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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.
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.
William Smith readmitted to Quorum by a vote of the Church 27 June 1839 – 14 April 1840 Brigham Young (de facto) Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith: Joseph Smith: Orson Hyde readmitted to Quorum by a vote of the Church
When the church president dies, the president of the Quorum of the Twelve succeeds him. There have been 27 men who have served as President of the Twelve (one of whom served two non-consecutive terms). Of these, 16 subsequently become the church president. Since January 2018, Dallin H. Oaks has been the President of the Quorum of the Twelve.
1. Emeritus general authorities are individuals who have been released from active duties as general authorities. However, they remain general authorities of the church until their death. Except for the three former members of the Presiding Bishopric noted, all living emeritus general authorities are former members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy. 2. These former members of the ...
In the Latter Day Saint movement, the Quorum of the Twelve (also known as the Council of the Twelve, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Council of the Twelve Apostles, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies (or quorums) of the church hierarchy organized by the movement's founder Joseph Smith and patterned after the Apostles of Jesus (Commissioning of the Twelve Apostles).
This article lists the presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The included persons have served as President of the Church and prophet, seer, and revelator of the LDS Church.
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.
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