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1282:(1934–43)
1276:(1918–34)
1270:(1909–18)
1264:(1907–09)
1258:(1901–06)
1246:(1894–99)
1240:(1883–94)
1218:(2015–19)
1212:(2014–15)
1206:(2009–14)
1200:(2004–09)
1194:(2001–04)
1182:(1997–98)
1170:(1992–94)
1164:(1991–92)
1152:(1989–91)
1140:(1981–85)
1134:(1979–81)
1122:(1978–79)
1113:(1971–75)
1107:(1966–71)
1101:(1952–66)
1095:(1949–52)
1089:(1943–49)
1083:(1934–43)
1077:(1918–34)
1071:(1909–18)
1065:(1901–09)
1053:(1872–99)
1031:(2014–19)
1029:Callister
1025:(2009–14)
1016:(2003–04)
1010:(2001–03)
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1004:(2000–01)
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935:(1918–34)
929:(1901–18)
839:(2007–15)
823:(1986–94)
815:(1980–86)
807:(1974–80)
799:(1971–74)
791:(1964–71)
783:(1959–64)
775:(1954–59)
402:in 1981.
222:Biography
192:president
61:In office
1361:Cuthbert
1328:Goaslind
1204:McConkie
1150:Cuthbert
1111:Wirthlin
805:Andersen
632:Newsroom
610:Newsroom
497:Archived
470:Newsroom
333:accepted
295:freshmen
1433:Durrant
1409:Groberg
1304:Derrick
1216:Durrant
1192:Groberg
1081:Bennion
1051:Goddard
1014:Bateman
987:Lybbert
981:Pinnock
975:Simpson
969:Pinnock
945:Bennion
906:General
855:(2020–)
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813:Cameron
781:Wootton
529:Liahona
449:Liahona
200:Mission
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1421:Oswald
1382:Cutler
1351:(1986)
1349:Tuttle
1319:Oswald
1286:Reiser
1256:Tanner
1244:Maeser
1238:Morgan
1229:Second
1210:Tanner
1168:Cutler
1162:Rector
1158:(1991)
1128:(1979)
1126:Oswald
1093:Reiser
1057:Maeser
1002:Jensen
996:Hillam
963:Nelson
923:(1901)
915:Cannon
845:Tanner
797:Brower
695:Ensign
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419:Ensign
399:Ensign
394:hymnal
318:bishop
240:Brazil
196:Brazil
125:Spouse
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1138:Hales
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927:Smith
853:Kauwe
176:tenth
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