The time periods between future Presidents of the Church
entering the Quorum of the 12 (or apostolic ordination)

 

                   

Listed chronologically (see below for a listing by greatest time periods)

 

                 Joseph Smith (May 1829) to Brigham Young (14 Feb 1835)               = 05 years 09 months

                 Brigham Young (14 Feb 1835) to John Taylor (19 Dec 1838)             = 03 years 10 months

                 John Taylor (19 Dec 1838) to Wilford Woodruff (26 Apr 1839)          = 00 years 04 months

                 Wilford Woodruff (26 Apr 1839) to Lorenzo Snow (12 Feb 1849)         = 09 years 10 months

                 Lorenzo Snow (12 Feb 1849) to Joseph F Smith (01 Jul 1866)           = 17 years 05 months

                 Joseph F Smith (01 Jul 1866) to Heber J Grant (16 Oct 1882)          = 16 years 03 months

                 Heber J Grant (16 Oct 1882) to George Albert Smith (08 Oct 1903)     = 21 years 00 months

                 George Albert Smith (08 Oct 1903) to David O McKay (09 Apr 1906)     = 02 years 06 months

                 David O McKay (09 Apr 1906) to Joseph Fielding Smith (07 Apr 1910)   = 04 years 00 months

                 Joseph Fielding Smith (07 Apr 1910) to Harold B Lee (10 Apr 1941)    = 31 years 00 months

                 Harold B Lee (10 Apr 1941) to Spencer W Kimball (07 Oct 1943)        = 02 years 06 months

                 Spencer W Kimball (07 Oct 1943) to Ezra T Benson (07 Oct 1943)       = 00 years 00 months

                 Ezra Taft Benson (07 Oct 1943) to Howard W Hunter (15 Oct 1959)      = 16 years 00 months

                 Howard W Hunter (15 Oct 1959) to Gordon B Hinckley (05 Oct 1961)     = 02 years 00 months

                 Gordon B Hinckley (05 Oct 1961) to Thomas S Monson (10 Oct 1963)     = 02 years 00 months

 

 

Listed by greatest time period to smallest time period

 

                 Joseph Fielding Smith (07 Apr 1910) to Harold B Lee (10 Apr 1941)    = 31 years 00 months

                 Heber J Grant (16 Oct 1882) to George Albert Smith (08 Oct 1903)     = 21 years 00 months

                 Lorenzo Snow (12 Feb 1849) to Joseph F Smith (01 Jul 1866)           = 17 years 05 months

                 Joseph F Smith (01 Jul 1866) to Heber J Grant (16 Oct 1882)          = 16 years 03 months

                 Ezra Taft Benson (07 Oct 1943) to Howard W Hunter (15 Oct 1959)      = 16 years 00 months

                 Wilford Woodruff (26 Apr 1839) to Lorenzo Snow (12 Feb 1849)         = 09 years 10 months

                 Joseph Smith (May 1829) to Brigham Young (14 Feb 1835)               = 05 years 09 months

                 David O McKay (09 Apr 1906) to Joseph Fielding Smith (07 Apr 1910)   = 04 years 00 months

                 Brigham Young (14 Feb 1835) to John Taylor (19 Dec 1838)             = 03 years 10 months

                 George Albert Smith (08 Oct 1903) to David O McKay (09 Apr 1906)     = 02 years 06 months

                 Harold B Lee (10 Apr 1941) to Spencer W Kimball (07 Oct 1943)        = 02 years 06 months

                 Howard W Hunter (15 Oct 1959) to Gordon B Hinckley (05 Oct 1961)     = 02 years 00 months

                 Gordon B Hinckley (05 Oct 1961) to Thomas S Monson (10 Oct 1963)     = 02 years 00 months

                 John Taylor (19 Dec 1838) to Wilford Woodruff (26 Apr 1839)          = 00 years 04 months

                 Spencer W Kimball (07 Oct 1943) to Ezra T Benson (07 Oct 1943)       = 00 years 00 months

 

 

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