16 presidents have led Mormon church

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A list of the 16 presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the dates they held the position:

- Joseph Smith. 1830-1844.

- Brigham Young. 1847-1877.

- John Taylor. 1880-1887.

- Wilford Woodruff. 1887-1898.

- Lorenzo Snow. 1898-1901.

- Joseph F. Smith. 1901-1918

- Heber J. Grant. 1918-1945.

- George A. Smith. 1945-1951.

- David O. McKay. 1951-1970.

- Joseph Fielding Smith. 1970-1972.

- Harold B. Lee. 1972-1973.

- Spencer W. Kimball. 1973-1985.

- Ezra Taft Benson. 1985-1994

- Howard William Hunter. 1994-1995.

- Gordon B. Hinckley. 1995- 2008.

- Thomas S. Monson. 2008-2018.