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Generations of Church Leaders

Generations of church leadership

Note: This is based upon American social generational theory and not literal generations.

 The First Americans

The first people that were Natural-Born US Citizens
Born between 1776 and 1799

No church presidents, but a few apostles were of this generation

First Generation of Church Leadership

No official name for this generation
The First Generation of the 19th Century
Born between 1800 and 1826

Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
John Taylor
Wilford Woodruff
Lorenzo Snow

Second Generation

 No official name for this generation
Those old enough to fight in the US Civil War
Those who were members of the church were born before the Saints arrived in the Salt Lake Valley
Born between 1827 and 1846

Joseph F Smith

Third Generation

The Frontier Generation
The first generation born in the west
Born between 1847 and 1882

Heber J Grant
George Albert Smith
David O. McKay
Joseph Fielding Smith

Fourth Generation

The Lost Generation
Those old enough to fight in the first World War
Born between 1883 and 1900

Harold B. Lee
Spencer W. Kimball
Ezra Taft Benson


Fifth Generation

The GI Generation
Dubbed America's Greatest Generation by news commentator Tom Brokaw
Those of age to fight in World War II
Born Between 1901 and 1927

Howard W. Hunter
Gordon B Hinkley
Thomas S. Monson
Russell M. Nelson

Generations of other members of the First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve Apostles

Sixth Generation
The Silent Generation
Born Between 1928 and 1945

Dallin H. Oaks
Henry B. Eyring
M Russell Ballard
Jeffrey R. Holland
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quinton L. Cook
D. Todd Christopherson

Seventh Generation
The Baby Boomers (Post World War II Baby Boom)
Born between 1946 and 1965

David A. Bednar
Neil L. Anderson
Ronald A. Rasband
Gary E. Stevenson
Dale G. Renland
Gerritt W. Gong
Ulisses Soares


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