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General Authorities Sustained

Heber J. Grant, President of the Church

1921 October General Conference·Closing Session·1921-10-09

Presented the General Authorities of the Church, and, by vote of the assembled multitude, they were unanimously sustained in their various offices and callings as follows :

General Authorities of the Church

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

Charles W. Penrose, First Counselor in the First Presidency. Anthony W. Ivins, Second Counselor in the First Presidency.

President of the Council of Twelve Apostles: Rudger Clawson.

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

Presiding Patriarch: Hyrum G. Smith.

The counselors of 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.

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

Church Historian and Recorder: Joseph Fielding Smith as Chuich Historian and Recorder, with the following assistants : Andrew Jensoiv, Brigham H. Roberts, A. William Lund, Junius F. Wells.

Church Board of Education : Heber J. Grant, Charles W. Penrose, Anthony W. Ivins, Willard Young, Rudger Clawson, Orson F. Whitney, Joseph Fielding Smith, David O. McKay, Stephen L. Richards, Richard R. Lyman; Arthur Winter, Secretary and Treasurer.

Commissioners of Education : David O. McKay, Stephen L. Richards, Richard R. Lyman.

Superintendent of Church Schools: Adam S. Bennion.

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, Assistant Organist; Tracy Y. Cannon, Assistant Organist; George C. Smith, Secretary and Treasurer. And all the members of the Choir.

Clerk of General Conference : Edward H. Anderson.

Cite this talkHeber J. Grant, "General Authorities Sustained," 1921 October General Conference, Closing Session (1921-10-09). Pulpit Vault, 1921-10-66-heber-j-grant-remarks-76. Authoritative print text from archive.org.Pulpit Vault, edition of 23 September 2026 (commit 4bdc6ac627).