Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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| Quotes | Name (Lifespan) | First and Second Elders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quotes | Joseph Smith (1805-1844) | First Elder, 1st President of the Church | |
| Quotes | Oliver Cowdery (1806-1850) | Second Elder, Assistant President of the Church | |
| # | Quotes | Name (Dates an Apostle) | Members - Quorum of Twelve Apostles |
| 1 | Thomas B. Marsh (1835-1839) | Excommunicated in 1839, rebaptized in 1857, died in 1866 | |
| 2 | David W. Patten (1835-1838) | Killed at the Battle of Crooked River, Missouri | |
| 3 | Quotes | Brigham Young (1835-1877) | 2nd President of the Church |
| 4 | Heber C. Kimball (1835-1868) | Served in First Presidency | |
| 5 | Orson Hyde (1835-1878) | Dropped from the Quorum, reinstated, lost seniority | |
| 6 | William E. M'Lellin (1835-1838) | Excommunicated, died in 1883 | |
| 7 | Parley P. Pratt (1835-1857) | Assassinated at Van Buren, Arkansas | |
| 8 | Quotes | Luke S. Johnson (1835-1838) | Excommunicated, rebaptized in 1846, died in 1861 |
| 9 | William B. Smith (1835-1845) | Brother of Joseph, Excommunicated, died in 1893 | |
| 10 | Orson Pratt (1835-1842, 1843-1881) | Excommunicated, rebaptized, reinstated in quorum, lost seniority | |
| 11 | John F. Boynton 1835-1838) | Excommunicated, died in 1890 | |
| 12 | Quotes | Lyman E. Johnson (1835-1838) | Excommunicated, died in 1856 |
| 13 | John E. Page (1838-1846) | Excommunicated, died in 1867 | |
| 14 | Quotes | John Taylor (1838-1887) | 3rd President of the Church |
| 15 | Quotes | Wilford Woodruff (1839-1898) | 4th President of the Church |
| 16 | George A. Smith (1839-1875) | Served in First Presidency | |
| 17 | Willard Richards (1840-1854) | Served in First Presidency | |
| 18 | Lyman Wight (1841-1848) | Excommunicated, died in 1858 | |
| 19 | Amasa M. Lyman (1842-1867) | Dropped from apostleship 1867, Excommunicated 1870, died 1877 | |
| 20 | Ezra T. Benson (1846-1869) | ||
| 21 | Charles C. Rich (1849-1883) | ||
| 22 | Quotes | Lorenzo Snow (1849-1901) | 5th President of the Church |
| 23 | Erastus Snow (1849-1888) | ||
| 24 | Franklin D. Richards (1849-1890) | ||
| 25 | George Q. Cannon (1860-1901) | Served in First Presidency | |
| 26 | Quotes | Joseph F. Smith (1867-1916) | 6th President of the Church (ordained an apostle 1866) |
| 27 | Brigham Young, Jr. (1868-1903) | Ordained an apostle in 1864, Served in First Presidency | |
| 28 | Albert Carrington (1870-1885) | Excommunicated, rebaptized prior to death in 1889 | |
| 29 | Moses Thatcher (1879-1896) | Dropped from Quorum, died in 1909 | |
| 30 | Francis Marion Lyman (1880-1916) | ||
| 31 | John Henry Smith (1880-1911) | Served in First Presidency | |
| 32 | George Teasdale (1882-1907) | ||
| 33 | Quotes | Heber J. Grant (1882-1945) | 7th President of the Church |
| 34 | John W. Taylor (1884-1905) | Resigned in 1905, Excommunicated 1911, died 1916 | |
| 35 | Marriner W. Merrill (1889-1906) | ||
| 36 | Anthon H. Lund (1889-1921) | Served in First Presidency | |
| 37 | Abraham H. Cannon (1889-1896) | ||
| 38 | Matthias F. Cowley (1897-1905 or 1911) | Resigned 1905, Disfollowshipped 1911, membership restored 1936, died 1940 | |
| 39 | Abraham O. Woodruff (1897-1904) | ||
| 40 | Rudger Clawson (1898-1943) | Sustained, but not set apart, to First Presidency | |
| 41 | Reed Smoot (1900-1941) | ||
| 42 | Hyrum M. Smith (1901-1918) | ||
| 43 | Quotes | George Albert Smith (1903-1951) | 8th President of the Church |
| 44 | Charles W. Penrose (1904-1925) | Served in First Presidency | |
| 45 | George F. Richards (1906-1950) | ||
| 46 | Orson F. Whitney (1906-1931) | ||
| 47 | Quotes | David O. McKay (1906-1970) | 9th President of the Church |
| 48 | Anthony W. Ivins (1907-1934) | Served in First Presidency | |
| 49 | Quotes | Joseph Fielding Smith (1910-1972) | 10th President of the Church |
| 50 | James E. Talmage (1911-1933) | ||
| 51 | Stephen L. Richards (1917-1959) | Served in First Presidency | |
| 52 | Richard R. Lyman (1918-1943) | Excommunicated, rebaptized 1954, died 1963 | |
| 53 | Melvin J. Ballard (1919-1939) | ||
| 54 | John A. Widtsoe (1921-1952) | ||
| 55 | Joseph F. Merrill (1931-1952) | ||
| 56 | Charles A. Callis (1933-1947) | ||
| 57 | Quotes | J. Reuben Clark, Jr. (1933-1961) | Spent entire apostleship in First Presidency Not ordained an apostle until 1934 |
| 58 | Alonzo Arza Hinckley (1934-1936) | ||
| 59 | Albert Ernest Bowen (1937-1953) | ||
| 60 | Sylvester Q. Cannon (1939-1943) | Ordained an apostle in 1938 | |
| 61 | Quotes | Harold B. Lee (1941-1973) | 11th President of the Church |
| 62 | Quotes | Spencer W. Kimball (1943-1985) | 12th President of the Church |
| 63 | Quotes | Ezra Taft Benson (1943-1994) | 13th President of the Church |
| 64 | Quotes | Mark E. Petersen (1944-1984) | |
| 65 | Matthew Cowley (1945-1953) | ||
| 66 | Henry D. Moyle (1947-1963) | Served in First Presidency | |
| 67 | Delbert L. Stapley (1950-1978) | ||
| 68 | Quotes | Marion G. Romney (1951-1988) | Served in First Presidency |
| 69 | LeGrand Richards (1952-1983) | ||
| 70 | Adam S. Bennion (1953-1958) | ||
| 71 | Richard L. Evans (1953-1971) | ||
| 72 | George Quayle Morris (1954-1962) | ||
| 73 | Quotes | Hugh B. Brown (1958-1975) | Served in First Presidency |
| 74 | Quotes | Howard W. Hunter (1959-1995) | 14th President of the Church |
| 75 | Quotes | Gordon B. Hinckley (1961-2008) | 15th President of the Church |
| 76 | Nathan Eldon Tanner (1962-1982) | Served in First Presidency | |
| 77 | Quotes | Thomas S. Monson (1963-Living) | 16th / Current President of the Church |
| 78 | Quotes | Boyd K. Packer (1970-Living) | President of the Quorum of the Twelve |
| 79 | Marvin J. Ashton (1971-1994) | ||
| 80 | Quotes | Bruce R. McConkie (1972-1985) | |
| 81 | Quotes | L. Tom Perry (1974-Living) | |
| 82 | Quotes | David B. Haight (1976-2004) | |
| 83 | Quotes | James E. Faust (1978-2007) | Served in First Presidency |
| 84 | Quotes | Neal A. Maxwell (1981-2004) | |
| 85 | Quotes | Russell M. Nelson (1984-Living) | |
| 86 | Quotes | Dallin H. Oaks (1984-Living) | |
| 87 | Quotes | M. Russell Ballard, Jr. (1985-Living) | |
| 88 | Quotes | Joseph B. Wirthlin (1986-Living) | |
| 89 | Quotes | Richard G. Scott (1988-Living) | |
| 90 | Quotes | Robert D. Hales (1994-Living) | |
| 91 | Quotes | Jeffrey R. Holland (1994-Living) | |
| 92 | Quotes | Henry B. Eyring (1995-Living) | First Counselor in the First Presidency |
| 93 | Quotes | Dieter F. Uchtdorf (2004-Living) | Second Counselor in the First Presidency |
| 94 | Quotes | David A. Bednar (2004-Living) | |
| 95 | Quotes | Quentin L. Cook (2007-Living) | |
| 96 | Quotes | D. Todd Christofferson (2008-Living) |
References:
1) Succession in the Church, by Reed C. Durham, Jr. and Steven H. Heath
2) Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac
3) Website: Grampa Bill's G. A. Pages -
http://www.gapages.com/