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 Longest time period without a change in the First Presidency or the Quorum of Twelve


Listed below are the longest time periods that have elapsed without a change in the First Presidency or the Quorum of 12, beginning with the longest period.

                    Length of period                 Dates             Church President & President of Quorum of 12
                   09 years 03 months      06 Apr 1995 - 21 Jul 2004          G Hinckley, T S Monson
                   06 years 06 months      07 Oct 1889 - 06 Apr 1896          W Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow
                   06 years 03 months      04 Apr 2009 - 03 Jul 2015          T S Monson, B K Packer
                   06 years 00 months      28 May 1925 - 16 May 1931          H J Grant, Rudger Clawson
                   05 years 10 months      26 Aug 1860 - 01 Jul 1866          Brigham Young, Orson Hyde
                   05 years 07 months      31 Mar 2018 - 12 Nov 2023          Russell M Nelson, Dallin H Oaks 
                   05 years 05 months      06 Oct 1988 - 25 Feb 1994          Ezra T Benson, H W Hunter
                   05 years 01 month       12 Feb 1849 - 11 Mar 1854          Brigham Young, Orson Hyde
                   04 years 11 months      08 Dec 1911 - 18 Nov 1916          J F Smith, Francis M Lyman
                   04 years 02 months      17 Mar 1921 - 16 May 1925          H J Grant, Rudger Clawson
                   03 years 10 months      08 Apr 1954 - 11 Feb 1958          D O McKay, Joseph Fldg Smith
                   03 years 04 months      10 Apr 1947 - 08 Aug 1950          G A Smith, George Richards
                   03 years 03 months      13 May 1857 - 26 Aug 1860          Brigham Young, Orson Hyde
                    Note:  President Russell M. Nelson began his service as President of the Church on 
                    January 14, 2018.  Apostle Patrick Kearon was ordained on December 7, 2023.

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