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They were female members of the church in Philippi, and according to the text of Philippians 4: 2–3, they were involved in a disagreement together. The author of the letter, Paul the Apostle , whose writings generally reveal his concern that internal disunity will seriously undermine the church, beseeched the two women to "agree in the Lord".
Nearly all members of the Anointed Quorum were important leaders and their wives in the church or community, including the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. After Smith's death in June 1844, members of the Anointed Quorum continued to meet under the direction of Brigham Young, even admitting additional persons to the group.
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Brigham Young, February 12, 1849 () – June 8, 1873 () LDS Church Apostle, called by Brigham Young, February 12, 1849 () – October 10, 1901 () Notes: Brother-in-law of both Joseph Smith and Brigham Young through Eliza R. Snow. Name: Erastus Snow: Born:
There were no women among the Twelve, and neither were there any Gentiles. All four listings in the New Testament of the names of the Twelve indicate that all of the Twelve were Jewish males: Matthew 10:1–4; Mark 3:13–19; Luke 6:12–16; Acts 1:13
The New Testament of the Bible refers to a number of women in Jesus' inner circle—notably his Mother Mary and Mary Magdalene who is stated to have discovered the empty tomb of Christ and known as the "apostle to the apostles" since she was the one commissioned by the risen Jesus to go and tell the 11 disciples that he was risen, according to ...
Esther (her Hebrew name was Hadassah) – Queen of the Persian Empire in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus. Esther [50] Eunice – mother of Timothy [51] Euodia – Christian of the church in Philippi [52] Eve – First woman, wife of Adam. Genesis [53]
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 ...
Mary Wilhelmina was born Mary Elizabeth Lancaster on April 13, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri. [5] She was a descendent of enslaved African-Americans from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri . [ 2 ] She joined the Oblate Sisters of Providence , a congregation of black religious sisters in Baltimore , Maryland , when she was 17 years old and adopted the name ...