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Authorities Sustained

Heber J. Grant, President of the Church

1922 October General Conference·Closing Session·1922-10-08

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

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.

Joseph Fielding Smith.

Reed Smoot.

James E. Talmage.

George Albert Smith.

Stephen L. Richards.

George F. Richards.

Richard R. Lyman.

Orson F. Whitney.

Melvin J. Ballard.

David O. McKay.

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.

Joseph W. McMurrin.

Brigham H. Roberts.

Charles H. Hart.

Jonathan G. Kimball.

Levi Edgar Young.

Rulon S. Wells.

Presiding Bishopric

Charles W. Nibley, Presiding Bishop.

David A. Smith, First Counselor.

John Wells, Second Counselor.

Trustee-in-Trust

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

Church Historian and Recorder

Joseph Fielding Smith, with the following assistants: Andrew Jenson, Brigham H. Roberts, A. Wm. Lund, Junius F. Wells.

Church Board of Education

Heber J. Grant; John A. Widtsoe; Charles W. Penrose; David O. McKay; Anthony W. Ivins; Stephen L. Richards; Willard Young; Richard R. Lyman; Rudger Clawson; Arthur Winter, secretary and treasurer; Orson F. Whitney; Joseph Fielding Smith.

Commissioners of Education

John A. Widtsoe; Stephen L. Richards; Richard R. Lyman.

Superintendent of Church Schools

Adam S. Bennion.

Auditing Committee

Henry H. Rolapp; John C. Cutler; 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.

Clerk of General Conference

Edward H. Anderson.

Cite this talkHeber J. Grant, "Authorities Sustained," 1922 October General Conference, Closing Session (1922-10-08). Pulpit Vault, 1922-10-53-heber-j-grant-remarks-60. Authoritative print text from archive.org.Pulpit Vault, edition of 23 September 2026 (commit 4bdc6ac627).