General Authorities who have served the longest
Authority Length of service Positions held
David O McKay 63 years 09 months 09 days Church President, apostle Heber J Grant 62 years 06 months 09 days Church President, apostle Joseph Fielding Smith 62 years 02 months 25 days Church President, apostle Wilford Woodruff 59 years 04 months 06 days Church President, apostle John Smith 56 years 08 months 28 days Patriarch to the Church Levi Edgar Young 54 years 07 months 07 days First Council of the 70 Thomas S Monson 54 years 02 months 22 days Church president, apostle Henry Harriman 53 years 03 months 11 days First Council of the 70 Lorenzo Snow 52 years 07 months 28 days Church President, apostle Joseph F Smith 52 years 04 months 18 days Church President, apostle Franklin D Richards 50 years 09 months 27 days Apostle Ezra Taft Benson 50 years 07 months 23 days Church President, apostle Gordon B Hinckley 49 years 09 months 21 days Church President, apostle, Asst to 12 M Russell Ballard 47 years 07 months 04 days Apostle, Seventy Note: Presidents Russell M. Nelson and Dallin H. Oaks began their service as general authorities in 1984. President Henry B. Eyring began his general authority service in 1985.
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