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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.

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! colspan = "2" | General President

! colspan = "2" | First Counselor

! colspan = "2" | Second Counselor

1

| {{start date|1842|03|17}} – 1844

| width = "130px" | Emma Smith

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| width = "190px" | Sarah M. Cleveland

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| rowspan = "2" width = "200px" | Elizabeth Ann Whitney

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2

| December 1866 – {{end date|1887|12|05}}

| Eliza R. Snow

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| Zina D. H. Young

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3

| {{start date|1888|04|08}} – {{end date|1901|08|28}}

| Zina D. H. Young

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| Jane S. Richards

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| Bathsheba W. Smith

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rowspan = "2" | 4

| rowspan = "2" | {{start date|1901|11|10}} – {{end date|1910|09|20}}

| rowspan = "2" | Bathsheba W. Smith

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| Annie Taylor Hyde (1901–09)

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| rowspan = "2" | Ida S. Dusenberry

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colspan = "2" | None (1909–10)
5

| {{start date|1910|10|03}} – {{end date|1921|04|02}}

| Emmeline B. Wells

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| Clarissa S. Williams

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| Julina L. Smith

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6

| {{start date|1921|04|02}} – {{end date|1928|10|07}}

| Clarissa S. Williams

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| Jennie B. Knight

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| Louise Y. Robison

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rowspan = "2" | 7

| rowspan = "2" | {{start date|1928|10|07}} – {{end date|1939|12|31}}

| rowspan = "2" width = "130px" | Louise Y. Robison

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| rowspan = "2" | Amy B. Lyman

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| Julia A. Child (1928–35)

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Kate M. Barker (1935–39)

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rowspan = "2" | 8

| rowspan = "2" | {{start date|1940|01|01}} – {{end date|1945|04|06}}

| rowspan = "2" | Amy B. Lyman

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| rowspan = "2" | Marcia K. Howells

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| Donna D. Sorensen (1940–42)

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Belle S. Spafford (1942–45)

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rowspan = "4" | 9

| rowspan = "4" | {{start date|1945|04|06}} – {{end date|1974|10|03}}

| rowspan = "4" | Belle S. Spafford

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| rowspan = "4" | Marianne C. Sharp

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| Gertrude R. Garff (1945–47)

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Velma N. Simonsen (1947–56)

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Helen W. Anderson (1957–58)

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Louise W. Madsen (1958–74)

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rowspan = "3" | 10

| rowspan = "3" | {{start date|1974|10|03}} – {{end date|1984|04|07}}

| rowspan = "3" | Barbara B. Smith

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| Janath R. Cannon (1974–78)

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| Marian R. Boyer (1974–78)

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| rowspan = "2" | Marian R. Boyer (1978–84)

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| Shirley W. Thomas (1978–83)

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| Ann S. Reese (1983–84)

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| 11

| {{start date|1984|04|07}} – {{end date|1990|03|31}}

| Barbara W. Winder

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| Joy F. Evans

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| Joanne B. Doxey

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| 12

| {{start date|1990|03|31}} – {{end date|1997|04|05}}

| Elaine L. Jack

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| Chieko N. Okazaki

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| Aileen H. Clyde

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| 13

| {{start date|1997|04|05}} – {{end date|2002|04|06}}

| Mary Ellen W. Smoot

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| Virginia U. Jensen

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| Sheri L. Dew

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| 14

| {{start date|2002|04|06}} – {{end date|2007|03|31}}

| Bonnie D. Parkin

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| Kathleen H. Hughes

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| Anne C. Pingree

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| 15

| {{start date|2007|03|31}} – {{end date|2012|03|31}}

| Julie B. Beck

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| Silvia H. Allred

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| Barbara Thompson

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| 16

| {{start date|2012|03|31}} – {{end date|2017|04|01}}

| Linda K. Burton

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| Carole M. Stephens

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| Linda S. Reeves

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|17

| {{start date|2017|04|01}} – {{end date|2022|08|01}}

| Jean B. Bingham

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| Sharon Eubank

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| Reyna I. Aburto

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| 18

| {{start date|2022|08|01}}

| Camille N. Johnson[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/new-leaders-april-2022-conference Meet the New Leaders Called at the April 2022 General Conference], Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 2 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.[https://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/2022-04-2010-sustaining-of-general-authorities-area-seventies-and-general-officers-eng.pdf?lang=eng Sustaining of General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Officers], Liahona, May 2022, pp. 30-31.

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| J. Anette Davis

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| Kristin M. Yee

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References

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{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-06 |last=Eyre |first=Aubrey |url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/history-revisited/2020-03-17/relief-society-anniversary-history-worlwide-women-176759 |title=The Relief Society turns 178 today. Here's a look back at some of its history |work=Church News|date=17 March 2020 }}

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{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-06 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1979/01/news-of-the-church/new-relief-society-counselor-called |title=New Relief Society Counselor Called |work=Ensign 9:1}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-06 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1983/11/news-of-the-church/relief-society-counselor-named |title=Relief Society Counselor Named |work=Ensign 13:11}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-06 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1984/05/news-of-the-church/barbara-w-winder-relief-society-general-president |title=Barbara W. Winder: Relief Society General President |work=Ensign 14:5}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-06 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1984/07/news-of-the-church/relief-society-counselors-chosen |title=Relief Society Counselors Chosen |work=Ensign 14:7}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-06 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1990/05/news-of-the-church/new-relief-society-general-presidency-called |title=New Relief Society General Presidency Called |work=Ensign 20:5}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-04 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/callings/relief-society/relief-society-presidents/elaine-l-jack |title=Elaine Low Jack: Twelfth General President of the Relief Society |work=ChurchOfJesusChrist.org}}

{{cite encyclopedia |accessdate=2020-04-06 |url=https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/EoM/id/5941 |title=Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Mormonism}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-04 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/callings/relief-society/relief-society-presidents/mary-ellen-smoot |title=Mary Ellen W. Smoot: Thirteenth General President of the Relief Society |work=ChurchOfJesusChrist.org}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-06 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1997/05/news-of-the-church/mary-ellen-wood-smoot-relief-society-general-president |title=Mary Ellen W. Smoot: Relief Society General President |work=Ensign 27:5}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-06 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1997/05/news-of-the-church/virginia-urry-jensen-first-counselor-relief-society-general-presidency |title=Virginia Urry Jensen: First Counselor, Relief Society General Presidency |work=Ensign 27:5}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-06 |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1997/05/news-of-the-church/sheri-l-dew-second-counselor-relief-society-general-presidency |title=Sheri L. Dew: Second Counselor, Relief Society General Presidency |work=Ensign 27:5}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-04 |last=Warnock |first=Caleb |url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/membership-numbers-new-leaders-announced/article_7d46dbe5-195b-5fc1-8634-fab6985fa20a.html |title=Membership numbers, new leaders announced |work=Provo Daily Herald |date=2002-04-07}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-04 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leader/julie-b-beck |title=General Authorities and General Officers: Julie B. Beck |work=ChurchOfJesusChrist.org}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-06 |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leader/silvia-h-allred |title=General Authorities and General Officers: Silvia H. Allred |work=ChurchOfJesusChrist.org}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-06 |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leader/barbara-thompson |title=General Authorities and General Officers: Barbara Thompson |work=ChurchOfJesusChrist.org}}

{{cite web |accessdate=2020-04-04 |last=Stack |first=Peggy Fletcher |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=53708919&itype=CMSID |title= Mormon women's leader turns to the past to build brighter future |newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune |date=2012-03-31}}

{{cite news |accessdate=2020-04-04 |last=Van Leer |first=Twila |title= LDS Church announces changes to presiding bishopric, Relief Society presidency, First Quorum of the Seventy |newspaper=Deseret News |date=2012-03-31 |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765564839/LDS-Church-announces-changes-to-presiding-bishopric-Relief-Society-presidency-First-Quorum-of-the.html?pg=all |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121107082030/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765564839/LDS-Church-announces-changes-to-presiding-bishopric-Relief-Society-presidency-First-Quorum-of-the.html?pg=all |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 7, 2012 }}

{{cite news |accessdate=2020-04-04 |title= New Relief Society General Presidency Announced in April 2017 Conference |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/new-relief-society-general-presidency-announced-in-april-2017-conference |work=ChurchOfJesusChrist.org}}

{{cite news |accessdate=2020-04-04 |last1=Stack |first=Peggy Fletcher |title=New Mormon women's leaders bring a global bent |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=5128361&itype=CMSID |work=Salt Lake Tribune}}

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