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On April 5, 2008, during the solemn assembly session of the church's general conference when Thomas S. Monson was sustained as church president, Christofferson was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. [10] As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Christofferson is regarded by church members as a prophet, seer, and revelator.
Although the concept of the apostles in the context of Christianity generally refers to the first twelve apostles of Jesus Christ as enumerated in the Gospels [15] [16] (Judas Iscariot being replaced by Matthias due to his treachery), [17] some apostolados contain portraits of other important figures in Christianity, such as Jesus, Paul, Mary, and/or Luke.
On 31 March 2018, Soares was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. [19] He and Gerrit W. Gong were sustained to fill the vacancies created from the deaths of Thomas S. Monson and Robert D. Hales. [20] He was widely reported as one of the first two "non-white" members of the Quorum of the Twelve and first Latino apostle.
This was the first time since 1906 that three new apostles were sustained at once. They are the 98th, 99th and 100th members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the church's history. [8] [9] In August 2018, Rasband threw the ceremonial first pitch for the annual LDS Night of the Los Angeles Angels. [10]
Monument of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles in Domus Galilaeae, Israel. Each of the four listings of apostles in the New Testament [26] indicate that all the apostles were men. According to Christian tradition they were all Jews. [27] [28] The canonical gospels and the book of Acts give varying names of the Twelve Apostles. The list in the Gospel ...
Seventy is a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Traditionally, a church member holding this priesthood office is a "traveling minister" [1] and an "especial witness" [2] of Jesus Christ, charged with the mission of preaching the gospel to the entire world under the direction of the Twelve Apostles. [3]
Robert Dean Hales (August 24, 1932 – October 1, 2017) was an American businessman and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1994 until his death. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Hales was accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. At the time of ...
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Brigham Young, October 9, 1868 () – June 8, 1873 () LDS Church Apostle, called by Brigham Young, February 4, 1864 () – April 11, 1903 () Notes: Son of Brigham Young. Was ordained an apostle in 1864, but did not become member of the Quorum until 1868.