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General Authorities Sustained

Heber J. Grant, President of the Church

1920 April General Conference·Closing Session·1920-04-06

Presented the General Authorities of the Church who were voted upon and unanimously sustained as follows:

First Presidency: Heber J. Grant, Prophet, Seer and Revelator and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Anthon H. Lund, First Counselor in the First Presidency. Charles W. Penrose, Second Counselor in the First Presidency. President of the Council of Twelve Apostles: Anthon H. Lund. Acting- President: Rudger Clawson.

Council of Twelve Apostles: Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Anthony W. Ivins, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage, Stephen L. Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard.

Presiding Patriarch: Hyrum G. Smith.

The Counselors in the First Presidency, the Twelve Apostles, and the Presiding Patriarch as Prophets, Seers and Revelators

First Seven Presidents of Seventy: Seymour B. Young, Brigham H. Roberts, Jonathan G. Kimball, Rulon S. Wells, Joseph W. McMurrin, Charles H. Hart, Levi Edgar Young

Presiding Bishopric: Charles W Nibley, Presiding Bishop.

David A. Smith, First Counselor.

John Wells, Second Counselor.

Church Historian and Recorder: Anthon H. Lund.

Assistants: Andrew Jenson, Brigham H. Roberts, Joseph Fielding Smith, A. William Lund.

Church Board of Education: Heber J. Grant, Anthon H. Lund, Charles W. Penrose, Willard Young, Rudger Clawson, Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Stephen L. Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Arthur Winter, Secretary and Treasurer.

Trustee-in-Trust: Heber J. Grant, as Trustee-in-Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Auditing Committee: William W. Riter, Henry H. Rolapp, John C. Cutler, Heber Scowcroft, Peter G. Johnston.

Tabernacle Choir: Anthony C. Lund. Conductor: B. Cecil Gates, Assistant Conductor; John J. McClellan, Organist; Edward P. Kimball and Tracy Y. Cannon, Assistant Organists; George C. Smith, Secretary and Treasurer. And all the members of the Choir.

Edward H. Anderson, Clerk of the Conference.

Cite this talkHeber J. Grant, "General Authorities Sustained," 1920 April General Conference, Closing Session (1920-04-06). Pulpit Vault, 1920-04-heber-j-grant-general-authorities-sustained. Authoritative print text from archive.org.Pulpit Vault, edition of 23 September 2026 (commit 4bdc6ac627).