List of general presidencies of the Relief Society

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 (1842-03-17) – 1844 Emma Smith[1][2][3]
Sarah M. Cleveland[1][2] Elizabeth Ann Whitney[1][2]
2 December 1866 – December 5, 1887 (1887-12-05) Eliza R. Snow[3][4][2]
Zina D. H. Young[4][2]
3 April 8, 1888 (1888-04-08) – August 28, 1901 (1901-08-28) Zina D. H. Young[3][4][2]
Jane S. Richards[4][2]
Bathsheba W. Smith[4][2]
4 November 10, 1901 (1901-11-10) – September 20, 1910 (1910-09-20) Bathsheba W. Smith[3][2]
Annie Taylor Hyde[2] (1901–09)
Ida S. Dusenberry[2]
None (1909–10)
5 October 3, 1910 (1910-10-03) – April 2, 1921 (1921-04-02) Emmeline B. Wells[3][2]
Clarissa S. Williams[2]
Julina L. Smith[2]
6 April 2, 1921 (1921-04-02) – October 7, 1928 (1928-10-07) Clarissa S. Williams[2][3]
Jennie B. Knight[2]
Louise Y. Robison[2]
7 October 7, 1928 (1928-10-07) – December 31, 1939 (1939-12-31) 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 (1940-01-01) – April 6, 1945 (1945-04-06) 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 (1945-04-06) – October 3, 1974 (1974-10-03)[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 (1974-10-03) – April 7, 1984 (1984-04-07) 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 (1984-04-07) – March 31, 1990 (1990-03-31) Barbara W. Winder[3][8][2] Joy F. Evans[9][2] Joanne B. Doxey[9][2]
12 March 31, 1990 (1990-03-31) – April 5, 1997 (1997-04-05) Elaine L. Jack[3][10][2][11] Chieko N. Okazaki[10][2]
Aileen H. Clyde[10][2]
13 April 5, 1997 (1997-04-05) – April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06) Mary Ellen W. Smoot[3][12][13] Virginia U. Jensen[14] Sheri L. Dew[15]
14 April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06) – March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31) Bonnie D. Parkin[3][16] Kathleen H. Hughes[16] Anne C. Pingree[16]
15 March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31) – March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31) Julie B. Beck[3][17][18] Silvia H. Allred[19] Barbara Thompson[20]
16 March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31) – April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01) Linda K. Burton[3][21] Carole M. Stephens[21] Linda S. Reeves[21]
17 April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01) – August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01) Jean B. Bingham[3][22][23] Sharon Eubank[22][23]
Reyna I. Aburto[22][23]
18 August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01) Camille N. Johnson[24][25] J. Anette Davis[24][25] Kristin M. Yee[24][25]

References

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