Succession in the Presidency
The orderly process by which the senior apostle becomes President of the Church.
48 documents · 8 libraries · 1972–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 4 documents in 1972
Documents tagged with this topic each year. Libraries cover different years (Liahona starts in 2021), so the rate compares eras more fairly than the count.
Where it lives
- General Conference20 documents
- BYU Speeches9 documents
- BYU Studies9 documents
- Interpreter3 documents
- Scripture Central3 documents
- Liahona Articles2 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions1 document
- Religious Educator1 document
Latest
Liahona Articles
Worldly Chaos Versus the Divine Order of Christ’s Church (opens in a new tab)
Joy Elizabeth Oluwabiyi · Aug 2026
Scripture Central
Why Did the Mantle of Joseph Smith Fall on Brigham Young? (opens in a new tab)
Nov 2025
Scripture Central
Why Does God Give Revelation for the Church Only to the Presiding Prophet? (opens in a new tab)
Mar 2025
BYU Studies
Kanesville Memorial (opens in a new tab)
Jacob W. Olmstead · 2025
Scripture Central
How Was a Void in Leadership Dangerous for the Nephites? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Jan 2024
Interpreter
Aftermath of the Martyrdom: Aspirants to the Mantle of the Prophet Joseph Smith (opens in a new tab)
R. Jean Addams · 2024
Liahona Articles
The Sure Witness of Modern Prophets (opens in a new tab)
Dallin H. Oaks · Oct 2023
BYU Speeches
His Sheep Still Hear His Voice (opens in a new tab)
Mark L. Pace · Mar 2021
General Conference
The Heart of a Prophet (opens in a new tab)
Gary E. Stevenson · Apr 2018
BYU Studies
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Ronald L. Fox · 2017
Earliest
General Conference
The Strength of the Priesthood (opens in a new tab)
Harold B. Lee · Apr 1972
Most frequent voices
- Gordon B. Hinckley4 documents
- N. Eldon Tanner4 documents
- David B. Haight3 documents
- Boyd K. Packer2 documents
- Bruce R. McConkie2 documents
- Harold B. Lee2 documents
- James E. Faust2 documents
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