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  2. Apostolic succession (LDS Church) - Wikipedia

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    At the head of the LDS Church are fifteen men: [1] three of them, the church president and his two counselors, form the church's highest council, the First Presidency.In addition, a council serving the church in a role secondary to that of the First Presidency is the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

  3. Apostle (Latter Day Saints) - Wikipedia

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    The Bible Dictionary of the LDS Church defines apostle as meaning "one sent forth" and elaborates as follows: [Apostle] was the title Jesus gave ( Luke 6:13 ) to the twelve whom he chose and ordained ( John 15:16 ) to be his closest disciples during his ministry on earth, and whom he sent forth to represent him after his ascension into heaven.

  4. Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 2008-04-10 79.8 Member Utah [9] Member, Church Board of Education/Boards of Trustees. Chairman, CES Executive Committee [13] Neil L. Andersen: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 2009-04-09 73.3 Member Chair, Temple and Family History Executive Council [14] Ronald A. Rasband: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 2015-10-08 73.8 ...

  5. List of members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS ...

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    After the death of Joseph Smith, Wight felt compelled to follow the orders Joseph Smith had given him to found a safe haven for the Latter-day Saints in the Republic of Texas. Brigham Young tried to get Wight and his group to join the main body of Mormonism, in Utah, several times, but Wight refused each time.

  6. M. Russell Ballard - Wikipedia

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    Melvin Russell Ballard Jr. (October 8, 1928 – November 12, 2023) was an American businessman and religious leader who served as the Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2018 until his death in 2023. [3]

  7. Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) - Wikipedia

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    The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in September 1898 [1]. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve Apostles, or simply the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy.

  8. Dieter F. Uchtdorf - Wikipedia

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    He is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Called as an apostle in 2004, he served as Second Counselor to Thomas S. Monson in the church's First Presidency from 2008 until Monson's death on 2 January 2018. [4] Currently, Uchtdorf is the fifth most senior apostle in the ...

  9. Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)

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    Brigham Young, Jr. ordained an apostle, but not a member of the Quorum. John Willard Young ordained an apostle, but not a member of the Quorum. (Set apart as counselor to Brigham Young in 1867, and to Twelve in 1877.) Joseph Angell Young ordained an apostle, but not a member of the Quorum. 1 July 1866