An apostolic authority diagram,
showing the line of authority of each Church President
Jesus Christ
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Peter, James, and
John
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Joseph Smith
(May 1829)
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The Three Witnesses
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Heber C Kimball Brigham Young
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Lorenzo Snow John Taylor Wilford Woodruff Joseph F Smith George Q Cannon
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George Albert Smith David O McKay Joseph Fielding Smith Heber J Grant
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Howard W Hunter
Gordon B
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(Note: As can be seen above, the only presidents of
the Church that were not ordained to the apostleship by another president
of
the Church were Lorenzo Snow and Heber J Grant.
We can consider that Joseph Smith was ordained an apostle by another
president of the Church when we realize that
Peter held the position of President of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Former-day Saints.)
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