Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (early Latter Day Saint movement)

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Latter Day Saint organization governing body

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the early Latter Day Saint movement was the church’s second-highest governing body, composed of twelve men regarded as special witnesses of Jesus Christ and charged with directing missionary work and church expansion.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Apostle in the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)	1
Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latter Day Saint organization ⓘ governing body ⓘ
authorityType	priesthood authority ⓘ
collectiveTitle	Traveling High Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describedAs	special witnesses of Jesus Christ ⓘ
ecclesiasticalStatus	general authority ⓘ
foundedBy	Joseph Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingDate	1835-02-14 ⓘ
foundingLocation	Kirtland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMember	Brigham Young NERFINISHED ⓘ David W. Patten NERFINISHED ⓘ Heber C. Kimball NERFINISHED ⓘ John F. Boynton NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke S. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Orson Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ Orson Pratt NERFINISHED ⓘ Parley P. Pratt NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas B. Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ William B. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ William E. McLellin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hierarchicalRank	second-highest governing body in the church ⓘ
historicalPeriod	1830s ⓘ 1840s ⓘ
jurisdiction	outside organized stakes of Zion ⓘ
languageOfOperation	English ⓘ
laterPresidentOfQuorum	Brigham Young NERFINISHED ⓘ
leadershipRole	govern the church with the First Presidency ⓘ
meetsIn	Far West, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirtland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberRole	apostle ⓘ
numberOfMembers	12 ⓘ
presidentOfQuorum	Thomas B. Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ
priesthoodOrder	Melchizedek Priesthood NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction	direct church expansion ⓘ direct missionary work ⓘ
religiousTradition	Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) NERFINISHED ⓘ Latter Day Saint movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibility	organize branches of the church ⓘ oversee missionary preaching ⓘ regulate church affairs abroad ⓘ
scripturalBasis	Doctrine and Covenants NERFINISHED ⓘ
scripturalSection	Doctrine and Covenants 107 NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctrine and Covenants 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ
selectionMethod	called by revelation ⓘ ordained by church leaders ⓘ
subordinateTo	First Presidency (early Latter Day Saint movement) NERFINISHED ⓘ
successionFunction	body from which church presidents were later chosen ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council of Twelve Apostles → hasHistoricalOrigin → Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (early Latter Day Saint movement) ⓘ

subject surface form: Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ)

First Presidency → overseesBody → Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (early Latter Day Saint movement) ⓘ

subject surface form: First Presidency (Community of Christ)

this entity surface form: Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ)

William Smith → positionHeld → Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (early Latter Day Saint movement) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostle in the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)