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Sustaining of the General Authorities and Officers of the Church

Heber J. Grant, President of the Church

1926 October General Conference·Concluding Session·1926-10-05

Presented the General Authorities and Officers of the Church, who were voted upon and unanimously sustained, 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.

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

PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES

Rudger Clawson

COUNCIL OF THE 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 in the First Presidency, the Twelve Apostles and the Presiding Patriarch as Prophets, Seers and Revelators.

FIRST COUNCIL OF THE SEVENTY

Brigham H. Roberts Jonathan G. Kimball Charles H. Hart

Rulon S. Wells Levi Edgar Young

Joseph W. McMurrin Rey L. Pratt

PRESIDING BISHOPRIC

Sylvester Q. Cannon, Presiding Bishop David A. Smith, First Counselor John Wells, Second Counselor

TRUSTEE IN TRUST

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

GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH

CHURCH HISTORIAN AND RECORDER

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

CHURCH BOARD OF EDUCATION

Heber J. Grant Joseph Fielding Smith

Anthony W. Ivins David O. McKay

Charles W. Nibley Stephen L. Richards

Willard Young Richard R. Lyman

Rudger Clawson John A. Widtsoe

Orson F. Whitney Adam S. Bennion

Arthur Winter, Secretary and Treasurer

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, Asst. Conductor

George C. Smith, Secretary

ORGANISTS

Edward P. Kimball Alexander Schreiner

Tracy Y. Cannon Frank W. Asper

CLERK OF GENERAL CONFERENCE

Edward H. Anderson

GENERAL AUXILIARY OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH

NATIONAL WOMAN'S RELIEF SOCIETY

Clarissa S. Williams, President Jennie B. Knight, First Counselor Louise Y. Robison, Second Counselor

with all the members of the Board as at present constituted.

DESERET SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION

David O. McKay, General Superintendent Stephen L. Richards, 1st Asst. Gen'l Supt. George D. Pyper, 2nd Asst. Gen'l Supt. with all the members of the Board as at present constituted.

YOUNG MEN'S MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

George Albert Smith, General Superintendent Richard R. Lyman, 1st Asst. Supt. Melvin J. Ballard, 2nd Asst. Supt. with all the members of the Board as at present constituted.

YOUNG LADIES' MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

Martha H. Tingey, President Ruth May Fox, First Counselor Lucy Grant Cannon, Second Counselor with all the members of the Board as at present constituted.

PRIMARY ASSOCIATION

May Anderson, President Sadie G. Pack, First Counselor Isabelle S. Ross, Second Counselor with all the members of the Board as at present constituted.

Cite this talkHeber J. Grant, "Sustaining of the General Authorities and Officers of the Church," 1926 October General Conference, Concluding Session (1926-10-05). Pulpit Vault, 1926-10-46-heber-j-grant-remarks-60. Authoritative print text from archive.org.Pulpit Vault, edition of 23 September 2026 (commit 4bdc6ac627).