General Young Men Organization
OrganizationRID: ORG-7JJ85YY
Other Names
Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association (10 June 1875-1900)
Mutual Improvement Association (1900-1974)
Aaronic Priesthood-MIA (9 November 1972-1974)
Aaronic Priesthood (1974-1977)
Date Formed
1875 June 10
Location Formed
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Location Ended
Unknown
Organization Participants in Database
Formed in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1875 June 10
Junius F. Wells Sustained as Young Men General President
1875 June 10 – 1880
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Ended Circa 1880
Wilford Woodruff Sustained as Young Men General President
1880 – 1898
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Started Circa 1880
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Ended Circa 1898
Lorenzo Snow Sustained as Young Men General President
1898 – 1901
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Started Circa 1898
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Ended Circa 1901
Joseph F. Smith Sustained as Young Men General President
1901 – 1918
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Started Circa 1901
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Ended Circa 1918
Anthony W. Ivins Sustained as Young Men General President
1918 – 1921
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Started Circa 1918
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Ended Circa 1921
George Albert Smith Sustained as Young Men General President
1921 – 1935
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Started Circa 1921
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Ended Circa 1935
Albert E. Bowen Sustained as Young Men General President
1935 – 1937 April 6
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Started Circa 1935
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Ended 1937 April 6
George Q. Morris Sustained as Young Men General President
1937 – 1948
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Started Circa 1937
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Ended Circa 1948
Elbert R. Curtis Sustained as Young Men General President
1948 – 1958
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Started Circa 1948
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Ended Circa 1958
Joseph T. Bentley Sustained as Young Men General President
1958 July 2 – 1962 October 6
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Ended 1962 October 6
G. Carlos Smith Sustained as Young Men General President
1962 October 6 – 1969 September 17
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Ended 1969 September 17
W. Jay Eldredge Sustained as Young Men General President
1969 September 17 – 1972 June 25
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Ended 1972 June 25
W. Jay Eldredge Sustained as Young Men General President
1972 June 25 – November 9
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Ended 1972 November 9
Robert L. Backman Sustained as Young Men General President
1972 November 9 – 1974 June 23
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Ended 1974 June 23
Victor L. Brown Sustained as Young Men General President
1974 June 23 – 1977 April 7
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Ended 1977 April 7
Neil D. Schaerrer Sustained as Young Men General President
1977 April 7 – 1979 October 6
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Ended 1979 October 6
Robert L. Backman Sustained as Young Men General President
1979 October – 1985 November
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Started Circa 1979 October
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Ended 1985 November
Vaughn J Featherstone Sustained as Young Men General President
1985 November – 1990 October 6
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Ended 1990 October 6
Jack H. Goaslind Sustained as Young Men General President
1990 October 6 – 1998 October 3
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Ended 1998 October 3
Robert K. Dellenbach Sustained as Young Men General President
1998 October 3 – 2001 October 6
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Ended 2001 October 6
F. Melvin Hammond Sustained as Young Men General President
2001 October 6 – 2004 April 3
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Ended 2004 April 3
Charles W. Dahlquist Sustained as Young Men General President
2004 April 3 – 2009 April 4
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Ended 2009 April 4
David L. Beck Sustained as Young Men General President
2009 April 4 – 2015 April 4
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Ended 2015 April 4
Stephen W. Owen Sustained as Young Men General President
2015 April 4 – 2020 April 4
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Ended 2020 April 4
Steven J. Lund Sustained as Young Men General President
2020 April 4 – 2025 April 5
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Ended 2025 April 5
Timothy L. Farnes Sustained as Young Men General President
2025 April 5