Current and future Church Presidents living concurrently
1. In this dispensation, there was an occurrence of TEN current and future Church presidents living concurrently. From June 23, 1910, when President Gordon B. Hinckley was born, to 1918 when Joseph F. Smith passed away, the following current or future prophets were living concurrently:
Joseph F. Smith
Heber J. Grant
George Albert Smith
David O. McKay
Joseph Fielding Smith
Harold B. Lee
Spencer W. Kimball
Ezra Taft Benson
Howard W. Hunter
Gordon B. Hinckley
2. Also in this dispensation, there was another occurrence of ELEVEN current and future Church Presidents living concurrently. From September 9, 1924 when President Russell M. Nelson was born until May 14, 1945 when President Heber J. Grant passed away, the following brethren were all living:
Heber J. Grant
George Albert Smith
David O. McKay
Joseph Fielding Smith
Harold B. Lee
Spencer W. Kimball
Ezra Taft Benson
Howard W. Hunter
Gordon B. Hinckley
Thomas S. Monson
Russell M. Nelson
3. From August 4, 1899 when Ezra Taft Benson was born, until October 10, 1901 when Lorenzo Snow passed away, there were NINE current and future Church Presidents living simultaneously (Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith, Heber J. Grant, George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, and Ezra Taft Benson).
4. From July 19, 1876 when Joseph Fielding Smith was born, until August 29, 1877 when Brigham Young passed away, there were also NINE current and future Church Presidents living concurrently (Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith, Heber J. Grant, George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, and Joseph Fielding Smith).
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