Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Meet Elder Patrick Kearon, the first LDS convert in a century to be named apostle
By Bob Smietana — January 24, 2024
(RNS) — The 62-year-old British and Irish citizen, who joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in his 20s, was named an apostle in December. He's best known for a 2016 talk about the refugee crisis.
Mormon church selects British man who converted to the faith as an adult for top governing body
By Hannah Schoenbaum — December 11, 2023
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than half the faith’s 17 million members live outside the United States, according to church statistics.
Frail Mormon prophet Monson no longer goes to office regularly, confers with counselors ‘as needed’
By Lauren Markoe — May 24, 2017
SALT LAKE CITY (SLT) This marks a public change from what Mormon officials reported last fall, stating then that their prophet-leader went to the office every day and attended top-level church meetings in which he led the discussions and made decisions.
The Mormon church’s missed opportunity to engage race, international diversity (COMMENTARY)
By Jana Riess — October 5, 2015
(RNS) In filling the spots for three apostles, Mormonism had the chance “to demonstrate that this is a global church that happened to begin in America, and not an American church.” It didn't.
Mormon Church appoints three men to its governing body
By Reuters — October 4, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY – Elders Ronald A. Rasband, Gary F. Stevenson and Dale G. Renlund were named to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Third member of Mormon Church’s highest governing body dies in five months
By Reuters — September 23, 2015
(Reuters) The death of Richard G. Scott leaves three empty seats on the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and "a leadership void not experienced in Mormonism in more than a century."
How a new Mormon apostle is chosen
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — June 1, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY – All Mormon apostles are seen by members as “prophets, seers and revelators.” They also become full-time executives, running a billion-dollar enterprise.
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