“Presidents of the Church,” Doctrine and Covenants Stories (2002), 250 “Presidents of the Church,” Doctrine and Covenants Stories, 250 Presidents of the Church Joseph Smith, 1830–1844 Brigham Young, 1847–1877 John Taylor, 1880–1887 Wilford Woodruff, 1889–1898 Lorenzo Snow, 1898–1901 Joseph F. Smith, 1901–1918 Heber J. Grant, 1918–1945 George Albert Smith, 1945–1951 David O. McKay, 1951–1970 Joseph Fielding Smith, 1970–1972 Harold B. Lee, 1972–1973 Spencer W. Kimball, 1973–1985 Ezra Taft Benson, 1985–1994 Howard W. Hunter, 1994–1995 Gordon B. Hinckley, 1995–2008 Thomas S. Monson, 2008–2018 Russell M. Nelson, 2018–