List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Encyclopedia
The following individuals are general authorities
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are the individuals' hierarchical position and some of their current specialized assignments in the church, if any.
Council on the Disposition of the Tithes
Boards of Trustees/Education of the Church Educational System
Council on the Disposition of the Tithes
Date called to be a seventy and the date called as a member of the Presidency of the SeventyYears served as a general authority seventyArea assignment, if anyCalling in area assignment or other responsibilitiesBoards of Trustees/Education of the Church Educational System
Date first sustained to First or Second Quorum of Seventy. Dates taken from 2008 Church Almanac, Published by The Deseret Morning News.
Those marked with * were Area Seventy prior to call as a General Authority.Area assignment, if anyCalling in area assignment or other responsibilities
general authorities are general authorities who have been released from their position in the hierarchy. They remain general authorities until their death. All current emeritus general authorities are former members of the First Quorum of the Seventy, except Eldred G. Smith
, who was the Presiding Patriarch and is now Patriarch emeritus.
When the first general authorities were given emeritus status, N. Eldon Tanner of the First Presidency
provided the following explanation:
Date called as a general authority.Date granted general authority emeritus
status.Years as general authority (not including time as an emeritus).
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are the individuals' hierarchical position and some of their current specialized assignments in the church, if any.
Apostles
| Name | Hierarchical position | Ordained | Age | ||
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| Thomas S. Monson Thomas S. Monson Thomas Spencer Monson is an American religious leader and author, and the 16th and current President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . As president, Monson is considered by adherents of the religion to be a "prophet, seer, and revelator" of God's will on earth... |
President of the Church | 1963-10-10 | Member | Chairman | |
| Henry B. Eyring Henry B. Eyring Henry Bennion Eyring is an American educational administrator, author, and religious leader. In 2008 Eyring became First Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Eyring was the Second Counselor to Gordon B. Hinckley in the First Presidency from October... |
First Counselor in the First Presidency First Presidency (LDS Church) The First Presidency is the presiding or governing body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It is composed of the President of the Church and his counselors. The First Presidency currently consists of President Thomas S. Monson and his two counselors, Henry B... |
1995-04-06 | Member | First Vice chairman | |
| Dieter F. Uchtdorf Dieter F. Uchtdorf Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf is a German former aviator and airline executive. He currently serves as the Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is the eleventh most senior apostle in the ranks of the Church.-Early life and education:Uchtdorf... |
Second Counselor in the First Presidency | 2004-10-07 | Member | Second Vice chairman | |
| Boyd K. Packer Boyd K. Packer Boyd Kenneth Packer is an American educator and religious leader, and the current president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He served as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve from 1994 to 2008, and has been an apostle and member of... |
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . In general, the President of the Quorum of the Twelve is the most senior Apostle in the church, aside from the President of the Church... |
1970-04-09 | Member | ||
| L. Tom Perry L. Tom Perry Lowell Tom Perry is a senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , having become a member of that body in 1974... |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 1974-04-11 | Member | ||
| Russell M. Nelson Russell M. Nelson Russell Marion Nelson is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon.-Medical career:... |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 1984-04-12 | Member | Board Member.Chairman, Executive Committee | |
| Dallin H. Oaks Dallin H. Oaks Dallin Harris Oaks is an American attorney, jurist, author, professor, public speaker, and religious leader. Since 1984, he has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints... |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 1984-05-03 | Member | Board Member. Member, Executive Committee |
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| M. Russell Ballard M. Russell Ballard Melvin Russell Ballard, Jr. is an American businessman and a religious leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was called to serve in the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1985. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Ballard is accepted by the church members as a... |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 1985-10-10 | Member | Board Member | |
| Richard G. Scott Richard G. Scott Richard Gordon Scott is an American nuclear engineer and a current member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Currently, he is the seventh most senior apostle among the ranks of the church.-Early years:Richard G... |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 1988-10-06 | Member | ||
| Robert D. Hales Robert D. Hales Robert Dean Hales is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Currently, he is the eighth most senior apostle among the ranks of the Church... |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 1994-04-07 | Member | ||
| Jeffrey R. Holland Jeffrey R. Holland Jeffrey Roy Holland is an American educator and religious leader. He served as the ninth President of Brigham Young University and is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Holland is accepted by... |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 1994-06-23 | Member | ||
| David A. Bednar David A. Bednar -External links:*, lds.org**... |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 2004-10-07 | Member | ||
| Quentin L. Cook Quentin L. Cook Quentin LaMar Cook is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Currently, he is the thirteenth most senior apostle in the ranks of the Church.... |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 2007-10-11 | Member | ||
| D. Todd Christofferson D. Todd Christofferson David Todd Christofferson is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He has been a general authority of the church since 1993... |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 2008-04-10 | Member | ||
| Neil L. Andersen Neil L. Andersen Neil Linden Andersen is the junior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was accepted by church membership as an apostle on 4 April 2009 during the April 2009 General Conference of the church... |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 2009-04-09 | Member |
Council on the Disposition of the Tithes
The Council on the Disposition of the Tithes is a leadership body in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, composed of the First Presidency, the Presiding Bishopric, and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The Council determines how the tithing funds of the church will be spent...
Boards of Trustees/Education of the Church Educational System
Church Educational System
The Church Educational System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for both Latter-day Saint and non-Latter-day Saint elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students and adult learners...
Presiding Bishopric
| Name | Hierarchical position | Date service began | Age | |
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| H. David Burton H. David Burton Harold David Burton has been the thirteenth Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 27 December 1995. He has been a general authority of the LDS Church since October 1992.... |
Presiding Bishop Presiding Bishop (LDS Church) The Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a priesthood calling with church-wide authority. The Presiding Bishop is the highest leadership position within the church's Aaronic priesthood.-Presiding Bishopric:... |
1995-12-27 | Member | |
| Richard C. Edgley Richard C. Edgley Richard Crockett Edgley has been the first counselor in the presiding bishopric of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 27 December 1995. Edgley has been a general authority of the LDS Church since October 1992.Born in Preston, Idaho, Edgley was called to be the second counselor... |
First Counselor, Presiding Bishopric Presiding Bishop (LDS Church) The Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a priesthood calling with church-wide authority. The Presiding Bishop is the highest leadership position within the church's Aaronic priesthood.-Presiding Bishopric:... |
1995-12-27 | Member | |
| Keith B. McMullin Keith B. McMullin Keith Brigham McMullin has been the second counselor in the presiding bishopric of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a general authority of the LDS Church since 27 December 1995.... |
Second Counselor, Presiding Bishopric | 1995-12-27 | Member |
Presidency of the Seventy
| Name | Quorum | Age | Served | Years in Presidency |
Area Area (LDS Church) An area is an administrative unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions... |
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| Ronald A. Rasband Ronald A. Rasband Ronald Anderson Rasband is a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and since 2005 has been a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of the church since 2005... |
Senior President, Presidency |
2000-04-01 2005-08-15 |
"Assists in all areas" | ||||
| Steven E. Snow Steven E. Snow Steven Erastus Snow has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2001.... |
Presidency | 2001-03-31 2007-08-01 |
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Area President, Member of CES Boards of Trustees/Education, Member of CES Executive Committee of the Boards | |||
| Walter F. González Walter F. González Walter Fermín González Núñez is a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has been one of the seven presidents of the seventy of the church since October 2007.... |
Presidency | 2001-03-31* 2007-10-06 |
North America Southeast | Area President | |||
| L. Whitney Clayton L. Whitney Clayton Lyndon Whitney Clayton III has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2001 and has been a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of the church since April 2008.... |
Presidency | 2001-03-31 2008-04-05 |
North America Northwest North America West |
Area President | |||
| Jay E. Jensen Jay E. Jensen Jay Edwin Jensen has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1992. On 1 August 2008, he became a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of the church.... |
Presidency | 1992-06-03 2008-08-01 |
North America Northeast | Area President | |||
| Donald L. Hallstrom Donald L. Hallstrom Donald Larry Hallstrom has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2000. On 4 April 2009, he became a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of the church.- Biography :... |
Presidency | 2000-04-01* 2009-04-04 |
Idaho North America Central |
Area President | |||
| Tad R. Callister Tad R. Callister Tad Richards Callister has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2008... |
Presidency | 2008-04-05 2011-08-01 |
North America Southwest | Area President |
Church Educational System
The Church Educational System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for both Latter-day Saint and non-Latter-day Saint elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students and adult learners...
First Quorum of the Seventy
| Name | Quorum | Age | Years Served |
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| Marcos A. Aidukaitis Marcos A. Aidukaitis Marcos Antony Aidukaitis has been a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2008. He is the first Brigham Young University graduate from South America to become a general authority in the LDS Church... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | South America South | Area First Counselor | ||
| José L. Alonso José L. Alonso José Luis Alonso Trejo has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2011. He is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.... |
First Quorum | 2011-04-02 | ||||
| Carlos H. Amado Carlos H. Amado Carlos Humberto Amado has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1989. He was the first LDS Church general authority from Guatemala.... |
First Quorum | 1989-04-01 | Central America | Area Second Counselor | ||
| Ian S. Ardern Ian S. Ardern Ian Sidney Ardern has been a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2011... |
First Quorum | 2011-04-02 | Philippines | Area Second Counselor | ||
| Mervyn B. Arnold Mervyn B. Arnold Mervyn Bennion Arnold is an American religious leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has been a general authority of the church since 2003.-Background:... |
First Quorum | 2003-04-05 | South America South | Area President | ||
| David S. Baxter David S. Baxter David Steward Baxter has been a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2006... |
First Quorum | 2006-04-01* | ||||
| Shayne M. Bowen Shayne M. Bowen Shayne Martell Bowen has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2006.- Biography :... |
First Quorum | 2006-04-01* | ||||
| Gérald Caussé | First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | Europe | Area First Counselor | ||
| Yoon Hwan Choi Yoon Hwan Choi Yoon Hwan Choi has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009.-Church service:... |
First Quorum | 2009-04-04* | ||||
| Craig C. Christensen Craig C. Christensen Craig Cloward Christensen has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2002.- Biography :... |
First Quorum | 2002-10-05* | ||||
| Don R. Clarke Don R. Clarke Don Ray Clarke has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2006. He has been a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of the LDS Church since 2011.... |
First Quorum | 2006-04-01 | ||||
| Carl B. Cook Carl B. Cook Carl Bert Cook has been a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2011.... |
First Quorum | 2011-04-02 | Africa Southeast | Area Second Counselor | ||
| Lawrence E. Corbridge | First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | Chile | Area President | ||
| Claudio R. M. Costa Claudio R. M. Costa Claudio Roberto Mendes Costa has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1994 and was a member of the seven-man Presidency of the Seventy in the church from August 2007 until August 2011, when he became the president of the church's Brazil Area.Costa was... |
First Quorum | 1994-04-02 |
Brazil | Area President | ||
| LeGrand R. Curtis Jr. | First Quorum | 2011-04-02 | Africa West | Area Second Counselor | ||
| Benjamín De Hoyos Benjamín De Hoyos Benjamín De Hoyos Estrada has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1999.De Hoyos was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, and grew up in northern Mexico... |
First Quorum | 2005-04-02* | Mexico | Area First Counselor | ||
| John B. Dickson John B. Dickson John Baird Dickson has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1992.... |
First Quorum | 1992-10-03 | Africa West | Area President | ||
| Kevin R. Duncan | First Quorum | 2010-04-03* | ||||
| David F. Evans David F. Evans David Frewin Evans has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2005. In 2008, he was serving as president of the church's Asia North Area. On October 1, 2011, he succeeded Elder Richard G... |
First Quorum | 2005-04-02 | Executive Director, Church Missionary Department | |||
| Enrique R. Falabella Enrique R. Falabella Enrique Rienzi Falabella has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since May 2007. He is the second native Guatemalan to serve as a general authority of the LDS Church.... |
First Quorum | 2007-03-31 | Central America | Area President | ||
| Eduardo Gavarret Eduardo Gavarret Eduardo Gavarret has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2008.Gavarret was born in Minas, Uruguay. From 1975 to 1977, he was a Mormon missionary in Paraguay and Uruguay... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | ||||
| Carlos A. Godoy Carlos A. Godoy Carlos Augusto Godoy has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2008. Godoy is also one of only a few men who have served in an area presidency of the LDS Church prior to becoming a general authority.Godoy was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | Brazil | Area First counselor | ||
| Christoffel Golden Jr. Christoffel Golden Jr. Christoffel Golden Jr. has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2001. Golden is the first resident of Africa to become a general authority of the LDS Church.... |
First Quorum | 2001-03-31 | Adviser to Ensign, Liahona, New Era, and The Friend magazines. | |||
| Gerrit W. Gong Gerrit W. Gong Gerrit Walter Gong has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2010. He is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy... |
First Quorum | 2010-04-03* | Second Counselor | Asia Area | ||
| C. Scott Grow C. Scott Grow Cecil Scott Grow has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2005.- Biography :... |
First Quorum | 2005-04-02* | ||||
| James J. Hamula James J. Hamula James Joseph Hamula has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2008.- Parents :... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | Pacific | Area President | ||
| Keith K. Hilbig Keith K. Hilbig Keith Karl Hilbig has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2001. Prior to becoming a general authority, he was general counsel for the LDS Church in Europe.... |
First Quorum | 2001-03-31* | ||||
| Marlin K. Jensen Marlin K. Jensen Marlin Keith Jensen has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1989 and has been the official Church Historian and Recorder of the church since 2005. He is the 19th man to hold that calling since it was established in 1830.- Biographical background... |
First Quorum | 1989-04-01 | Church Historian and Recorder Church Historian and Recorder Church Historian and Recorder is a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The role of the Church Historian and Recorder is to keep an accurate and comprehensive record of the church and its activities... |
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| Daniel L. Johnson Daniel L. Johnson Daniel Leroy Johnson has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2006.... |
First Quorum | 2006-04-01* | Mexico | Area President | ||
| Paul V. Johnson Paul V. Johnson Paul Vere Johnson has been the sixteenth Commissioner of Church Education of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since August 2008 and a general authority of the church since 2005... |
First Quorum | 2005-04-02* | Commissioner of Church Educational System Church Educational System The Church Educational System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for both Latter-day Saint and non-Latter-day Saint elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students and adult learners... |
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| Patrick Kearon Patrick Kearon Patrick Kearon has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2010. He is a member of the church's First Quorum of the Seventy.... |
First Quorum | 2010-04-03* | ||||
| Paul E. Koelliker Paul E. Koelliker Paul Edward Koelliker has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2005. Koelliker was also the executive director of the Church's temple department. Since 2007, he has been a counselor to the president of the Africa Southeast Area of the Church.-... |
First Quorum | 2005-04-02 | ||||
| Erich W. Kopischke Erich W. Kopischke Erich Willi Kopischke has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since March 2007.... |
First Quorum | 2007-03-31 | Europe | Area President | ||
| Richard J. Maynes Richard J. Maynes Richard John Maynes has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1997.... |
First Quorum | 1997-04-05 | ||||
| Marcus B. Nash Marcus B. Nash Marcus Bell Nash has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2006. Since 2007, he has been the president of the church's South America West Area, which includes the nations of Peru and Bolivia.- Biography :Nash grew up in the Seattle area and was raised... |
First Quorum | 2006-04-01* | ||||
| Brent H. Nielson Brent H. Nielson Brent Hatch Nielson is an American religious leader and has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009.-Background:... |
First Quorum | 2009-04-04* | Philippines | Area First Counselor | ||
| Allan F. Packer Allan F. Packer Allan Forrest Packer has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2008.... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | ||||
| Kevin W. Pearson Kevin W. Pearson Kevin Wayne Pearson has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2008. He is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.Pearson grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah.... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | Pacific | Area First Counselor | ||
| Anthony D. Perkins Anthony D. Perkins Anthony Duane Perkins has been a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 1, 2006. Prior to this, he was serving as president of the Taiwan Taipei Mission of the LDS Church... |
First Quorum | 2006-04-01 | Asia | Area President | ||
| Paul B. Pieper Paul B. Pieper Paul Bowen Pieper has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2005. Pieper was the first leader of the LDS Church in Kazakhstan.Pieper was born in Pocatello, Idaho, United States... |
First Quorum | 2005-04-02 | Middle East/Africa North | Area Supervisor (administered from Headquarters) Executive Director of the Church Curriculum Department, Editor of Ensign, Liahona Liahona (magazine) Liahona is the official international magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is named after the word Liahona from the Book of Mormon. The Liahona is published in 51 different languages from one to twelve times per year depending on the language... , New Era New Era (magazine) New Era is an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First published in January 1971 along with the Ensign and the Friend, the New Era's intended audience has always been the youth of the Church... , and The Friend The Friend (LDS magazine) The Friend is the monthly English language children's magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It is aimed at those of Primary age , approximately ages 3 through 12... magazines. |
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| Rafael E. Pino Rafael E. Pino Rafael Eduardo Pino Gimenez has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2008 and is the first Venezuelan general authority in LDS Church history.... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | South America Northwest | Area President | ||
| Bruce D. Porter Bruce D. Porter Bruce Douglas Porter is an American clergyman, who has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1995. He is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.... |
First Quorum | 1995-04-01 | Middle East/Africa North | Area Supervisor (administered from Headquarters) | ||
| Dale G. Renlund Dale G. Renlund Dale Gunnar Renlund has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009... |
First Quorum | 2009-04-04* | Africa Southeast | Area President | ||
| Michael T. Ringwood Michael T. Ringwood Michael Tally Ringwood has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009.Ringwood was born in Provo, Utah to Sharon Lee and Howard Lee Ringwood... |
First Quorum | 2009-04-04 | Asia North | Area First Counselor | ||
| Lynn G. Robbins Lynn G. Robbins Lynn Grant Robbins was a co-founder of Franklin Quest Company and has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1997.... |
First Quorum | 1997-04-05 | ||||
| Joseph W. Sitati Joseph W. Sitati Joseph Wafula Sitati has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009, when he became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. He is the first black African general authority of the church and only the second general authority of black African... |
First Quorum | 2009-04-04 | Africa West | Area First Counselor | ||
| Ulisses Soares Ulisses Soares Ulisses Soares has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2005.... |
First Quorum | 2005-04-02 | Africa Southeast | Area First Counselor | ||
| Gary E. Stevenson Gary E. Stevenson Gary Evan Stevenson has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2008.... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | Asia North | Area President | ||
| Michael John U. Teh | First Quorum | 2007-03-31 | Philippines | Area President | ||
| José A. Teixeira José A. Teixeira José Augusto Teixeira da Silva has been a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2008. Teixeira is the first Portuguese general authority in LDS Church history.-Early life, education, and career:Teixeira was born in Vila Real,... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | Europe | Area Second counselor | ||
| Octaviano Tenorio Octaviano Tenorio Octaviano Tenorio Domínguez has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2007. He was one of the original area authorities called in 1995.... |
First Quorum | 2007-03-31 | Mexico | Area Second counselor | ||
| Juan A. Uceda Juan A. Uceda Juan Alberto Uceda Andrade has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2010. He is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.... |
First Quorum | 2010-04-03 | South America Northwest | Area First Counselor | ||
| Francisco J. Viñas Francisco J. Viñas Francisco José Viñas has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1996. He is the first general authority of the LDS Church to have been born in Spain.... |
First Quorum | 1996-04-06* | Caribbean | Area President | ||
| W. Christopher Waddell W. Christopher Waddell Wayne Christopher Waddell has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2011. He is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.... |
First Quorum | 2011-04-02 | South America Northwest | Area Second Counselor | ||
| William R. Walker William R. Walker William Russell Walker has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2002.Walker was born and raised in Raymond, Alberta, Canada. As a young man, he was a LDS Church missionary in Japan... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | Executive Director, Temple Department | |||
| F. Michael Watson F. Michael Watson Frank Michael Watson served as the secretary to the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1986 until his call as a general authority of the LDS Church in 2008.... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | Pacific | Area Second Counselor | ||
| Kazuhiko Yamashita Kazuhiko Yamashita Kazuhiko Yamashita has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2011. He is a member of the First Quorum of the SeventyYamashita converted to the LDS Church in 1971... |
First Quorum | 2011-04-02 | ||||
| Jorge F. Zeballos Jorge F. Zeballos Jorge Fernando Zeballos has been a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2008. He is the first Chilean to be a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and only the second Chilean to serve as a general authority of the LDS Church... |
First Quorum | 2008-04-05 | Chile | Area First Counselor | ||
| Claudio D. Zivic Claudio D. Zivic Claudio Daniel Zivic has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2007... |
First Quorum | 2007-03-31 | South America South | Area First counselor | ||
| W. Craig Zwick W. Craig Zwick William Craig Zwick has been a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1995... |
First Quorum | 1995-04-01 |
Second Quorum of the Seventy
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| Wilford W. Andersen Wilford W. Andersen Wilford Wayne Andersen has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009, serving in the Second Quorum of the Seventy. He served as an area seventy between 2007 to 2009.... |
Second Quorum | 2009-04-04* | Caribbean | Area First Counselor | ||
| Koichi Aoyagi Koichi Aoyagi Koichi Aoyagi has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009. He is a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy.... |
Second Quorum | 2009-04-04* | Asia North | Area Second Counselor | ||
| Randall K. Bennett | Second Quorum | 2011-04-02 | Europe East | Area Second Counselor | ||
| Craig A. Cardon | Second Quorum | 2006-04-01 | ||||
| Bruce A. Carlson Bruce A. Carlson Bruce Allen Carlson is the current Director, National Reconnaissance Office. He was a former four-star general in the United States Air Force and served as the sixth Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... |
Second Quorum | 2009-04-04 | ||||
| J. Devn Cornish | Second Quorum | 2011-04-02 | Caribbean | Area Second Counselor | ||
| Keith R. Edwards | Second Quorum | 2006-04-01* | Adviser to Ensign, Liahona, New Era, and The Friend magazines. | |||
| Stanley G. Ellis | Second Quorum | 2006-04-01* | ||||
| Bradley D. Foster | Second Quorum | 2009-04-04 | ||||
| Larry W. Gibbons | Second Quorum | 2006-04-01* | ||||
| O. Vincent Haleck | Second Quorum | 2011-04-02 | ||||
| Larry R. Lawrence Larry R. Lawrence Larry Ray Lawrence has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2010. From 2005 to 2010 he was an area seventy in the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy and since 2010 has been a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy.- Biography :Lawrence grew up in Tucson,... |
Second Quorum | 2010-04-03 | Europe East | Area First Counselor | ||
| Per G. Malm Per G. Malm Per Gösta Malm has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2010. He is currently a member of the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy. Malm is the first general authority who was a resident of Sweden at the time of his call.Malm was raised by... |
Second Quorum | 2010-04-03 | Adviser to Ensign, Liahona, New Era, and The Friend magazines. | |||
| James B. Martino James B. Martino James Boyd Martino is an American religious leader and has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009. In the past he has served as the chief executive officer of Russell-Newman, Inc., an apparel company.-Background:Martino was born in Denton, Texas... |
Second Quorum | 2009-04-04* | Central America | Area First Counselor | ||
| Jairo Mazzagardi | Second Quorum | 2010-04-03 | Brazil | Area Second Counselor | ||
| Kent F. Richards Kent F. Richards Kent Farnsworth Richards has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2009, serving in the Second Quorum of the Seventy.-Background:... |
Second Quorum | 2009-04-04 | Chile | Area Second Counselor | ||
| Gregory A. Schwitzer | Second Quorum | 2009-04-04 | Europe East | Area President | ||
| Kent D. Watson | Second Quorum | 2008-04-05 | Asia | Area First Counselor | ||
| Larry Y. Wilson Larry Y. Wilson Larry Young Wilson has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2011. He is a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy... |
Second Quorum | 2011-04-02 |
Those marked with * were Area Seventy prior to call as a General Authority.Area assignment, if anyCalling in area assignment or other responsibilities
Emeritus
EmeritusEmeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
general authorities are general authorities who have been released from their position in the hierarchy. They remain general authorities until their death. All current emeritus general authorities are former members of the First Quorum of the Seventy, except Eldred G. Smith
Eldred G. Smith
Eldred Gee Smith holds the position of patriarch emeritus to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held the calling of Patriarch to the Church of the same church between 1947 and 1979. In 2009, Smith surpassed Joseph Anderson as the oldest-lived general authority in the history of...
, who was the Presiding Patriarch and is now Patriarch emeritus.
When the first general authorities were given emeritus status, N. Eldon Tanner of the First Presidency
First Presidency (LDS Church)
The First Presidency is the presiding or governing body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It is composed of the President of the Church and his counselors. The First Presidency currently consists of President Thomas S. Monson and his two counselors, Henry B...
provided the following explanation:
"The very rapid growth of the Church across the world, with the attendant increase in travel and responsibility, has made it necessary to consider a change in the status for some of the Brethren of the General Authorities. Some of our associates have served for many years with complete and unselfish dedication, and they deserve every honor and recognition for such devoted service. It is felt advisable at this time to reduce somewhat the load of responsibility that they carry.
"After a long period of prayerful consideration and counsel, extending, indeed, over several years, we announce a new and specific status to be given from time to time to Brethren of our associates in the General Authorities. We announce that some Brethren have been designated as emeritus members of the First Quorum of the Seventy. These Brethren are not being released but will be excused from active service. It is out of consideration for the personal well-being of the individuals, and with deep appreciation for their devoted service, that this designation will be given from time to time to designated members of the General Authorities."
| Name | Age | Active G.A. | Years as Emeritus G.A. |
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| Ángel Abrea Ángel Abrea Ángel Abrea was the first resident of Latin America to become a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .... |
1981-03-20 | 2003-04-05 | |||
| Robert L. Backman Robert L. Backman Robert LeGrand Backman was a Utah lawyer and politician and has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1978.... |
1978-04-01 | 1992-10-03 | |||
| Ben B. Banks Ben B. Banks Benjamin Berry Banks was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1999 to 2002 and has been a general authority of the LDS Church since 1989... |
1989-04-01 | 2002-10-05 | |||
| Merrill J. Bateman Merrill J. Bateman Merrill Joseph Bateman is an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . From 2003 to 2007, Bateman was a member of the Presidency of the Quorums of the Seventy of the church... |
1992-06-06 | 2007-10-06 | |||
| William R. Bradford William R. Bradford William Rawsel Bradford has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1975.... |
1975-10-03 | 2003-10-04 | |||
| Ted E. Brewerton Ted E. Brewerton Teddy Eugene Brewerton is an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .... |
1978-09-30 | 1995-09-30 | |||
| F. Enzio Busche F. Enzio Busche Friedrich Enzio Busche was the first resident of Germany called as a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Carl W... |
1977-10-01 | 2000-10-07 | |||
| John K. Carmack John K. Carmack John Kay Carmack has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1984. He is currently an emeritus general authority and was the managing director of the church's Perpetual Education Fund.... |
1984-04-07 | 2001-10-06 | |||
| Sheldon F. Child Sheldon F. Child Sheldon Fay Child has been general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1996.Child was born in Ogden but raised on a farm in Syracuse, Utah. He married Joan Haacke in 1957. Shortly after that, he began working at RC Willey Home Furnishings, which then had under five... |
1996-04-06 | 2008-10-04 | |||
| Joe J. Christensen Joe J. Christensen Joe Junior Christensen was the president of Ricks College from 1985 to 1989 and has been a general authority in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1989. He was also president of the San Diego California Temple from 1999 to 2002.Christensen served as an officer in the United... |
1989-04-01 | 1999-10-02 | |||
| J. Richard Clarke J. Richard Clarke John Richard Clarke has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1976. He has been a member of the church's presiding bishopric and a member of the Presidency of the Seventy.... |
1976-10-01 | 1997-10-04 | |||
| Gary J. Coleman | 1992-06-06 | 2011-10-01 | |||
| Spencer J. Condie Spencer J. Condie Spencer Joel Condie has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1989. Condie has previously worked as a professor at Brigham Young University and served for three years as mission president over the LDS Church in most of Eastern Europe... |
1989-04-01 | 2010-10-02 | |||
| Gene R. Cook Gene R. Cook Gene Raymond Cook is an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .-Biography:... |
1975-10-03 | 2007-10-06 | |||
| Robert K. Dellenbach Robert K. Dellenbach Robert Kent Dellenbach was an American educational administrator and has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1990. He was the eighteenth general president of the Young Men organization of the LDS Church from 1998 to 2001.Dellenbach was born in Salt... |
1990-03-31 | 2007-10-06 | |||
| Charles Didier | 1975-10-03 | 2009-10-03 | |||
| Vaughn J Featherstone Vaughn J Featherstone Vaughn J Featherstone is an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He has also been the president of the Logan Utah Temple in Logan, Utah.... |
1972-04-06 | 2001-10-06 | |||
| John H. Groberg John H. Groberg John Holbrook Groberg has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1976.- Biography :Groberg was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho in 1934 and was reared there after the Great Depression... |
1976-04-03 | 2005-10-01 | |||
| Bruce C. Hafen Bruce C. Hafen Bruce Clark Hafen is an American attorney, academic and religious leader. He was a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of the LDS Church from 1996 to 2010. During that time he served in several assignments. He served as Area President in Australia/New Zealand, as well as the Europe Central... |
1996-04-06 | 2010-10-02 | |||
| F. Melvin Hammond F. Melvin Hammond Floyd Melvin Hammond was an Idaho politician and has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1989. He was the nineteenth general president of the church's Young Men organization from 2001 to 2004.Hammond was born in Blackfoot, Idaho... |
1989-04-01 | 2005-10-01 | |||
| W. Eugene Hansen W. Eugene Hansen Warren Eugene Hansen has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1989. He became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1989 and was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy from 1993 to 1998... |
1989-04-01 | 1998-10-03 | |||
| Harold G. Hillam Harold G. Hillam Harold Gordon Hillam has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1990. Hillam was the fifteenth general president of the LDS Church's Sunday School organization from 1995 to 2000 and was the president of the Boise Idaho Temple from 2005 to 2008.Hillam was... |
1990-03-31 | 2005-10-01 | |||
| Richard G. Hinckley Richard G. Hinckley Richard Gordon Hinckley has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2005. In 2011, he became an emeritus general authority. He is the son of Gordon B. Hinckley, who was the fifteenth President of the Church.-Early life, mission, education:Hinckley was... |
2005-04-02 | 2011-10-01 | |||
| F. Burton Howard F. Burton Howard Fred Burton Howard has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since September 1978. He was a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from that time until he was given emeritus status in October 2005.F. Burton Howard was born in Logan, Cache County, Utah. He... |
1978-09-30 | 2005-10-01 | |||
| Kenneth Johnson Kenneth Johnson (Mormon) Kenneth Johnson has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1990. Since 2010 he has been an emeritus general authority.... |
1990-03-31 | 2010-10-02 | |||
| L. Lionel Kendrick | 1988-04-02 | 2001-10-06 | |||
| W. Rolfe Kerr W. Rolfe Kerr William Rolfe Kerr is the president of the Logan Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints... |
1996-04-06 | 2007-10-06 | |||
| Yoshihiko Kikuchi Yoshihiko Kikuchi Yoshihiko Kikuchi 義彥菊池 is an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was the first native Asian to be called as a general authority of the LDS Church.... |
1977-10-01 | 2011-10-01 | |||
| Cree-L Kofford Cree-L Kofford Cree-L Kofford has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1991.Kofford was born to Cree Clarence Kofford and his wife Melba Nelson in Santaquin, Utah. He grew up in many locations in Utah, Nevada and California due to his father being employed in the... |
1991-04-06 | 2003-10-04 | |||
| Dean L. Larsen Dean L. Larsen Dean LeRoy Larsen has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1976 and was the eighteenth Church Historian and Recorder from 1985 to 1997.-Biographical background:... |
1976-10-01 | 1997-10-04 | |||
| John M. Madsen John M. Madsen John Max Madsen is an emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He has been a general authority of the LDS Church since 1992.... |
1992-06-06 | 2009-10-03 | |||
| Lynn A. Mickelsen Lynn A. Mickelsen Lynn Alvin Mickelsen has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1990.... |
1990-03-31 | 2009-10-03 | |||
| Alexander B. Morrison Alexander B. Morrison Alexander Baillie Morrison is a Canadian scientist, academic, and public servant and has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1987.-Professional life:... |
1987-04-04 | 2000-10-07 | |||
| Dennis B. Neuenschwander Dennis B. Neuenschwander Dennis Bramwell Neuenschwander is an emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Neuenschwander was a key figure in introducing Mormon missionaries to former Soviet bloc countries in Europe in the early 1990s.Born in Salt Lake City, Utah,... |
1991-04-06 | 2009-10-03 | |||
| Glenn L. Pace Glenn L. Pace Glenn Leroy Pace has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1985. He as served as a member of the presiding bishopric and the First Quorum of Seventy and in 2010 became an emeritus general authority... |
1992-10-03 | 2010-10-02 | |||
| James M. Paramore James M. Paramore James Martin Paramore has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1977.... |
1977-04-02 | 1998-10-03 | |||
| H. Burke Peterson H. Burke Peterson Harold Burke Peterson has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1972.... |
1972-04-06 | 1993-10-02 | |||
| Rex D. Pinegar Rex D. Pinegar Rex Dee Pinegar has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1972. He has twice served as a member of the church's seven-man Presidency of the Seventy.... |
1972-10-06 | 2001-10-06 | |||
| L. Aldin Porter L. Aldin Porter Lloyd Aldin Porter has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1987. Porter was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho. From 1950 to 1952, he served as a LDS Church missionary in the West Central States Mission of the church.Porter... |
1987-04-04 | 2001-10-06 | |||
| Carl B. Pratt Carl B. Pratt Carl Barton Pratt was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1997 to 2011.- Biography :... |
1997-04-05 | 2011-10-01 | |||
| Hartman Rector, Jr. Hartman Rector, Jr. Hartman Rector, Jr. was one of the first converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to become a general authority of the church during the second half of the 20th century... |
1968-04-06 | 1994-10-01 | |||
| Cecil O. Samuelson Jr. | 1994-10-01 | 2011-10-01 | |||
| Eldred G. Smith Eldred G. Smith Eldred Gee Smith holds the position of patriarch emeritus to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held the calling of Patriarch to the Church of the same church between 1947 and 1979. In 2009, Smith surpassed Joseph Anderson as the oldest-lived general authority in the history of... |
1947-04-10 | 1979-10-06 | |||
| David E. Sorensen David E. Sorensen David Eugene Sorenson is a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who served in the First and Second Quorums of the Seventy and a member of the Presidency of the Seventy.... |
1992-06-06 | 2005-10-01 | |||
| Earl C. Tingey Earl C. Tingey Earl Carr Tingey has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1991. From 2001 to August 2008, he was the senior president of the Quorums of the Seventy.... |
1990-12-05 | 2008-10-04 | |||
| Robert E. Wells Robert E. Wells Robert Earl Wells has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1976.... |
1976-10-01 | 1997-10-04 | |||
| Lance B. Wickman Lance B. Wickman Lance Bradley Wickman has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1994 and is the current general counsel of the LDS Church. In 2010, he became an emeritus general authorty.... |
1994-04-02 | 2010-10-02 |
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
status.Years as general authority (not including time as an emeritus).