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.

No. Dates General President First Counselor Second Counselor
1 March 17, 1842 – 1844 Emma Smith[1][2][3]
Sarah M. Cleveland[1][2] Elizabeth Ann Whitney[1][2]
2 December 1866 – December 5, 1887 Eliza R. Snow[3][4][2]
Zina D. H. Young[4][2]
3 April 8, 1888 – August 28, 1901 Zina D. H. Young[3][4][2]
Jane S. Richards[4][2]
Bathsheba W. Smith[4][2]
4 November 10, 1901 – September 20, 1910 Bathsheba W. Smith[3][2]
Annie Taylor Hyde[2] (1901–09)
Ida S. Dusenberry[2]
None (1909–10)
5 October 3, 1910 – April 2, 1921 Emmeline B. Wells[3][2]
Clarissa S. Williams[2]
Julina L. Smith[2]
6 April 2, 1921 – October 7, 1928 Clarissa S. Williams[2][3]
Jennie B. Knight[2]
Louise Y. Robison[2]
7 October 7, 1928 – December 31, 1939 Louise Y. Robison[2][3]
Amy B. Lyman[2]
Julia A. Child[2] (1928–35)
Kate M. Barker[2] (1935–39)
8 January 1, 1940 – April 6, 1945 Amy B. Lyman[2][3]
Marcia K. Howells[2]
Donna D. Sorensen[2] (1940–42)
Belle S. Spafford[2] (1942–45)
9 April 6, 1945 – October 3, 1974[5] Belle S. Spafford[5][2][3]
Marianne C. Sharp[5][2]
Gertrude R. Garff[2] (1945–47)
Velma N. Simonsen[2] (1947–56)
Helen W. Anderson[2] (1957–58)
Louise W. Madsen[5][2] (1958–74)
10 October 3, 1974 – April 7, 1984 Barbara B. Smith[5][2][3]
Janath R. Cannon[5][2] (1974–78) Marian R. Boyer[5][6][2] (1974–78)
Marian R. Boyer[6][2] (1978–84) Shirley W. Thomas[6][7][2] (1978–83)
Ann S. Reese[7][2] (1983–84)
11 April 7, 1984 – March 31, 1990 Barbara W. Winder[3][8][2] Joy F. Evans[9][2] Joanne B. Doxey[9][2]
12 March 31, 1990 – April 5, 1997 Elaine L. Jack[3][10][2][11] Chieko N. Okazaki[10][2] Aileen H. Clyde[10][2]
13 April 5, 1997 – April 6, 2002 Mary Ellen W. Smoot[3][12][13] Virginia U. Jensen[14] Sheri L. Dew[15]
14 April 6, 2002 – March 31, 2007 Bonnie D. Parkin[3][16] Kathleen H. Hughes[16] Anne C. Pingree[16]
15 March 31, 2007 – March 31, 2012 Julie B. Beck[3][17][18] Silvia H. Allred[19] Barbara Thompson[20]
16 March 31, 2012 – April 1, 2017 Linda K. Burton[3][21] Carole M. Stephens[21] Linda S. Reeves[21]
17 April 1, 2017 – August 1, 2022 Jean B. Bingham[3][22][23] Sharon Eubank[22][23] Reyna I. Aburto[22][23]
18 August 1, 2022 Camille N. Johnson[24][25] J. Anette Davis[24][25] Kristin M. Yee[24][25]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A Record of the Organization, and Proceedings of The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo". Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book. 1842-03-17. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 "Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Eyre, Aubrey (17 March 2020). "The Relief Society turns 178 today. Here's a look back at some of its history". Church News. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "The First Fifty Years of Relief Society". Church Historian's Press. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Report of Relief Society Conference". Ensign 4:11. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  6. 1 2 3 "New Relief Society Counselor Called". Ensign 9:1. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  7. 1 2 "Relief Society Counselor Named". Ensign 13:11. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  8. ↑ "Barbara W. Winder: Relief Society General President". Ensign 14:5. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  9. 1 2 "Relief Society Counselors Chosen". Ensign 14:7. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  10. 1 2 3 "New Relief Society General Presidency Called". Ensign 20:5. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  11. ↑ "Elaine Low Jack: Twelfth General President of the Relief Society". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  12. ↑ "Mary Ellen W. Smoot: Thirteenth General President of the Relief Society". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  13. ↑ "Mary Ellen W. Smoot: Relief Society General President". Ensign 27:5. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  14. ↑ "Virginia Urry Jensen: First Counselor, Relief Society General Presidency". Ensign 27:5. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  15. ↑ "Sheri L. Dew: Second Counselor, Relief Society General Presidency". Ensign 27:5. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  16. 1 2 3 Warnock, Caleb (2002-04-07). "Membership numbers, new leaders announced". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  17. ↑ "General Authorities and General Officers: Julie B. Beck". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  18. ↑ Stack, Peggy Fletcher (2012-03-31). "Mormon women's leader turns to the past to build brighter future". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  19. ↑ "General Authorities and General Officers: Silvia H. Allred". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  20. ↑ "General Authorities and General Officers: Barbara Thompson". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  21. 1 2 3 Van Leer, Twila (2012-03-31). "LDS Church announces changes to presiding bishopric, Relief Society presidency, First Quorum of the Seventy". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  22. 1 2 3 "New Relief Society General Presidency Announced in April 2017 Conference". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  23. 1 2 3 Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "New Mormon women's leaders bring a global bent". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  24. 1 2 3 Meet the New Leaders Called at the April 2022 General Conference, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 2 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  25. 1 2 3 Sustaining of General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Officers, Liahona, May 2022, pp. 30-31.
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