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	C	20th Century
	Cn1	21st Century
	Dp3	1950s
	Dp2	1960s
	Dp1	1970s
	D	1980s
	Dn1	1990s
	Dn2	2000s
	Dn3	2010s
	Y0	1980
	Y1	1981
	Y2	1982
	Y3	1983
	Y4	1984
	Y5	1985
	Y6	1986
	Y7	1987
	Y8	1988
	Y9	1989

1981

is called as third counselor in the First Presidency due to the physical weakness of Presidents Spencer W. Kimball , N. Eldon Tanner , and Marion G. Romney . Hinckley is referred to in the press as the "acting president of the church" because Kimball, Tanner, and Romney are largely out of the public eye.

is ordained to the Quorum Of The Twelve Apostles to fill the vacancy left by Hinckley's call to the First Presidency.

1982

passes away. Consequently, Marion G. Romney is named as First Counselor, and Gordon B. Hinckley is named as Second Counselor.

1983

passes away.

1984

passes away

is ordained to the Quorum Of The Twelve Apostles .

is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

1985

passes away.

is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

dies. Ezra Taft Benson becomes the 13th president of the church.

1986

is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

1988

, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, passes away.

is ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

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