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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:
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 2008-04-10 80 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 73.4 Member Chair, Temple and Family History Executive Council [14] Ronald A. Rasband: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 2015-10-08 73.9 ...
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 a combined meeting of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, seniority is unanimously changed to be based on entry into the Quorum of the Twelve instead of date of ordination, ensuring George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith's seniority to Brigham Young Jr. [2] 8 April 1900 Reed Smoot ordained. 12 April 1901 George Q. Cannon dies.
During Young's presidency, seniority within the Quorum of the Twelve was formalized to mean "continuous service as an Apostle since being ordained as one of the Twelve". [ citation needed ] The original apostles of 1835 had been ranked by age, and two of them had been excommunicated and later restored to fellowship.
Dale Gunnar Renlund (born November 13, 1952) is an American religious leader and former cardiologist who serves in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). [2] He has been a general authority of the church since 2009. Currently, he is the twelfth most senior apostle in the church. [3]
David Todd Christofferson (born January 24, 1945) is an American religious leader and former lawyer who serves as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has been a general authority of the church since 1993. Currently, he is the eighth most senior apostle in the church.
In the LDS Church, the Quorum of the Twelve is officially referred to as the "Quorum of the Twelve Apostles" or "Council of the Twelve Apostles". The group normally has a leadership role in the church that is second only to the church's First Presidency. The Quorum implicitly follows the First Presidency's policies and pronouncements and its ...