SEVENTIES – Emeritus General Authorities
QUESTION: As of April 5, 2009, how many of our General
Authorities have been granted "emeritus" status since 1978, the year
in which the emeritus designation was first announced? Who has been an emeritus General Authority
the longest? How many emeritus General
Authorities are living presently?
ANSWER: As of April 5, 2009, 60 General Authorities
have been granted emeritus status. Elder
Eldred G. Smith has served the longest as an emeritus General Authority. He completed 29 years as an emeritus General
Authority on October 6, 2008. Of the 60 brethren granted emeritus status, 41
are still living and 19 have passed away.
The most recent emeritus General Authority to pass away was Elder J.
Thomas Fyans.
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