Libraries. WebSeniority in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles The President of the Church is the Apostle with the most seniority. Lyman E. Johnson excommunicated in 1838. Was excommunicated for apostasy March 17, 1839, and was rebaptized on July 16, 1857. Elder Marvin J. Ashton, age 68, ordained an apostle on Dec. 2, 1971. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are led by a group of 15 men, each ordained as an apostle of Jesus Christ. apostle1 (Current apostles, by seniority Biography M. Russell Ballard President M. Russell Ballard has served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints since October 6, 1985. Serve. Succession in the Presidency He had been serving as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy. WebThe Quorum of the Twelve Apostles includes twelve everyday men with the same divine responsibility as Peter, James, John, and the other early Apostles. Priesthood of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temples, Russell M. Nelson: New President of the Quorum of the Twelve Aposltes, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)&oldid=1124719254, Leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), Presidents in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2014, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Rebaptized shortly after in 1843 and readmitted back into the Twelve. Specific rules have applied to As such, all members of the Quorum report directly to him. Serve. He is the father of Heber J. Current Apostles of Jesus Christ Though Packer's passing left Nelson, the next senior apostle as the, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Chronology of the First Presidency (LDS Church), List of members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temples, The Apostolic Succession of Joseph F. Smith, "General Authorities and General Officers of the Church", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)&oldid=1126586443, Leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Organizational subdivisions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), Articles with dead external links from November 2016, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 10 December 2022, at 04:06. The senior apostle presides at a meeting of the Quorum of the Twelve to consider two alternative propositions: i. Specific rules have applied to special situations that have come up over time. June 23, 1994 Elder Jeffrey R. Holland is ordained an apostle at age 53.