List of general presidencies of the Relief Society

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This list of general presidencies of the Relief Society includes the general president and the counselors of the Relief Society General Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

No.DatesGeneral PresidentFirst CounselorSecond Counselor
1March 17, 1842 – 1844 Emma Smith [1] [2] [3]
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Sarah M. Cleveland [1] [2] Elizabeth Ann Whitney [1] [2]
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2December 1866 –December 5, 1887 Eliza R. Snow [3] [4] [2]
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Zina D. H. Young [4] [2]
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3April 8, 1888–August 28, 1901 Zina D. H. Young [3] [4] [2]
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Jane S. Richards [4] [2]
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Bathsheba W. Smith [4] [2]
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4November 10, 1901–September 20, 1910 Bathsheba W. Smith [3] [2]
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Annie Taylor Hyde [2] (1901–09)
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Ida S. Dusenberry [2]
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None (1909–10)
5October 3, 1910–April 2, 1921 Emmeline B. Wells [3] [2]
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Clarissa S. Williams [2]
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Julina L. Smith [2]
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6April 2, 1921–October 7, 1928 Clarissa S. Williams [2] [3]
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Jennie B. Knight [2]
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Louise Y. Robison [2]
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7October 7, 1928–December 31, 1939 Louise Y. Robison [2] [3]
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Amy B. Lyman [2]
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Julia A. Child [2] (1928–35)
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Kate M. Barker [2] (1935–39)
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8January 1, 1940–April 6, 1945 Amy B. Lyman [2] [3]
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Marcia K. Howells [2]
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Donna D. Sorensen [2] (1940–42)
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Belle S. Spafford [2] (1942–45)
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9April 6, 1945–October 3, 1974 [5] Belle S. Spafford [5] [2] [3]
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Marianne C. Sharp [5] [2]
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Gertrude R. Garff [2] (1945–47)
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Velma N. Simonsen [2] (1947–56)
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Helen W. Anderson [2] (1957–58)
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Louise W. Madsen [5] [2] (1958–74)
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10October 3, 1974–April 7, 1984 Barbara B. Smith [5] [2] [3]
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Janath R. Cannon [5] [2] (1974–78)
Marian R. Boyer [5] [6] [2] (1974–78)
Marian R. Boyer [6] [2] (1978–84)Shirley W. Thomas [6] [7] [2] (1978–83)
Ann S. Reese [7] [2] (1983–84)
11April 7, 1984–March 31, 1990 Barbara W. Winder [3] [8] [2] Joy F. Evans [9] [2] Joanne B. Doxey [9] [2]
12March 31, 1990–April 5, 1997 Elaine L. Jack [3] [10] [2] [11] Chieko N. Okazaki [10] [2]
Aileen H. Clyde [10] [2]
13April 5, 1997–April 6, 2002 Mary Ellen W. Smoot [3] [12] [13] Virginia U. Jensen [14] Sheri L. Dew [15]
14April 6, 2002–March 31, 2007 Bonnie D. Parkin [3] [16] Kathleen H. Hughes [16] Anne C. Pingree [16]
15March 31, 2007–March 31, 2012 Julie B. Beck [3] [17] [18]
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Silvia H. Allred [19] Barbara Thompson [20]
16March 31, 2012–April 1, 2017 Linda K. Burton [3] [21] Carole M. Stephens [21] Linda S. Reeves [21]
17April 1, 2017–August 1, 2022 Jean B. Bingham [3] [22] [23]
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Sharon Eubank [22] [23]
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Reyna I. Aburto [22] [23]
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18August 1, 2022 Camille N. Johnson [24] [25] J. Anette Davis [24] [25] Kristin M. Yee [24] [25]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A Record of the Organization, and Proceedings of The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo". Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book. 1842-03-17. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 "Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers". Encyclopedia of Mormonism . Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Eyre, Aubrey (17 March 2020). "The Relief Society turns 178 today. Here's a look back at some of its history". Church News. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "The First Fifty Years of Relief Society". Church Historian's Press. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Report of Relief Society Conference". Ensign 4:11. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  6. 1 2 3 "New Relief Society Counselor Called". Ensign 9:1. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  7. 1 2 "Relief Society Counselor Named". Ensign 13:11. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  8. ↑ "Barbara W. Winder: Relief Society General President". Ensign 14:5. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  9. 1 2 "Relief Society Counselors Chosen". Ensign 14:7. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  10. 1 2 3 "New Relief Society General Presidency Called". Ensign 20:5. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  11. ↑ "Elaine Low Jack: Twelfth General President of the Relief Society". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  12. ↑ "Mary Ellen W. Smoot: Thirteenth General President of the Relief Society". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  13. ↑ "Mary Ellen W. Smoot: Relief Society General President". Ensign 27:5. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  14. ↑ "Virginia Urry Jensen: First Counselor, Relief Society General Presidency". Ensign 27:5. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  15. ↑ "Sheri L. Dew: Second Counselor, Relief Society General Presidency". Ensign 27:5. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  16. 1 2 3 Warnock, Caleb (2002-04-07). "Membership numbers, new leaders announced". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  17. ↑ "General Authorities and General Officers: Julie B. Beck". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  18. ↑ Stack, Peggy Fletcher (2012-03-31). "Mormon women's leader turns to the past to build brighter future". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  19. ↑ "General Authorities and General Officers: Silvia H. Allred". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  20. ↑ "General Authorities and General Officers: Barbara Thompson". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  21. 1 2 3 Van Leer, Twila (2012-03-31). "LDS Church announces changes to presiding bishopric, Relief Society presidency, First Quorum of the Seventy". Deseret News . Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  22. 1 2 3 "New Relief Society General Presidency Announced in April 2017 Conference". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  23. 1 2 3 Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "New Mormon women's leaders bring a global bent". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  24. 1 2 3 Meet the New Leaders Called at the April 2022 General Conference, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 2 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  25. 1 2 3 Sustaining of General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Officers, Liahona, May 2022, pp. 30-31.
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