Number of apostles called during the tenure of each prophet,
listed chronologically and by number of apostles called
Listed chronologically
Years Apostles Apostles Prophet as president called still living Names of apostles called Joseph Smith 1830 - 1844 22 0 Joseph Smith to Amasa Lyman Brigham Young 1847 - 1877 13 0 Ezra T Benson to Albert Carrington John Taylor 1880 - 1887 6 0 Moses Thatcher to John W Taylor Wilford Woodruff 1889 - 1898 5 0 Marriner W Merrill to Abraham O Woodruff Lorenzo Snow 1898 - 1901 2 0 Rudger Clawson to Reed Smoot Joseph F Smith 1901 - 1918 11 0 Hyrum Mack Smith to Richard R Lyman Heber J Grant 1918 - 1945 12 0 Melvin J Ballard to Mark E Peterson George Albert Smith 1945 - 1951 3 0 Matthew Cowley to Delbert L Stapley David O McKay 1951 - 1970 11 0 Marion G Romney to Alvin R Dyer Joseph Fielding Smith 1970 - 1972 2 0 Boyd K Packer to Marvin J Ashton Harold B Lee 1972 - 1973 1 0 Bruce R McConkie Spencer W Kimball 1973 - 1985 7 2 L Tom Perry to M Russell Ballard Ezra Taft Benson 1985 - 1994 3 0 Joseph B Wirthlin to Robert D Hales Howard W Hunter 1994 - 1995 1 1 Jeffrey R Holland Gordon B Hinckley 1995 - 2008 4 4 Henry B Eyring to Quentin L Cook Thomas S Monson 2008 - 2018 5 5 D Todd Christofferson to Dale G Renlund Russell M Nelson 2018 - prsnt 3 3 Gerrit W Gong to Patrick Kearon ----- ----
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Listed by number of apostles called
Years Apostles Apostles Prophet as president called still living Names of apostles called Joseph Smith 1830 - 1844 22 0 Joseph Smith to Amasa Lyman Brigham Young 1847 - 1877 13 0 Ezra T Benson to Albert Carrington Heber J Grant 1918 - 1945 12 0 Melvin J Ballard to Mark E Peterson Joseph F Smith 1901 - 1918 11 0 Hyrum Mack Smith to Richard R Lyman David O McKay 1951 - 1970 11 0 Marion G Romney to Alvin R Dyer Spencer W Kimball 1973 - 1985 7 2 L Tom Perry to M Russell Ballard John Taylor 1880 - 1887 6 0 Moses Thatcher to John W Taylor Wilford Woodruff 1889 - 1898 5 0 Marriner W Merrill to Abraham O Woodruff Thomas S Monson 2008 - 2018 5 5 D Todd Christofferson to Dale G Renlund Gordon B Hinckley 1995 - 2008 4 4 Henry B Eyring to Quentin L Cook George Albert Smith 1945 - 1951 3 0 Matthew Cowley to Delbert L Stapley Ezra Taft Benson 1985 - 1994 3 0 Joseph B Wirthlin to Robert D Hales Russell M Nelson 2018 - prsnt 3 3 Gerrit W Gong to Patrick Kearon Lorenzo Snow 1898 - 1901 2 0 Rudger Clawson to Reed Smoot Joseph Fielding Smith 1970 - 1972 2 0 Boyd K Packer to Marvin J Ashton Harold B Lee 1972 - 1973 1 0 Bruce R McConkie Howard W Hunter 1994 - 1995 1 1 Jeffrey R Holland ----- ---- 111 15
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