The Presidency of the Seventy is a group of seven General Authority seventies. They are called to preside over the all members of the Seventy. Learn more
Formed in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1975 October 3
Franklin D. Richards Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1976 October 1 – 1983 October 1
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James E. Faust Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1976 October 1 – 1978 September 30
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Marion D. Hanks Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1976 October 1 – 1980 April 5
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Paul H. Dunn Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1976 October 1 – 1980 April 5
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Neal A. Maxwell Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1976 October 1 – 1981 October 3
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A. Theodore Tuttle Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1976 October 1 – 1980 April 5
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J. Thomas Fyans Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1976 October 1 – 1985 October 6
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William G. Bangerter Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1978 September 30 – 1980 April 5
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Carlos E. Asay Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1980 April 5 – 1986 October 4
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M. Russell Ballard Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1980 April 5 – 1985 October 6
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Royden G. Derrick Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1980 April 5 – 1984 October 6
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Dean L. Larsen Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1980 April 5 – 1993 October 2
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G. Homer Durham Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1981 October 1 – 1985 January 10
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Died in Position
Richard G. Scott Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1983 October 1 – 1988 October 1
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Marion D. Hanks Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1984 October 6 – 1992 October 3
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Designated as Emeritus
William G. Bangerter Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1985 April 6 – 1989 September 30
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Designated as Emeritus
Robert L. Backman Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1985 October 6 – 1992 October 3
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Designated as Emeritus
Jack H. Goaslind Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1985 October 6 – 1987 October 3
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Joseph B. Wirthlin Called as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1986 August 28 – October 4
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Called
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Hugh W. Pinnock Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1986 October 4 – 1989 September 30
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James M. Paramore Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1987 October 3 – 1993 October 2
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J. Richard Clarke Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1988 October 1 – 1993 October 2
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Rex D. Pinegar Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1989 September 30 – 1995 September 30
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Sustained
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Released
Carlos E. Asay Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1989 October 1 – 1996 October 5
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Sustained
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Designated as Emeritus
L. Aldin Porter Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1992 October 3 – 2001 October 6
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Designated as Emeritus
Charles A. Didier Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1992 October 3 – 1995 September 30
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Released
Joe J. Christensen Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1993 October 2 – 1999 October 2
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Designated as Emeritus
Monte J. Brough Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1993 October 2 – 1998 August 15
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W. Eugene Hansen Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1993 October 2 – 1998 October 3
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Harold G. Hillam Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1995 September 30 – 2000 October 7
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Jack H. Goaslind Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1995 September 30 – 1998 October 3
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Designated as Emeritus
Earl C. Tingey Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1996 October 5 – 2008 October 4
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Designated as Emeritus
D. Todd Christofferson Called as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1998 August 15 – 2008 April 5
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David E. Sorensen Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1998 October 3 – 2005 October 1
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Designated as Emeritus
Marlin K. Jensen Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1998 October 3 – 2001 October 6
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Ben B. Banks Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
1999 October 2 – 2002 October 5
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Designated as Emeritus
Dennis B. Neuenschwander Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2000 October 7 – 2004 April 3
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Cecil O. Samuelson Called as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2001 August 15 – 2003 April 5
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Charles A. Didier Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2001 October 6 – 2007 August 1
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Dieter F. Uchtdorf Called as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2002 August 15 – 2004 October 2
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Merrill J. Bateman Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2003 April 5 – 2007 October 6
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Designated as Emeritus
John H. Groberg Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2004 April 3 – 2005 October 1
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Designated as Emeritus
Robert C. Oaks Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2004 October 2 – 2007 October 6
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Neil L. Andersen Called as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2005 August 15 – 2009 April 4
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Ronald A. Rasband Called as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2005 August 15 – 2015 October 3
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Quentin L. Cook Called as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2007 August 1 – October 6
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Steven E. Snow Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2007 October 6 – 2012 March 31
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Claudio R.M. Costa Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2007 October 6 – 2011 October 1
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Designated as Emeritus
Walter F. González Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2007 October 6 – 2013 April 6
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L. Whitney Clayton Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2008 April 5 – 2020 October 3
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Designated as Emeritus
Jay E. Jensen Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2008 October 4 – 2012 October 6
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Designated as Emeritus
Donald L. Hallstrom Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2009 April 4 – 2017 September 30
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Tad R. Callister Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2011 October 1 – 2014 April 5
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Richard J. Maynes Called as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2012 January 20 – 2017 September 30
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Craig C. Christensen Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2012 October 6 – 2018 March 31
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Ulisses Soares Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2013 April 6 – 2018 March 31
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Lynn G. Robbins Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2014 April 5 – 2018 March 31
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Gerrit W. Gong Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2015 October 6 – 2018 March 31
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Juan A. Uceda Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2017 September 30 – 2018 March 31
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Patrick Kearon Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2017 September 30 – 2023 December 7
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José A. Teixeria Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2018 March 31 – 2025 April 5
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Carlos A. Godoy Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2018 March 31 – 2024 April 6
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Carl B. Cook Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2018 March 31
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Robert C. Gay Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2018 March 31 – 2021 April 3
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Terence M. Vinson Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2018 March 31 – 2021 April 3
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Brent H. Nielson Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2020 October 3 – 2024 April 6
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Designated as Emeritus
S. Mark Palmer Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2021 April 3
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Sustained
Paul V. Johnson Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2021 April 3 – 2024 April 6
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Designated as Emeritus
Marcus B. Nash Called as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2024 January 16
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Called
Arnulfo Valenzuela Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2024 April 6
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Sustained
Edward Dube Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2024 April 6
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Michael T. Ringwood Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2024 April 6
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Kevin R. Duncan Sustained as President in the Presidency of the Seventy
2025 April 5
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Sustained
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