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 Longest time periods without a change in the First Presidency


Listed below are the longest time periods that have elapsed with there being a change in the First Presidency, beginning with the longest period.


                         Length of period                Dates                   First Presidency members
                        12 years 05 months     12 Mar 1995 - 10 Aug 2007      Presidents Hinckley, Monson, Faust
                        10 years 07 months     06 Oct 1934 - 14 May 1945      Presidents Grant, Clark, McKay
                        09 years 11 months     03 Feb 2008 - 02 Jan 2018      Presidents Monson, Eyring, Uchtdorf
                        09 years 06 months     04 Jan 1857 - 01 Jul 1866      Presidents Young, Kimball, Wells
                        09 years 05 months     09 Apr 1889 - 02 Sep 1898      Presidents Woodruff, Cannon, Smith
                        08 years 07 months     10 Nov 1985 - 30 May 1994      Presidents Benson, Hinckley, Monson
                        08 years 05 months     17 Oct 1901 - 27 Mar 1910      Presidents Smith, Winder, Lund
                        08 years 01 month      09 Apr 1951 - 19 May 1959      Presidents McKay, Richards, Clark
                        07 years 07 months     30 Dec 1973 - 23 Jul 1981      Presidents Kimball, Tanner, Romney
                        07 years 00 months     02 Dec 1911 - 19 Nov 1918      Presidents Smith, Lund, Penrose
                        06 years 10 months     08 Oct 1880 - 25 Jul 1887      Presidents Taylor, Cannon, Smith
                        06 years 06 months     28 May 1925 - 11 Dec 1931      Presidents Grant, Ivins, Nibley
                        06 years 03 months     05 Dec 1847 - 11 Mar 1854      Presidents Young, Kimball, Richards

                        NOTE: Presidents Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, and Henry B. Eyring began their service
                        as the First Presidency of the Church on January 14, 2018.  Thus, as of October 14, 2023,
                        they have served without a change for 5 years 9 months.

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