Longest time periods without a change
in the Quorum of the Twelve
Listed below are the eleven longest time periods that have
elapsed with there being a change in the Quorum of the Twelve, beginning with
the longest period. During some of these periods, the seniority of members of
the Twelve changed but not the brethren serving in the Quorum (the 1870 to 1878
period is an example of this).
Length of period Dates Church President and President of Twelve
10 years 02 months 17 Mar 1921 - 16 May 1931 Heber J Grant, Rudger Clawson
09 years 04 months 06 Apr 1995 - 21 Jul 2004 Gordon B Hinckley, Thomas S Monson
08 years 05 months 03 Jul 1870 - 28 Nov 1878 Brigham Young, Orson Hyde, and John Taylor
07 years 01 month 26 Aug 1860 - 06 oct 1867 Brigham Young, Orson Hyde
06 years 06 months 07 Oct 1889 - 06 Apr 1896 Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow
06 years 04 months 04 Oct 1963 - 18 Jan 1970 David O McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith
05 years 05 months 06 Oct 1988 - 25 Feb 1994 Ezra Taft Benson, Howard W Hunter
05 years 01 month 12 Feb 1849 - 11 Mar 1854 Brigham Young, Orson Hyde
04 years 11 months 08 Dec 1911 - 18 Nov 1916 Joseph F Smith, Francis M Lyman
03 years 10 months 08 Apr 1954 - 11 Feb 1958 David O McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith
03 years 04 months 10 Apr 1947 - 08 Aug 1950 George A Smith, George F Richards
03 years 03 months 13 May 1857 - 26 Aug 1860 Brigham Young, Orson Hyde
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