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This article lists the presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The included persons have served as President of the Church and prophet, seer, and revelator of the LDS Church.

See also: Apostolic succession (LDS Church)
No. Portrait President of the Church Birth Ordination Death Length
1
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 Joseph Smith December 23, 1805 April 6, 1830
(de facto)
January 25, 1832
(de jure)		 June 27, 1844(1844-06-27) (aged 38) 14 years, 2 months
(de facto)
12 years, 5 months
(de jure)
Church led by Brigham Young as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. 3 years, 6 months
2
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 Brigham Young June 1, 1801 December 27, 1847 August 29, 1877(1877-08-29) (aged 76) 29 years, 8 months
Church led by John Taylor as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. 3 years, 1 month
3
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 John Taylor November 1, 1808 October 10, 1880 July 25, 1887(1887-07-25) (aged 78) 6 years, 9 months
Church led by Wilford Woodruff as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. 1 year, 8 months
4
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 Wilford Woodruff March 1, 1807 April 7, 1889 September 2, 1898(1898-09-02) (aged 91) 9 years, 4 months
5
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 Lorenzo Snow April 3, 1814 September 13, 1898 October 10, 1901(1901-10-10) (aged 87) 3 years, 1 month
6
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 Joseph F. Smith November 13, 1838 October 17, 1901 November 19, 1918(1918-11-19) (aged 80) 17 years, 1 month
7
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 Heber J. Grant November 22, 1856 November 23, 1918 May 14, 1945(1945-05-14) (aged 88) 26 years, 5 months
8
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 George Albert Smith April 4, 1870 May 21, 1945 April 4, 1951(1951-04-04) (aged 81) 5 years, 10 months
9
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 David O. McKay September 8, 1873 April 9, 1951 January 18, 1970(1970-01-18) (aged 96) 18 years, 9 months
10
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 Joseph Fielding Smith July 19, 1876 January 23, 1970 July 2, 1972(1972-07-02) (aged 95) 2 years, 5 months
11
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 Harold B. Lee March 28, 1899 July 7, 1972 December 26, 1973(1973-12-26) (aged 74) 1 year, 5 months
12
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 Spencer W. Kimball March 28, 1895 December 30, 1973 November 5, 1985(1985-11-05) (aged 90) 11 years, 10 months
13
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 Ezra Taft Benson August 4, 1899 November 10, 1985 May 30, 1994(1994-05-30) (aged 94) 8 years, 6 months
14
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 Howard W. Hunter November 14, 1907 June 5, 1994 March 3, 1995(1995-03-03) (aged 87) 9 months
15
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 Gordon B. Hinckley June 23, 1910 March 12, 1995 January 27, 2008(2008-01-27) (aged 97) 12 years, 10 months
16
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 Thomas S. Monson August 21, 1927 February 3, 2008 January 2, 2018(2018-01-02) (aged 90) 9 years, 11 months
17
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 Russell M. Nelson September 9, 1924 January 14, 2018 Living;
100 years, 3 months		 Current;
6 years, 11 months

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See also

  • Chronology of the First Presidency (LDS Church)
  • Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
  • List of members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
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