 1854	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball	Death of Willard Richards
7 April 1854 – 22 November 1855	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Jedediah M. Grant^[10]	Jedediah M. Grant ordained and added to First Presidency
22 November 1855 – 1 December 1856	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Jedediah M. Grant, John Willard Young^[11]	John Willard Young ordained
1 December 1856 – 4 January 1857	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, John Willard Young	Death of Jedediah M. Grant
4 January 1857 – 13 May 1857	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells,^[12] John Willard Young	Daniel H. Wells ordained and added to First Presidency
13 May 1857 – 26 August 1860	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Parley P. Pratt killed
26 August 1860 – 4 February 1864	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	George Q. Cannon ordained and added to Quorum
4 February 1864 – 1 July 1866	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, Brigham Young, Jr., John Willard Young, Joseph Angell Young^[13]	Brigham Young, Jr., and Joseph Angell Young ordained but not added to Quorum due to excess of Apostles
1 July 1866 – 6 October 1867	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, Brigham Young, Jr., John Willard Young, Joseph Angell Young, Joseph F. Smith	Joseph F. Smith ordained and added to First Presidency
6 October 1867 – 8 October 1867	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, Brigham Young, Jr., John Willard Young, Joseph Angell Young, Joseph F. Smith	Amasa M. Lyman stripped of Apostleship for repeatedly teaching false doctrine
8 October 1867 – 22 June 1868	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith	Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Daniel H. Wells, Brigham Young, Jr., John Willard Young, Joseph Angell Young	Joseph F. Smith added to Quorum, and retains his position in the First Presidency
22 June 1868 – 7 October 1868	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Orson Pratt, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith	Brigham Young, Daniel H. Wells, Brigham Young, Jr., John Willard Young, Joseph Angell Young	Death of Heber C. Kimball
7 October 1868 – 9 October 1868	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith	Brigham Young, George A. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, Brigham Young, Jr., John Willard Young, Joseph Angell Young	George A. Smith added to First Presidency
9 October 1868 – April 1869	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith Brigham Young, Jr.	Brigham Young, George A. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young, Joseph Angell Young	Brigham Young, Jr. added to Quorum
April 1869 – 3 September 1869	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Brigham Young, Jr. Joseph F. Smith	Brigham Young, George A. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young, Joseph Angell Young	Brigham Young, Jr. moved ahead of Joseph F. Smith in seniority^[14]
3 September 1869 – 3 July 1870	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Jr.	Brigham Young, George A. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young, Joseph Angell Young	Death of Ezra T. Benson
3 July 1870 – 8 April 1873	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Jr., Albert Carrington	Brigham Young, George A. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young, Joseph Angell Young	Albert Carrington ordained and added to Quorum
8 April 1873 – 10 April 1875	Orson Hyde	Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Joseph F. Smith		George Q. Cannon, Brigham Young, Jr., and Albert Carrington added to First Presidency
10 April 1875 – 5 August 1875	John Taylor (de facto)	John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Joseph F. Smith		Brigham Young rules that when an Apostle is removed from the Quorum and then readmitted at a later date, the Apostle loses his seniority in the Quorum and becomes the junior member of the Quorum upon readmission. Accordingly, the seniority positions of Orson Hyde and Orson Pratt are adjusted. Due to the readjustment, John Taylor becomes the senior Apostle in the Quorum.
5 August 1875 – 1 September 1875	John Taylor (de facto)	John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Joseph F. Smith		Death of Joseph Angell Young. He had never been a member of the Quorum or a member of the First Presidency.
1 September 1875 – 29 August 1877	John Taylor (de facto)	John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Joseph F. Smith		Death of George A. Smith
29 August 1877 – 28 November 1878	John Taylor (de facto)		Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Death of Brigham Young; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum; Daniel H. Wells and John Willard Young excluded from Quorum due to an excess of apostles
28 November 1878 – 7 April 1879	John Taylor (de facto)	John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Jr., Albert Carrington	Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Death of Orson Hyde
7 April 1879 – 10 October 1880	John Taylor (de facto)	John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Jr., Albert Carrington, Moses Thatcher	Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Moses Thatcher ordained and added to Quorum
10 October 1880 – 27 October 1880	Wilford Woodruff	Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Albert Carrington, Moses Thatcher	John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	First Presidency reorganized (John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith)
27 October 1880 – 3 October 1881	Wilford Woodruff	Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Albert Carrington, Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith	John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Francis M. Lyman and John Henry Smith ordained and added to Quorum
3 October 1881 – 16 October 1882	Wilford Woodruff	Wilford Woodruff, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Albert Carrington, Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith	John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Death of Orson Pratt (last surviving member of the original Quorum)
16 October 1882 – 17 November 1883	Wilford Woodruff	Wilford Woodruff, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Albert Carrington, Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant	John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	George Teasdale and Heber J. Grant ordained and added to Quorum
17 November 1883 – 9 April 1884	Wilford Woodruff	Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Albert Carrington, Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant	John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Death of Charles C. Rich
9 April 1884 – 7 November 1885	Wilford Woodruff	Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Albert Carrington, Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor	John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	John W. Taylor ordained and added to Quorum
7 November 1885 – 25 July 1887	Wilford Woodruff	Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor	John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Albert Carrington excommunicated for adultery and fornication
25 July 1887 – 27 May 1888	Wilford Woodruff	Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Jr., Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor	Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Death of John Taylor; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum
27 May 1888 – 7 April 1889	Wilford Woodruff	Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Jr., Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor	Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Death of Erastus Snow
7 April 1889 – 7 October 1889	Lorenzo Snow		Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Reorganization of First Presidency (Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, and John Willard Young)
7 October 1889 – 24 March 1891	Lorenzo Snow	Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Abraham H. Cannon	Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Willard Young	Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, and Abraham H. Cannon ordained and added to Quorum
24 March 1891 – 6 April 1896	Lorenzo Snow	Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Abraham H. Cannon	Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, John Willard Young	Death of Daniel H. Wells (no change to Quorum or First Presidency)
6 April 1896 – 19 July 1896	Lorenzo Snow	Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Abraham H. Cannon	Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher	Moses Thatcher not sustained by the Church and removed from Quorum
19 July 1896 – 7 October 1896	Lorenzo Snow	Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund	Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher	Death of Abraham H. Cannon
7 October 1896 – 2 September 1898	Lorenzo Snow	Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O. Woodruff	Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher	Matthias F. Cowley and Abraham O. Woodruff ordained and added to Quorum
2 September 1898 – 13 September 1898	Lorenzo Snow			Death of Wilford Woodruff; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum.
13 September 1898 – 10 October 1898	Franklin D. Richards		Lorenzo Snow, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher,	Reorganization of First Presidency (Lorenzo Snow, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith)
10 October 1898 – 9 December 1899	Franklin D. Richards	Franklin D. Richards, Brigham Young, Jr., Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O. Woodruff, Rudger Clawson	Lorenzo Snow, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher,	Rudger Clawson ordained and added to Quorum
9 December 1899 – 8 April 1900	Brigham Young, Jr. (Note: According to current practice, George Q. Cannon would have been the President of the Quorum and Brigham Young, Jr. would have been designated Acting President, but this procedure was not followed. George Q. Cannon was never set apart as the President of the Quorum.)	Brigham Young, Jr., Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O. Woodruff, Rudger Clawson	Lorenzo Snow, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher,	Death of Franklin D. Richards
8 April 1900 – 12 April 1901	Brigham Young, Jr.	Brigham Young, Jr., Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O. Woodruff, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot	Lorenzo Snow, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher,	Reed Smoot ordained and added to Quorum^[15]
12 April 1901 – 6 October 1901	Brigham Young, Jr. (Note: According to current practice, Joseph F. Smith would have been the President of the Quorum and Brigham Young, Jr. would have been designated Acting President, but this procedure was not followed. Joseph F. Smith was not set apart as the President of the Quorum at this time.)	Brigham Young, Jr., Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O. Woodruff, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot	Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher,	Death of George Q. Cannon
6 October 1901 – 10 October 1901	Brigham Young, Jr.	Brigham Young, Jr., Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O. Woodruff, Reed Smoot	Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith, Rudger Clawson, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher,	Rudger Clawson added to First Presidency
10 October 1901 – 17 October 1901	Joseph F. Smith (de facto)	Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Jr., Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O. Woodruff, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot		Death of Lorenzo Snow; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum.
17 October 1901 – 24 October 1901	Brigham Young, Jr.	Brigham Young, Jr., Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O. Woodruff, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot		Reorganization of First Presidency (Joseph F. Smith, John R. Winder,^[16] Anthon H. Lund)
24 October 1901 – 11 April 1903	Brigham Young, Jr.	Brigham Young, Jr., Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O. Woodruff, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith		Hyrum M. Smith ordained and added to Quorum
11 April 1903 – 8 October 1903	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O. Woodruff, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith		Death of Brigham Young, Jr.
8 October 1903 – 20 June 1904	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O. Woodruff, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith		George Albert Smith ordained and added to Quorum
20 June 1904 – 7 July 1904	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Matthias F. Cowley, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith		Death of Abraham O. Woodruff
7 July 1904 – 28 October 1905	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, John W. Taylor, Marriner W. Merrill, Matthias F. Cowley, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, Charles W. Penrose		Charles W. Penrose ordained and added to Quorum
28 October 1905 – 6 February 1906	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, Marriner W. Merrill, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, Charles W. Penrose	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher, John W. Taylor, Matthias F. Cowley	John W. Taylor and Matthias F. Cowley resign from the Quorum over plural marriage disputes
6 February 1906 – 9 April 1906	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, Charles W. Penrose	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher, John W. Taylor, Matthias F. Cowley	Death of Marriner W. Merrill
9 April 1906 – 9 June 1907	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, Charles W. Penrose, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher, John W. Taylor, Matthias F. Cowley	George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, and David O. McKay ordained and added to Quorum
9 June 1907 – 6 October 1907	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, Charles W. Penrose, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher, John W. Taylor, Matthias F. Cowley	Death of George Teasdale
6 October 1907 – 21 August 1909	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, Charles W. Penrose, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, John Willard Young, Moses Thatcher, John W. Taylor, Matthias F. Cowley	Anthony W. Ivins ordained and added to Quorum
21 August 1909 – 7 April 1910	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, Charles W. Penrose, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, John Willard Young, John W. Taylor, Matthias F. Cowley	Death of Moses Thatcher
7 April 1910 – 11 May 1911	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, Charles W. Penrose, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, John Henry Smith, John Willard Young, John W. Taylor, Matthias F. Cowley	John Henry Smith added to First Presidency; Joseph Fielding Smith ordained and added to Quorum
11 May 1911 – 13 October 1911	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, Charles W. Penrose, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, John Henry Smith, John Willard Young	John W. Taylor excommunicated; Matthias F. Cowley's priesthood suspended
13 October 1911 – 7 December 1911	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, Charles W. Penrose, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, John Willard Young	Death of John Henry Smith
7 December 1911 – 8 December 1911	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, Charles W. Penrose, John Willard Young	Charles W. Penrose added to First Presidency
8 December 1911 – 18 November 1916	Francis M. Lyman	Francis M. Lyman, Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, Charles W. Penrose, John Willard Young	James E. Talmage ordained and added to Quorum
18 November 1916 – 18 January 1917	Heber J. Grant	Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, Charles W. Penrose, John Willard Young	Death of Francis M. Lyman
18 January 1917 – 23 January 1918	Heber J. Grant	Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, Hyrum M. Smith, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, Charles W. Penrose, John Willard Young	Stephen L Richards ordained and added to Quorum
23 January 1918 – 7 April 1918	Heber J. Grant	Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, Charles W. Penrose, John Willard Young	Death of Hyrum M. Smith
7 April 1918 – 19 November 1918	Heber J. Grant	Heber J. Grant, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman	Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund, Charles W. Penrose, John Willard Young	Richard R. Lyman ordained and added to Quorum
19 November 1918 – 23 November 1918	Heber J. Grant	Heber J. Grant, Anthon H. Lund, Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, Charles W. Penrose, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman	John Willard Young,	Death of Joseph F. Smith; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum.
23 November 1918 – 7 January 1919	Anthon H. Lund Rudger Clawson (Acting President)	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman		First Presidency reorganized (Heber J. Grant, Anthon H. Lund, Charles W. Penrose)
7 January 1919 – 2 March 1921	Anthon H. Lund Rudger Clawson (Acting President)	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard		Melvin J. Ballard ordained and added to Quorum
2 March 1921 – 10 March 1921	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard		Death of Anthon H. Lund
10 March 1921 – 17 March 1921	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard		Anthony W. Ivins added to First Presidency
17 March 1921 – 12 February 1924	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe		John A. Widtsoe ordained and added to Quorum
12 February 1924 – 16 May 1925	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe	Heber J. Grant, Charles W. Penrose, Anthony W. Ivins	Death of John Willard Young (no change to Quorum or to First Presidency)
16 May 1925 – 16 May 1931	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe	Heber J. Grant, Anthony W. Ivins	Death of Charles W. Penrose (Charles W. Nibley^[17] later called as member of the First Presidency)
16 May 1931 – 8 October 1931	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe	Heber J. Grant, Anthony W. Ivins	Death of Orson F. Whitney
8 October 1931 – 27 July 1933	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill	Heber J. Grant, Anthony W. Ivins	Joseph F. Merrill ordained and added to Quorum
27 July 1933 – 12 October 1933	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill	Heber J. Grant, Anthony W. Ivins	Death of James E. Talmage
12 October 1933 – 23 September 1934	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis	Heber J. Grant, Anthony W. Ivins	Charles A. Callis ordained and added to Quorum
23 September 1934 – 11 October 1934	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis	Heber J. Grant	Death of Anthony W. Ivins
11 October 1934 – 22 December 1936	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Alonzo A. Hinckley	Heber J. Grant, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.	J. Reuben Clark, Jr. and Alonzo A. Hinckley ordained; Alonzo A. Hinckley added to Quorum; David O. McKay added to First Presidency
22 December 1936 – 8 April 1937	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis	Heber J. Grant, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.	Death of Alonzo A. Hinckley
8 April 1937 – 6 April 1938	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen	Heber J. Grant, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.	Albert E. Bowen ordained and added to Quorum
6 April 1938 – 30 July 1939	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen	Heber J. Grant, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Sylvester Q. Cannon	Sylvester Q. Cannon ordained; not added to Quorum due to an excess of Apostles
30 July 1939 – 6 October 1939	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen	Heber J. Grant, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Sylvester Q. Cannon	Death of Melvin J. Ballard
6 October 1939 – 9 February 1941	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen, Sylvester Q. Cannon	Heber J. Grant, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.	Sylvester Q. Cannon added to Quorum
9 February 1941 – 10 April 1941	Rudger Clawson			Death of Reed Smoot
10 April 1941 – 29 May 1943	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen, Sylvester Q. Cannon, Harold B. Lee		Harold B. Lee ordained and added to Quorum
29 May 1943 – 21 June 1943	Rudger Clawson	Rudger Clawson, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee		Death of Sylvester Q. Cannon
21 June 1943 – 7 October 1943	George Albert Smith	George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee		Death of Rudger Clawson
7 October 1943 – 12 November 1943	George Albert Smith	George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson		Spencer W. Kimball and Ezra Taft Benson ordained and added to Quorum
12 November 1943 – 20 April 1944	George Albert Smith	George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson		Richard R. Lyman excommunicated for unlawful cohabitation and adultery
20 April 1944 – 14 May 1945	George Albert Smith	George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen		Mark E. Petersen ordained and added to Quorum
14 May 1945 – 21 May 1945	George Albert Smith	George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen		Death of Heber J. Grant; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum.
21 May 1945 – 11 October 1945	George F. Richards	George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen	George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.	First Presidency reorganized (George Albert Smith, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., David O. McKay)
11 October 1945 – 21 January 1947	George F. Richards	George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley	George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.	Matthew Cowley ordained and added to Quorum
21 January 1947 – 10 April 1947	George F. Richards	George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley	George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.	Death of Charles A. Callis
10 April 1947 – 8 August 1950	George F. Richards	George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle	George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.	Henry D. Moyle ordained and added to Quorum
8 August 1950 – 5 October 1950	David O. McKay Joseph Fielding Smith (Acting President)	Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle	George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.	Death of George F. Richards
5 October 1950 – 4 April 1951	David O. McKay Joseph Fielding Smith (Acting President)	Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley	George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.	Delbert L. Stapley ordained and added to Quorum
4 April 1951 – 9 April 1951	David O. McKay	David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley		Death of George Albert Smith; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum.
9 April 1951 – 11 October 1951	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley		First Presidency reorganized (David O. McKay, Stephen L Richards, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.)
11 October 1951 – 3 February 1952	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney		Marion G. Romney ordained and added to Quorum
3 February 1952 – 10 April 1952	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, John A. Widtsoe, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney		Death of Joseph F. Merrill
10 April 1952 – 29 November 1952	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, John A. Widtsoe, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards		LeGrand Richards ordained and added to Quorum
29 November 1952 – 9 April 1953	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards		Death of John A. Widtsoe
9 April 1953 – 15 July 1953	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Adam S. Bennion		Adam S. Bennion ordained and added to Quorum
15 July 1953 – 8 October 1953	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Adam S. Bennion		Death of Albert E. Bowen
8 October 1953 – 13 December 1953	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Matthew Cowley, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Adam S. Bennion, Richard L. Evans		Richard L. Evans ordained and added to Quorum
13 December 1953 – 8 April 1954	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Adam S. Bennion, Richard L. Evans		Death of Matthew Cowley
8 April 1954 – 11 February 1958	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Adam S. Bennion, Richard L. Evans, George Q. Morris		George Q. Morris ordained and added to Quorum
11 February 1958 – 10 April 1958	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, George Q. Morris		Death of Adam S. Bennion
10 April 1958 – 19 May 1959	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, George Q. Morris, Hugh B. Brown		Hugh B. Brown ordained and added to Quorum
19 May 1959 – 12 June 1959	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Henry D. Moyle, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, George Q. Morris, Hugh B. Brown		Death of Stephen L Richards
12 June 1959 – 15 October 1959	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, George Q. Morris, Hugh B. Brown	David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Henry D. Moyle	Henry D. Moyle added to First Presidency
15 October 1959 – 22 June 1961	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, George Q. Morris, Hugh B. Brown, Howard W. Hunter	David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Henry D. Moyle	Howard W. Hunter ordained and added to Quorum
22 June 1961 – 5 October 1961	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, George Q. Morris, Howard W. Hunter	David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Henry D. Moyle, Hugh B. Brown	Hugh B. Brown added to First Presidency
5 October 1961 – 6 October 1961	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, George Q. Morris, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley	David O. McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Henry D. Moyle, Hugh B. Brown	Gordon B. Hinckley ordained and added to Quorum
6 October 1961 – 23 April 1962	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, George Q. Morris, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley	David O. McKay, Henry D. Moyle, Hugh B. Brown	Death of J. Reuben Clark, Jr.
23 April 1962 – 11 October 1962	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley	David O. McKay, Henry D. Moyle, Hugh B. Brown	Death of George Q. Morris
11 October 1962 – 18 September 1963	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, N. Eldon Tanner	David O. McKay, Henry D. Moyle, Hugh B. Brown	N. Eldon Tanner ordained and added to Quorum
18 September 1963 – 4 October 1963	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, N. Eldon Tanner	David O. McKay, Hugh B. Brown	Death of Henry D. Moyle
4 October 1963 – 10 October 1963	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley	David O. McKay, Hugh B. Brown, N. Eldon Tanner	N. Eldon Tanner added to First Presidency
10 October 1963 – 5 October 1967	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson		Thomas S. Monson ordained
5 October 1967 – 18 January 1970	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith,^[18] Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson	David O. McKay, Hugh B. Brown, N. Eldon Tanner, Alvin R. Dyer^[19]	Alvin R. Dyer^[20] ordained but not added to the Quorum
18 January 1970 – 23 January 1970	Joseph Fielding Smith	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, Hugh B. Brown, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, N. Eldon Tanner, Thomas S. Monson	Alvin R. Dyer	Death of David O. McKay; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum.
23 January 1970 – 9 April 1970	Harold B. Lee Spencer W. Kimball (Acting President)	Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, Hugh B. Brown, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, N. Eldon Tanner, Alvin R. Dyer	First Presidency reorganized (Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, N. Eldon Tanner); Alvin R. Dyer not assigned to Quorum
9 April 1970 – 1 November 1971	Harold B. Lee Spencer W. Kimball (Acting President)	Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Richard L. Evans, Hugh B. Brown, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, N. Eldon Tanner, Alvin R. Dyer	Boyd K. Packer ordained and added to Quorum
1 November 1971 – 2 December 1971	Harold B. Lee Spencer W. Kimball (Acting President)	Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Hugh B. Brown, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, N. Eldon Tanner, Alvin R. Dyer	Death of Richard L. Evans
2 December 1971 – 2 July 1972	Harold B. Lee Spencer W. Kimball (Acting President)	Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Hugh B. Brown, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton	Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, N. Eldon Tanner, Alvin R. Dyer	Marvin J. Ashton ordained and added to Quorum
2 July 1972 – 7 July 1972	Harold B. Lee	Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, Hugh B. Brown, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, N. Eldon Tanner, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton	Alvin R. Dyer	Death of Joseph Fielding Smith; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum.
7 July 1972 – 12 October 1972	Spencer W. Kimball		Harold B. Lee, Marion G. Romney, N. Eldon Tanner, Alvin R. Dyer	First Presidency reorganized (Harold B. Lee, N. Eldon Tanner, Marion G. Romney)
12 October 1972 – 26 December 1973	Spencer W. Kimball	Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, LeGrand Richards, Hugh B. Brown, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, Bruce R. McConkie	Harold B. Lee, Marion G. Romney, N. Eldon Tanner, Alvin R. Dyer	Bruce R. McConkie ordained and added to Quorum
26 December 1973 – 30 December 1973	Spencer W. Kimball		Alvin R. Dyer	Death of Harold B. Lee; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum.
30 December 1973 – 11 April 1974	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, LeGrand Richards, Hugh B. Brown, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, Bruce R. McConkie	Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, N. Eldon Tanner, Alvin R. Dyer	First Presidency reorganized (Spencer W. Kimball, N. Eldon Tanner, Marion G. Romney)
11 April 1974 – 2 December 1975	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, LeGrand Richards, Hugh B. Brown, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, Bruce R. McConkie, L. Tom Perry	Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, N. Eldon Tanner, Alvin R. Dyer	L. Tom Perry ordained and added to Quorum
2 December 1975 – 8 January 1976	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, LeGrand Richards, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, Bruce R. McConkie, L. Tom Perry	Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, N. Eldon Tanner, Alvin R. Dyer	Death of Hugh B. Brown
8 January 1976 – 6 March 1977	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, LeGrand Richards, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, Bruce R. McConkie, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight	Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, N. Eldon Tanner, Alvin R. Dyer	David B. Haight ordained and added to Quorum
6 March 1977 – 19 August 1978	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, LeGrand Richards, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, Bruce R. McConkie, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight	Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, N. Eldon Tanner	Death of Alvin R. Dyer (no change to Quorum or First Presidency)
19 August 1978 – 1 October 1978	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, LeGrand Richards, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, Bruce R. McConkie, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight	Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, N. Eldon Tanner	Death of Delbert L. Stapley
1 October 1978 – 23 July 1981	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, LeGrand Richards, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, Bruce R. McConkie, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust	Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, N. Eldon Tanner	James E. Faust ordained and added to Quorum
23 July 1981 – 27 November 1982	Ezra Taft Benson		Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, Gordon B. Hinckley, N. Eldon Tanner	Gordon B. Hinckley added to First Presidency; Neal A. Maxwell ordained and added to Quorum
27 November 1982 – 11 January 1983	Ezra Taft Benson		Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, Gordon B. Hinckley	Death of N. Eldon Tanner
11 January 1983 – 11 January 1984	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen, Howard W. Hunter, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, Bruce R. McConkie, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell	Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, Gordon B. Hinckley	Death of LeGrand Richards
11 January 1984 – 7 April 1984	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Howard W. Hunter, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, Bruce R. McConkie, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell	Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, Gordon B. Hinckley	Death of Mark E. Petersen
7 April 1984 – 19 April 1985	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Howard W. Hunter, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, Bruce R. McConkie, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks	Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, Gordon B. Hinckley	Russell M. Nelson and Dallin H. Oaks sustained and added to Quorum^[21]
19 April 1985 – 10 October 1985	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Howard W. Hunter, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks	Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, Gordon B. Hinckley	Death of Bruce R. McConkie
10 October 1985 – 5 November 1985	Ezra Taft Benson		Spencer W. Kimball, Marion G. Romney, Gordon B. Hinckley	M. Russell Ballard ordained and added to Quorum
5 November 1985 – 10 November 1985	Ezra Taft Benson	Ezra Taft Benson, Marion G. Romney, Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard		Death of Spencer W. Kimball; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum.
10 November 1985 – 9 October 1986	Marion G. Romney Howard W. Hunter (Acting President)			First Presidency reorganized (Ezra Taft Benson, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson)
9 October 1986 – 20 May 1988	Marion G. Romney Howard W. Hunter (Acting President)			Joseph B. Wirthlin ordained and added to Quorum
20 May 1988 – 6 October 1988	Howard W. Hunter			Death of Marion G. Romney
6 October 1988 – 25 February 1994	Howard W. Hunter	Howard W. Hunter, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott		Richard G. Scott ordained and added to Quorum
25 February 1994 – 7 April 1994	Howard W. Hunter	Howard W. Hunter, Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott		Death of Marvin J. Ashton
7 April 1994 – 30 May 1994	Howard W. Hunter	Howard W. Hunter, Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales		Robert D. Hales ordained and added to Quorum
30 May 1994 – 5 June 1994	Howard W. Hunter			Death of Ezra Taft Benson; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum.
5 June 1994 – 23 June 1994	Gordon B. Hinckley Boyd K. Packer (Acting President)	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales	Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson	First Presidency reorganized (Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson);
23 June 1994 – 3 March 1995	Gordon B. Hinckley Boyd K. Packer (Acting President)	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland	Howard W. Hunter, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson	Jeffrey R. Holland ordained and added to Quorum
3 March 1995 – 12 March 1995	Gordon B. Hinckley	Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland		Death of Howard W. Hunter; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum.
12 March 1995 – 6 April 1995	Thomas S. Monson Boyd K. Packer (Acting President)	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland	Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust	First Presidency reorganized (Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust);
6 April 1995 – 21 July 2004	Thomas S. Monson Boyd K. Packer (Acting President)	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring	Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust	Henry B. Eyring ordained and added to Quorum
21 July 2004 – 31 July 2004	Thomas S. Monson Boyd K. Packer (Acting President)	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring	Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust	Death of Neal A. Maxwell
31 July 2004 – 7 October 2004	Thomas S. Monson Boyd K. Packer (Acting President)	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring	Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust		-	7 October 2004 – 10 August 2007	Thomas S. Monson Boyd K. Packer (Acting President)	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar	Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust	Dieter F. Uchtdorf and David A. Bednar added to Quorum
10 August 2007 – 6 October 2007	Thomas S. Monson Boyd K. Packer (Acting President)	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar	Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson	Death of James E. Faust
6 October 2007 – 27 January 2008	Thomas S. Monson Boyd K. Packer (Acting President)	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook	Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring	Henry B. Eyring added to the First Presidency, Quentin L. Cook added to Quorum
27 January 2008 – 3 February 2008	Thomas S. Monson	Thomas S. Monson, Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook		Death of Gordon B. Hinckley; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum
3 February 2008 – 5 April 2008	Boyd K. Packer	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook	Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf	First Presidency reorganized (Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf)
5 April 2008 – 1 December 2008	Boyd K. Packer	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson	Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf	D. Todd Christofferson added to Quorum
1 December 2008 – 4 April 2009	Boyd K. Packer	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson	Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf
4 April 2009 – 30 May 2015	Boyd K. Packer	Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen	Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf	Neil L. Andersen added to Quorum
30 May 2015 – 3 July 2015	Boyd K. Packer	Boyd K. Packer, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen	Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf	Death of L. Tom Perry
3 July 2015 – 22 September 2015	Russell M. Nelson	Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen	Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf	Death of Boyd K. Packer^[22]
22 September 2015 – 3 October 2015	Russell M. Nelson	Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen	Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf	Death of Richard G. Scott
3 October 2015 – 1 October 2017	Russell M. Nelson	Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund	Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf	Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, and Dale G. Renlund added to the Quorum
1 October 2017 – 2 January 2018	Russell M. Nelson	Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund	Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf	Death of Robert D. Hales
2 January 2018 – 14 January 2018	Russell M. Nelson	Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund		Death of Thomas S. Monson; First Presidency dissolved; surviving members of First Presidency return to the Quorum
14 January 2018 – 31 March 2018	Dallin H. Oaks M. Russell Ballard (Acting President)	M. Russell Ballard, Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund	Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, Henry B. Eyring	First Presidency reorganized (Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, Henry B. Eyring)
31 March 2018 – 12 November 2023	Dallin H. Oaks M. Russell Ballard (Acting President)	M. Russell Ballard, Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund, Gerrit W. Gong, Ulisses Soares	Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, Henry B. Eyring	Gerrit W. Gong and Ulisses Soares added to the Quorum
12 November 2023 - 15 November 2023	Dallin H. Oaks (New Acting President to be announced)	Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund, Gerrit W. Gong, Ulisses Soares	Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, Henry B. Eyring	Death of M. Russell Ballard
15 November 2023 - 7 December 2023	Dallin H. Oaks Jeffrey R. Holland (Acting President)	Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund, Gerrit W. Gong, Ulisses Soares	Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, Henry B. Eyring	Jeffrey R. Holland set apart as Acting President
7 December 2023 - present	Dallin H. Oaks Jeffrey R. Holland (Acting President)	Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund, Gerrit W. Gong, Ulisses Soares, Patrick Kearon	Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, Henry B. Eyring	Patrick Kearon added to the Quorum

Notes and References

Book: Jenson, Andrew . Andrew Jenson
. Andrew Jenson . Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia: A compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints . 18 August 2014 . 1 . 1901. The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by The Deseret News Press) . Salt Lake City, Utah . 174.
Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5 April 1900, Church History Library
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/russell-m-nelson-new-president-of-the-quorum-of-the-twelve-apostles The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temples
As verified here
Web site: Fletcher Stack . Peggy . Latter-day Saint leader known for his compassion is faith’s newest apostle . . December 8, 2023.
Smith was never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Although he was ordained to the office of Apostle, Cowdery was never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Although early church documents state that Whitmer, like Smith and Cowdery, was ordained to the priesthood office of Apostle, see, e.g., Doctrine and Covenants,, there is no record of this ordination, and Whitmer was never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Some church leaders have stated that Harris was an ordained Apostle; see, e.g., Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses 6:29; however, there is no record of the ordination and Harris was never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Grant was never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve.
John Willard Young was never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Wells was never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Joseph Angell Young was never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve or the First Presidency.
Patrick A. Bishop, “The Apostolic Succession of Joseph F. Smith,” in Joseph F. Smith: Reflections on the Man and His Times, ed. Craig K. Manscill, Brian D. Reeves, Guy L. Dorius, and J. B. Haws (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2013), 249–64
During the weekend of General Conference in which Smoot was sustained, the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve deliberated the issue of apostolic seniority. The determination was made that Brigham Young Jr., who had been listed as the senior apostle to Joseph F. Smith since April of 1869 (likely in view of his having been ordained an apostle earlier), should definitively be considered the junior apostle to Joseph F. Smith. But since Smith was then serving in the First Presidency, Young continued as Quorum President until Snow's passing.
Winder was never ordained to the office of Apostle.
Nibley was never ordained to the office of Apostle.
Although Joseph Fielding Smith was made a counselor in the First Presidency on 29 October 1965, he remained President of the Quorum and a member of the Quorum until 23 January 1970, when he became President of the Church. See "General Authorities of the Church", Conference Report, April 1966, page 9.
Alvin R. Dyer was sustained as a counselor in the First Presidency on 6 April 1968. See "General Authorities and General Officers of the Church", Conference Report, April 1968, page 70.
Dyer was never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Though Dallin H. Oaks was presented as an apostle on 7 April 1984, he was not ordained until 3 May 1984, due to his need to finish some obligations in his capacity as a justice of the Utah Supreme Court. See this article for details.
Though Packer's passing left Nelson, the next senior apostle as the de facto Quorum President, he was not officially set apart until 12 days later, on 15 July.