Mormon Leaders

The presidents of the Mormon Church since its founding in 1830, and the years they served:

1. Joseph Smith, 1830-44

2. Brigham Young, 1847-77

3. John Taylor, 1880-87

4. Wilford Woodruff, 1889-98

5. Lorenzo Snow, 1898-1901

6. Joseph F. Smith, 1901-18

7. Heber J. Grant, 1918-45

8. George Albert Smith, 1945-51

9. David O. McKay, 1951-70

10. Joseph Fielding Smith, 1970-72

11. Harold B. Lee, 1972-73

12. Spencer W. Kimball, 1973-85

13. Ezra Taft Benson, 1985-94

14. Howard W. Hunter, June 5,

1994-March 3, 1995