The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/Prophets and Apostles

Prophets (a.k.a. Presidents of the Church) are the leader and communication line for the church with Christ. Their have been 17 over the years, between 1830-2019 Joseph Smith Jr. 1830-1844: Often known for restoring the church, see the page on him for info Brigham Young 1844-1877: This prophet helped moved the Latter Day Saints west to Utah and area John Taylor 1877-1887: Helped colonize Utah, was in Carthage when Joseph Smith was shot. Wilford Woodruff 1887-1898: Ended Polygamy Lorenzo Snow 1898-1901: Placed much emphasis on tithing Joseph F. Smith 1901-1918: Led Saints through World War One, Joseph Smith’s nephew, and the last prophet to know Joseph Smith Heber J. Grant 1918-1945: Led church though much hardship between the wars and WWII George Albert Smith 1945-1951 David O. McKay 1951-1970 Joseph Fielding Smith 1970-1971 Harold B. Lee 1971-1973 Spencer W. Kimball 1973-1985: Made church meetings a three hour block Ezra Taft Benson 1985-1994 Howard W. Hunter 1994-1995 Gordon B. Hinckley 1995-2008: Released The Living Christ and The Family: A Proclamation to the World Thomas S. Monson 2008-2018: Changed the missionary age Russel M. Nelson 2018-Present: Changed structure of the church, placed emphasis on the church’s true namehttps://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/faith/how-old-was-each-lds-church-president-when-called-as/collection_73e1b1d6-f7dc-11e7-84ef-e3c5b9958350.html#12