Fathers and sons, grandfathers
and grandsons
who have served as apostles
The year in parentheses following
each apostle’s name is the year of ordination
to the apostleship.
1. Fathers and sons who have served as apostles
(second-generation apostles)
·
Brigham Young (1835)
and Joseph Angell Young (1864)
·
Brigham Young (1835)
and Brigham Young, Jr (1864)
·
Brigham Young (1835)
and John Willard Young (1864)
·
Hyrum Smith (1837) and
Joseph F Smith (1866)
·
John Taylor (1838) and
John Whittaker Taylor (1884)
·
Wilford Woodruff
(1839) and Abraham Owen Woodruff (1897)
·
George A Smith (1839)
and John Henry Smith (1880)
·
Amasa Mason Lyman
(1842) and Francis Marion Lyman (1880)
·
Franklin Dewey
Richards (1849) and George Franklin Richards (1906)
·
Jedediah Morgan Grant (1854) and Heber Jeddy
Grant (1882)
·
George Quayle Cannon
(1860) and Abraham Hoagland Cannon (1889)
·
George Quayle Cannon
(1860) and Sylvester Quayle Cannon (1938)
·
Joseph F Smith (1866)
and Hyrum Mack Smith (1901)
·
Joseph F Smith (1866)
and Joseph Fielding Smith (1910)
·
Francis Marion Lyman
(1880) and Richard Roswell Lyman (1918)
·
John Henry Smith
(1880) and George Albert Smith (1903)
·
Marriner Wood Merrill (1889) and Joseph Francis Merrill (1931)
·
Matthias Foss Cowley
(1897) and Matthew Cowley (1945)
·
George Franklin
Richards (1906) and LeGrand Richards (1952)
2. Fathers, sons, and grandsons who have served as
apostles (third generation apostles)
·
Hyrum Smith (1837),
Joseph F Smith (1866), and Joseph Fielding Smith (1910)
·
George A Smith (1839),
John Henry Smith (1880), and George Albert Smith (1903)
·
Amasa M Lyman (1842),
Francis M Lyman (1880), and Richard R Lyman (1918)
·
Franklin D Richards
(1849), George F Richards (1906), and LeGrand
Richards (1952)
3. Grandfathers and grandsons who served as apostles
(skipping a generation)
·
Heber Chase Kimball
(1835) and Orson
·
Heber Chase Kimball
(1835) and Spencer Woolley Kimball (1943)
·
Willard Richards
(1840) and Stephen L Richards (1917)
·
Hyrum Mack Smith
(1901) and M Russell Ballard (1985)
·
Melvin Joseph Ballard
(1919) and M Russell Ballard (1985)
4. Great-grandfather and great-grandson who served as
apostles (skipping 2 generations)
·
Ezra Taft Benson
(1846) and Ezra Taft Benson (1943)
5. Great-great-grandfather and great-great-grandson who
served as apostles (skipping 3 generations)
·
Amasa M. Lyman (1842)
and James E. Faust (1978)
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