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This list of general presidencies of the Relief Society includes the general president and the counselors of the Relief Society General Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

No. Dates General President First Counselor Second Counselor
1 March 17, 1842 (1842-03-17) – 1844 Emma Smith[1][2][3]
Sarah M. Cleveland[1][2] Elizabeth Ann Whitney[1][2]
2 December 1866 – December 5, 1887 (1887-12-05) Eliza R. Snow[3][4][2]
Zina D. H. Young[4][2]
3 April 8, 1888 (1888-04-08) – August 28, 1901 (1901-08-28) Zina D. H. Young[3][4][2]
Jane S. Richards[4][2]
Bathsheba W. Smith[4][2]
4 November 10, 1901 (1901-11-10) – September 20, 1910 (1910-09-20) Bathsheba W. Smith[3][2]
Annie Taylor Hyde[2] (1901–09)
Ida S. Dusenberry[2]
None (1909–10)
5 October 3, 1910 (1910-10-03) – April 2, 1921 (1921-04-02) Emmeline B. Wells[3][2]
Clarissa S. Williams[2]
Julina L. Smith[2]
6 April 2, 1921 (1921-04-02) – October 7, 1928 (1928-10-07) Clarissa S. Williams[2][3]
Jennie B. Knight[2]
Louise Y. Robison[2]
7 October 7, 1928 (1928-10-07) – December 31, 1939 (1939-12-31) Louise Y. Robison[2][3]
Amy B. Lyman[2]
Julia A. Child[2] (1928–35)
Kate M. Barker[2] (1935–39)
8 January 1, 1940 (1940-01-01) – April 6, 1945 (1945-04-06) Amy B. Lyman[2][3]
Marcia K. Howells[2]
Donna D. Sorensen[2] (1940–42)
Belle S. Spafford[2] (1942–45)
9 April 6, 1945 (1945-04-06) – October 3, 1974 (1974-10-03)[5] Belle S. Spafford[5][2][3]
Marianne C. Sharp[5][2]
Gertrude R. Garff[2] (1945–47)
Velma N. Simonsen[2] (1947–56)
Helen W. Anderson[2] (1957–58)
Louise W. Madsen[5][2] (1958–74)
10 October 3, 1974 (1974-10-03) – April 7, 1984 (1984-04-07) Barbara B. Smith[5][2][3]
Janath R. Cannon[5][2] (1974–78)
Marian R. Boyer[5][6][2] (1974–78)
Marian R. Boyer[6][2] (1978–84) Shirley W. Thomas[6][7][2] (1978–83)
Ann S. Reese[7][2] (1983–84)
11 April 7, 1984 (1984-04-07) – March 31, 1990 (1990-03-31) Barbara W. Winder[3][8][2] Joy F. Evans[9][2] Joanne B. Doxey[9][2]
12 March 31, 1990 (1990-03-31) – April 5, 1997 (1997-04-05) Elaine L. Jack[3][10][2][11] Chieko N. Okazaki[10][2]
Aileen H. Clyde[10][2]
13 April 5, 1997 (1997-04-05) – April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06) Mary Ellen W. Smoot[3][12][13] Virginia U. Jensen[14] Sheri L. Dew[15]
14 April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06) – March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31) Bonnie D. Parkin[3][16] Kathleen H. Hughes[16] Anne C. Pingree[16]
15 March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31) – March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31) Julie B. Beck[3][17][18]
Silvia H. Allred[19] Barbara Thompson[20]
16 March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31) – April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01) Linda K. Burton[3][21] Carole M. Stephens[21] Linda S. Reeves[21]
17 April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01) – August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01) Jean B. Bingham[3][22][23]
Sharon Eubank[22][23]
Reyna I. Aburto[22][23]
18 August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01) Camille N. Johnson[24][25] J. Anette Dennis[24][25] Kristin M. Yee[24][25]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "A Record of the Organization, and Proceedings of The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo". Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book. March 17, 1842. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq "Appendix 1: Biographical Register of General Church Officers". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Eyre, Aubrey (March 17, 2020). "The Relief Society turns 178 today. Here's a look back at some of its history". Church News. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "The First Fifty Years of Relief Society". Church Historian's Press. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Report of Relief Society Conference". Ensign 4:11. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "New Relief Society Counselor Called". Ensign 9:1. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Relief Society Counselor Named". Ensign 13:11. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Barbara W. Winder: Relief Society General President". Ensign 14:5. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Relief Society Counselors Chosen". Ensign 14:7. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "New Relief Society General Presidency Called". Ensign 20:5. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "Elaine Low Jack: Twelfth General President of the Relief Society". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "Mary Ellen W. Smoot: Thirteenth General President of the Relief Society". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "Mary Ellen W. Smoot: Relief Society General President". Ensign 27:5. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Virginia Urry Jensen: First Counselor, Relief Society General Presidency". Ensign 27:5. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  15. ^ "Sheri L. Dew: Second Counselor, Relief Society General Presidency". Ensign 27:5. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  16. ^ a b c Warnock, Caleb (April 7, 2002). "Membership numbers, new leaders announced". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  17. ^ "General Authorities and General Officers: Julie B. Beck". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  18. ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher (March 31, 2012). "Mormon women's leader turns to the past to build brighter future". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  19. ^ "General Authorities and General Officers: Silvia H. Allred". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  20. ^ "General Authorities and General Officers: Barbara Thompson". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  21. ^ a b c Van Leer, Twila (March 31, 2012). "LDS Church announces changes to presiding bishopric, Relief Society presidency, First Quorum of the Seventy". Deseret News. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  22. ^ a b c "New Relief Society General Presidency Announced in April 2017 Conference". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  23. ^ a b c Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "New Mormon women's leaders bring a global bent". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  24. ^ a b c Meet the New Leaders Called at the April 2022 General Conference, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 2 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  25. ^ a b c Sustaining of General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Officers, Liahona, May 2022, pp. 30-31.
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