Date range
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President of the Church (and Assistant Presidents)
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First Counselor
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Second Counselor
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Other Counselors (3C = Third Counselor) C = Counselor AC = Assistant Counselor)
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Change from previous organization
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8 March 1832 – 3 December 1832
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Initial organization of First Presidency[2]
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3 December 1832 – 18 March 1833
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Jesse Gause excommunicated
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18 March 1833 – 5 December 1834
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Sidney Rigdon called as First Counselor; Frederick G. Williams called as Second Counselor
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5 December 1834 – 3 September 1837
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Oliver Cowdery called as Assistant President of the Church
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3 September 1837 – 7 November 1837
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Hyrum Smith, John Smith and Joseph Smith, Sr. called as Assistant Counselors; Oliver Cowdery also given the title of Assistant Counselor
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7 November 1837 – 11 April 1838
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Frederick G. Williams rejected as Second Counselor at church conference; Hyrum Smith called as Second Counselor
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11 April 1838 – 14 September 1840
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Oliver Cowdery excommunicated
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14 September 1840 – 24 January 1841
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Death of Joseph Smith, Sr.
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24 January 1841 – 8 April 1841
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Hyrum Smith called as Assistant President of the Church; William Law replaces Hyrum Smith as Second Counselor
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8 April 1841 – 25 May 1842
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John C. Bennett called as Assistant President[3]
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25 May 1842 – 4 February 1843
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John C. Bennett disfellowshipped
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4 February 1843 – 18 April 1844
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Amasa Lyman called as Counselor
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18 April 1844 – 27 June 1844
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Apostasy of William Law
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27 June 1844 – 27 December 1847
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No organized First Presidency: Death of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith; dissolution of First Presidency
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27 December 1847 – 11 March 1854
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First Presidency reorganized after deaths of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith
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11 March 1854 – 7 April 1854
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Death of Willard Richards
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7 April 1854 – 1 December 1856
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Jedediah M. Grant called as Second Counselor
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1 December 1856 – 4 January 1857
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Death of Jedediah M. Grant
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4 January 1857 – 1 July 1866
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Daniel H. Wells called as Second Counselor
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1 July 1866 – 22 June 1868
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Joseph F. Smith called as Counselor
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22 June 1868 – 7 October 1868
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Death of Heber C. Kimball
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7 October 1868 – 8 April 1873
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George A. Smith called as First Counselor
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8 April 1873 – 9 May 1874
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John Willard Young, George Q. Cannon, Brigham Young, Jr., Lorenzo Snow, and Albert Carrington called as Counselors
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9 May 1874 – 1 September 1875
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Titles of all additional counselors (except Joseph F. Smith) changed from Counselor to Assistant Counselor
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1 September 1875 – 8 October 1876
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Death of George A. Smith
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8 October 1876 – 29 August 1877
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John Willard Young called as First Counselor
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29 August 1877 – 10 October 1880
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Brigham Young; dissolution of First Presidency
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10 October 1880 – 25 July 1887
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First Presidency reorganized after death of Brigham Young
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25 July 1887 – 7 April 1889
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No organized First Presidency; Death of John Taylor; dissolution of First Presidency
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7 April 1889 – 2 September 1898
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First Presidency reorganized after death of John Taylor
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2 September 1898 – 13 September 1898
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Wilford Woodruff; dissolution of First Presidency
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13 September 1898 – 12 April 1901
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First Presidency reorganized after death of Wilford Woodruff
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12 April 1901 – 6 October 1901
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Death of George Q. Cannon
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6 October 1901 – 10 October 1901
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Joseph F. Smith called as First Counselor; Rudger Clawson called as Second Counselor. NOTE: These counselors were sustained but not set apart due to the death of Snow 4 days later
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10 October 1901 – 17 October 1901
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Lorenzo Snow; dissolution of First Presidency
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17 October 1901 – 27 March 1910
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Lorenzo Snow
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27 March 1910 – 7 April 1910
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Death of John R. Winder
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7 April 1910 – 13 October 1911
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Anthon H. Lund called as First Counselor; John Henry Smith called as Second Counselor
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13 October 1911 – 7 December 1911
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Death of John Henry Smith
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7 December 1911 – 19 November 1918
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Charles W. Penrose called as Second Counselor
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19 November 1918 – 23 November 1918
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Joseph F. Smith; dissolution of First Presidency
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23 November 1918 – 2 March 1921
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Joseph F. Smith
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2 March 1921 – 10 March 1921
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Death of Anthon H. Lund
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10 March 1921 – 16 May 1925
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Charles W. Penrose called as First Counselor; Anthony W. Ivins called as Second Counselor
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16 May 1925 – 28 May 1925
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Death of Charles W. Penrose
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28 May 1925 – 11 December 1931
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Anthony W. Ivins called as First Counselor; Charles W. Nibley called as Second Counselor
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11 December 1931 – 6 April 1933
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Death of Charles W. Nibley
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6 April 1933 – 23 September 1934
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J. Reuben Clark called as Second Counselor
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23 September 1934 – 11 October 1934
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Death of Anthony W. Ivins
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11 October 1934 – 14 May 1945
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J. Reuben Clark called as First Counselor; David O. McKay called as Second Counselor
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14 May 1945 – 21 May 1945
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Heber J. Grant; dissolution of First Presidency
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21 May 1945 – 4 April 1951
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Heber J. Grant
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4 April 1951 – 9 April 1951
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No organized First Presidency; Death of George Albert Smith; dissolution of First Presidency
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9 April 1951 – 19 May 1959
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of George Albert Smith
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19 May 1959 – 12 June 1959
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Death of Stephen L Richards
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12 June 1959 – 22 June 1961
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J. Reuben Clark called as First Counselor; Henry D. Moyle called as Second Counselor
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22 June 1961 – 6 October 1961
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Hugh B. Brown called as Third Counselor
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6 October 1961 – 12 October 1961
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Death of J. Reuben Clark
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12 October 1961 – 18 September 1963
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Henry D. Moyle called as First Counselor; Hugh B. Brown called as Second Counselor
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18 September 1963 – 4 October 1963
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Death of Henry D. Moyle
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4 October 1963 – 28 October 1965
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Hugh B. Brown called as First Counselor; N. Eldon Tanner called as Second Counselor
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28 October 1965 – 29 October 1965
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Thorpe B. Isaacson called as Counselor
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29 October 1965 – 6 April 1968
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Joseph Fielding Smith called as Counselor
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6 April 1968 – 18 January 1970
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Alvin R. Dyer called as Counselor
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18 January 1970 – 23 January 1970
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No organized First Presidency; Death of David O. McKay; dissolution of First Presidency
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23 January 1970 – 2 July 1972
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of David O. McKay
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2 July 1972 – 7 July 1972
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Joseph Fielding Smith; dissolution of First Presidency
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7 July 1972 – 26 December 1973
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Joseph Fielding Smith
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26 December 1973 – 30 December 1973
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Harold B. Lee; dissolution of First Presidency
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30 December 1973 – 23 July 1981
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Harold B. Lee
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23 July 1981 – 27 November 1982
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Gordon B. Hinckley called as Counselor
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27 November 1982 – 2 December 1982
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Death of N. Eldon Tanner
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2 December 1982 – 5 November 1985
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Marion G. Romney called as First Counselor; Gordon B. Hinckley called as Second Counselor
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5 November 1985 – 10 November 1985
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Spencer W. Kimball; dissolution of First Presidency
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10 November 1985 – 30 May 1994
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Spencer W. Kimball
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30 May 1994 – 5 June 1994
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Ezra Taft Benson; dissolution of First Presidency
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5 June 1994 – 3 March 1995
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Ezra Taft Benson
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3 March 1995 – 12 March 1995
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Howard W. Hunter; dissolution of First Presidency
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12 March 1995 – 10 August 2007
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Howard W. Hunter
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10 August 2007 – 6 October 2007
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Death of James E. Faust[4]
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6 October 2007 – 27 January 2008
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Henry B. Eyring called as Second Counselor
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27 January 2008 – 3 February 2008
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Gordon B. Hinckley; dissolution of First Presidency
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3 February 2008 – 2 January 2018
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Gordon B. Hinckley[5]
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2 January 2018 – 14 January 2018
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No organized First Presidency; Death of Thomas S. Monson; dissolution of First Presidency
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14 January 2018 –
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Reorganization of First Presidency after death of Thomas S. Monson[6]
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