Salt Lake Temple
Presidents and Matrons
Temple presidents and matrons are called to oversee all activities performed at the temple. They serve voluntarily, usually for a period of several years. Following is a list of the current and former presidents and matrons of the Salt Lake Temple.
| Temple President | Temple Matron | Years Served |
|---|---|---|
| Blaine Jackson Wixom Jr. | Rosemary Mix Wixom | 2017– |
| Cecil Osborn Samuelson Jr. | Sharon Giauque Samuelson | 2014–2017 |
| Oren Claron Alldredge Jr. | Lillian Kaye Smith Alldredge | 2011–2014 |
| Sheldon Fay Child | Joan Haacke Child | 2008–2011 |
| Milton Richard Walker | Kathleen Hinckley Barnes Walker | 2005–2008 |
| Lloyd Aldin Porter | Shirley Faye Palmer Porter | 2002–2005 |
| Derrill Hunt Richards | Colleen Germer Richards | 1999–1999 |
| Warren Eugene Hansen | Jenine Showell Hansen | 1999–2002 |
| Carlos Egan Asay | Colleen Webb Asay | 1996–1999 |
| George Ivins Cannon | Isabel Hales Cannon | 1993–1996 |
| Spencer Hamlin Osborn | Avanelle Richards Osborn | 1990–1993 |
| Edgar Martell Denny | Eula Jane Peterson Denny | 1987–1990 |
| Victor Lee Brown | Lois Ashton Kjar Brown | 1985–1987 |
| Marion Duff Hanks | Maxine Lehua Christensen Hanks | 1982–1985 |
| Alexander Raine Curtis | Elaine Broadbent Curtis | 1977–1982 |
| John Kaestli Edmunds | Jasmine Romney Edmunds | 1972–1977 |
| Oscar Leslie Stone | Dorothy Cobbley Stone | 1968–1972 |
| Edward Howard Stevenson McDonald | Lillian Hamilton Ferguson Ella Gibbs McDonald |
1964–1968 |
| Willard Richards Smith | Florence Grant Smith | 1961–1964 |
| ElRay LaVar Christiansen | Lewella Ann Rees Christiansen | 1953–1961 |
| Robert Dixon Young | Mary Susannah Parker Young | 1949–1953 |
| Joseph Fielding Smith | Jessie Evans Smith | 1945–1949 |
| Stephen L. Chipman | Annie Maddick Jamison Chipman Florence Gay Smith |
1938–1945 |
| George Franklin Richards | Alice Almira Robinson Richards | 1921–1938 |
| Anthon Henrik Lund | Edna Lambson Smith | 1911–1921 |
| Joseph Fielding Smith Sr. | Bathsheba Wilson Bigler Smith | 1898–1911 |
| Lorenzo Snow | Zina Diantha Huntington Young | 1893–1898 |