“Sixty Have Served as General Authorities in the British Isles,” Ensign, Oct. 1987, 76–77
Sixty Have Served as General Authorities in the British Isles
Of the thirteen General Authorities who were in the British Isles during the July conferences and historical site dedications, eight, including President Ezra Taft Benson, had served there in various capacities as General Authorities.
Church historical records show that, to date, a total of sixty Church leaders have served in the British Isles as General Authorities. Their names follow in chronological order:
1837–50 | |||
Heber C. Kimball |
British Mission |
President |
1837–38 |
Orson Hyde |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1837–38 |
Willard Richards |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1837–41 |
Brigham Young |
British Mission |
President |
1840–41 |
Wilford Woodruff |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1840–41 |
John Taylor |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1840–41 |
Heber C. Kimball |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1840–41 |
Parley P. Pratt |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1840–41 |
Orson Pratt |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1840–41 |
George A. Smith |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1840–41 |
Lorenzo Snow |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1840–43 |
Parley P. Pratt |
British Mission |
President |
1841–42 |
Orson Hyde |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1841–42 |
Wilford Woodruff |
British Mission |
President |
1845–46 |
Orson Hyde |
British Mission |
President |
1846–47 |
John Taylor |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1846–47 |
Parley P. Pratt |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1846–47 |
Orson Pratt |
British Mission |
President |
1848–51 |
1850–70 | |||
Franklin D. Richards |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1850–51 |
Erastus Snow |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1850–52 |
Lorenzo Snow |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1850–52 |
John Taylor |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1850–52 |
Franklin D. Richards |
British Mission |
President |
1851–52 |
Orson Pratt |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1853 |
Franklin D. Richards |
British Mission |
President |
1854–56 |
Orson Pratt |
British Mission |
President |
1856–57 |
Ezra T. Benson |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1856–57 |
Amasa M. Lyman |
British Mission |
President |
1860–62 |
Charles C. Rich |
British Mission |
President |
1860–62 |
Amasa M. Lyman |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1860 |
George Q. Cannon |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1860–62 |
George Q. Cannon |
British Mission |
President |
1862–64 |
John Smith |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1862–64 |
Daniel H. Wells |
British Mission |
President |
1864–65 |
Orson Pratt |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1864–67 |
Brigham Young, Jr. |
British Mission |
President |
1865–67 |
Franklin D. Richards |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1866–67 |
Brigham Young, Jr. |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1867 |
Franklin D. Richards |
British Mission |
President |
1867–68 |
1870–90 | |||
Horace S. Eldredge |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1870–71 |
Albert Carrington |
British Mission |
President |
1871–73 |
George A. Smith |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1872–73 |
Lorenzo Snow |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1872–73 |
Erastus Snow |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1873 |
John W. Young |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1873 |
Joseph F. Smith |
British Mission |
President |
1874–75 |
Albert Carrington |
British Mission |
President |
1875–77 |
Joseph F. Smith |
British Mission |
President |
1877–78 |
Orson Pratt |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1877 |
Orson Pratt |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1878 |
Albert Carrington |
British Mission |
President |
1880–82 |
John Henry Smith |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1882–85 |
Daniel H. Wells |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1884–87 |
Christian D. Fjelsted |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1886–90 |
George Teasdale |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1886–87 |
George Teasdale |
British Mission |
President |
1887–90 |
John Morgan |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1889 |
1890–1920 | |||
John W. Young |
British Mission |
Missionary |
1890 |
Brigham Young, Jr. |
British Mission |
President |
1890–93 |
Anthon H. Lund |
British Mission |
President |
1893–96 |
Rulon S. Wells |
British Mission |
President |
1896–98 |
Francis M. Lyman |
British Mission |
President |
1901–04 |
Heber J. Grant |
British Mission |
President |
1904–06 |
Charles W. Penrose |
British Mission |
President |
1906–10 |
Rudger Clawson |
British Mission |
President |
1910–13 |
Hyrum M. Smith |
British Mission |
President |
1913–16 |
George F. Richards |
British Mission |
President |
1916–19 |
George Albert Smith |
British Mission |
President |
1919–21 |
1920–87 | |||
Orson F. Whitney |
British Mission |
President |
1921–22 |
David O. McKay |
British Mission |
President |
1922–24 |
James E. Talmage |
British Mission |
President |
1924–27 |
John A. Widtsoe |
British Mission |
President |
1927–28 |
Joseph F. Merrill |
European Mission |
President |
1933–36 |
Richard R. Lyman |
European Mission |
President |
1936–38 |
Hugh B. Brown |
British Mission |
President |
1937–40 |
Hugh B. Brown |
British Mission |
President |
1944–46 |
Ezra Taft Benson |
European Mission |
President |
1946 |
Alma Sonne |
European Mission |
President |
1946–50 |
Marion D. Hanks |
British Mission |
President |
1962–64 |
Bernard P. Brockbank |
North British Mission |
President |
1960–62 |
N. Eldon Tanner |
West European Mission |
President |
1961–63 |
Bernard P. Brockbank |
Scottish-Irish Mission |
President |
1962–63 |
Mark E. Petersen |
West European Mission |
President |
1963–65 |
Robert L. Simpson |
England London Mission |
President |
1975 |
Robert D. Hales |
England London Mission |
President |
1978–79 |
Joseph B. Wirthlin |
Europe Area |
President |
1984–86 |
John Sonnenberg |
Europe Area |
Counselor |
1984–85 |
Derek A. Cuthbert |
Europe Area |
Counselor |
1984–85 |
Russell C. Taylor |
Europe Area |
Counselor |
1984–87 |
Hans B. Ringger |
Europe Area |
Counselor |
1985– |
Carlos E. Asay |
Europe Area |
President |
1986– |
Jack H. Goaslind, Jr. |
British Isles/Africa Area |
President |
1987– |
Spencer H. Osborn |
British Isles/Africa Area |
Counselor |
1987– |
Alexander B. Morrison |
British Isles/Africa Area |
Counselor |
1987– |