President ezra taft benson lds
President ezra taft benson lds
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Ezra Taft Benson
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1899–1994)
For the religious leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1811–1869) and great-grandfather of Ezra Taft Benson, see Ezra T.
Benson.
| Ezra Taft Benson | |
|---|---|
Benson in 1977 | |
| November 10, 1985 – May 30, 1994 | |
| Predecessor | Spencer W.
Kimball |
| Successor | Howard W. Hunter |
| December 30, 1973 – November 10, 1985 | |
| Predecessor | Spencer W. Kimball |
| Successor | Marion G.
Romney |
| End reason | Became President of the Church |
| October 7, 1943 – November 10, 1985 | |
| Called by | Heber J.
Grant |
| End reason | Became President of the Church |
| October 7, 1943 – May 30, 1994 | |
| Called by | Heber J. Grant |
| Reason | Deaths of Sylvester Q.
Cannon and Rudger Clawson[1] |
| Reorganization at end of term | Jeffrey R. Holland ordained |
| January 21, 1953 – January 20, 1961 | |
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