Chronology of the First Presidency: 1945-Present

Prophet:

• George Albert Smith (1945-1951)

First Counselor:

1. J. Reuben Clark (1945-1951)

Second Counselor:

1. David O. McKay (1945-1951)

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Prophet:

• David O. McKay (1951-1970)

First Counselors:

1. Stephen L. Richards (1951-1959)

2. J. Reuben Clark (1959-1961)

3. Henry D. Moyle (1961-1963)

4. Hugh B. Brown (1963-1970)

Second Counselors:

1. J. Reuben Clark (1951-1959)

2. Henry D. Moyle (1959-1961)

3. Hugh B. Brown (1961-1963)

4. N. Eldon Tanner (1963-1970)

Additional Counselors:

1. Hugh B. Brown (as Third Counselor) (1959-1961)

2. Thorpe B. Isaacson (1965-1970)

3. Joseph Fielding Smith (1965-1970)

4. Alvin R. Dyer (1968-1970)

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Prophet:

• Joseph Fielding Smith (1970-1972)

First Counselor:

1. Harold B. Lee (1970-1972)

Second Counselor:

1. N. Eldon Tanner (1970-1972)

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Prophet:

• Harold B. Lee (1972-1973)

First Counselor:

1. N. Eldon Tanner (1972-1973)

Second Counselor:

1. Marion G. Romney (1972-1973)

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Prophet:

• Spencer W. Kimball (1973-1985)

First Counselors:

1. N. Eldon Tanner (1973-1982)

2. Marion G. Romney (1982-1985)

Second Counselors:

1. Marion G. Romney (1973-1982)

2. Gordon B. Hinckley (1982-1985)

Additional Counselors:

1. Gordon B. Hinckley (1981-1982)

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Prophet:

• Ezra Taft Benson (1985-1994)

First Counselor:

1. Gordon B. Hinckley (1985-1994)

Second Counselor:

1. Thomas S. Monson (1985-1994)

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Prophet:

• Howard W. Hunter (1994-1995)

First Counselor:

1. Gordon B. Hinckley (1994-1995)

Second Counselor:

1. Thomas S. Monson (1994-1995)

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Prophet:

• Gordon B. Hinckley (1995-2008)

First Counselor:

1. Thomas S. Monson (1995-2008)

Second Counselors:

1. James E. Faust (1995-2007)

2. Henry B. Eyring (2007-2008)

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Prophet:

• Thomas S. Monson (2008-2018)

First Counselor:

1. Henry B. Eyring (2008-2018)

Second Counselor:

1. Dieter F. Uchtdorf (2008-2018)

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Prophet:

• Russell M. Nelson (2018- Present)

First Counselor:

1. Dallin H. Oaks (2018- Present)

Second Counselor:

1. Henry B. Eyring (2018- Present)