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A general authority's jurisdiction is church-wide, in contrast to the responsibilities of a local authority or an area authority, which relate to a particular area, unit, or department of the church. As a group, the general authorities are often referred to as "<b>the Brethren</b>".<sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of April 2023, The LDS listed 95 general authorities.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_authority&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first scriptural use of the term <i>general authority</i> was in minutes of a meeting for the organization of the <a href="/wiki/Presiding_High_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Presiding High Council">Presiding High Council</a> in 1834. Though the original minutes did not refer to the term <i>general authorities</i>, the revised minutes, which were included in the 1835 edition of the <a href="/wiki/Doctrine_and_Covenants" title="Doctrine and Covenants">Doctrine and Covenants</a>, stated that decisions of the <a href="/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a> "can only be called into question by the general authorities of the church in case of transgression."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The use of the term <i>general authorities</i> at this time and in this context is generally interpreted to include the <a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="First Presidency (LDS Church)">First Presidency</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Presiding_High_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Presiding High Council">Presiding High Council</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition_and_distinction_from_general_officers">Composition and distinction from general officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_authority&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Composition and distinction from general officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By definition, general authorities are members of the church's <a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(LDS_Church)" title="Priesthood (LDS Church)">priesthood</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In order of precedence,<sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the general authorities include the members of the following leadership organizations: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Organization </th> <th>Membership </th> <th>Title given to members<br />(e.g., <i>Title</i> Smith or <i>Title</i> John J. Smith) </th> <th>Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="First Presidency (LDS Church)">First Presidency</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Church (LDS Church)">President of the Church</a> and his chosen counselors </td> <td><a href="/wiki/President_(LDS_Church_honorific)" title="President (LDS Church honorific)">President</a><sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Church (LDS Church)">President of the Church</a>: Life<br />Counselors: Until own death, death of the President of the Church, or release at the discretion of the president </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a></b> </td> <td>12 <a href="/wiki/Apostle_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Apostle (Latter Day Saints)">apostles</a> </td> <td>Elder;<sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">president</a> or <a href="/wiki/Acting_President_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles" title="Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles">acting president</a> of the Quorum: <a href="/wiki/President_(LDS_Church_honorific)" title="President (LDS Church honorific)">President</a><sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Typically life; may be removed from Quorum to join First Presidency </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidency of the Seventy">Presidency of the Seventy</a></b> </td> <td>7 <a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">seventies</a>, typically drawn from the <a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">First</a> or Second Quorum of the Seventy </td> <td>Elder<sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Variable (usually 5–8 years); until release at the discretion of the church president; may remain a member of the First or Second Quorum of the Seventy when released </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">First Quorum of the Seventy</a></b> </td> <td>Up to 70 <a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">seventies</a> </td> <td>Elder<sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Life; will typically be relieved of active duties and granted <a href="/wiki/Emeritus" title="Emeritus">emeritus</a> status around age 70 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">Second Quorum of the Seventy</a></b> </td> <td>Up to 70 <a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">seventies</a> </td> <td>Elder<sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Variable (usually 5–7 years); until release at the discretion of the church president </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Presiding_Bishop_(LDS_Church)" title="Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)">Presiding Bishopric</a></b> </td> <td>3 <a href="/wiki/Bishop_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Bishop (Latter Day Saints)">bishops</a>: one <a href="/wiki/Presiding_Bishop_(LDS_Church)" title="Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)">presiding bishop</a> and two counselors </td> <td>Bishop<sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Variable (usually 9–12 years); until release at the discretion of the church president; will typically become a member of the <a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">First Quorum of the Seventy</a> upon their release<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Presiding_Patriarch_(Mormonism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Presiding Patriarch (Mormonism)">Presiding Patriarch</a></b> </td> <td>Defunct (was 1 <a href="/wiki/Patriarch_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Patriarch (Latter Day Saints)">patriarch</a>) </td> <td>Elder </td> <td>Defunct; Life; In 1979, <a href="/wiki/Eldred_G._Smith" title="Eldred G. Smith">Eldred G. Smith</a> was released from active duties and given general authority <a href="/wiki/Patriarch_emeritus" class="mw-redirect" title="Patriarch emeritus">emeritus</a> status. A new presiding patriarch has not been called since his death in 2013. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Assistants_to_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles">Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a></b> </td> <td>Defunct (was variable) </td> <td>Elder </td> <td>Defunct; All <a href="/wiki/Assistants_to_the_Twelve" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistants to the Twelve">Assistants to the Twelve</a> were added to the <a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">First Quorum of the Seventy</a> in 1976 and the position was eliminated. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_officers">General officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_authority&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: General officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Not all church leaders with church-wide responsibility are considered general authorities. The <a href="/wiki/General_auxiliary_presidencies" class="mw-redirect" title="General auxiliary presidencies">general presidencies</a> of the church's <a href="/wiki/Organization_(LDS_Church)" title="Organization (LDS Church)">organizations</a>, which are sustained as general officers of the church, but are not general authorities,<sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> include the general presidencies of the following organizations: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Young_Men_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Men Organization">Young Men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunday_School_(LDS_Church)" title="Sunday School (LDS Church)">Sunday School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relief_Society" title="Relief Society">Relief Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Women_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Women Organization">Young Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primary_(LDS_Church)" title="Primary (LDS Church)">Primary</a></li></ul> <p>The latter three groups are composed of women and represent the only three organizations in which women are given church-wide authority. </p><p>Also excluded from the definition of general authorities are members of the <a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">Third through the Twelfth Quorums of the Seventy</a>, who are called <i><a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">area seventies</a></i> and have responsibilities relating to a limited <a href="/wiki/Area_(LDS_Church)" title="Area (LDS Church)">geographical area</a>, not church-wide authority.<sup id="cite_ref-Quorums_of_the_Seventy_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quorums_of_the_Seventy-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Until 2004, general leadership for the Sunday School and Young Men organizations had historically been filled by general authorities. However, in the church's April 2004 <a href="/wiki/General_Conference_(LDS_Church)" title="General Conference (LDS Church)">general conference</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Monson" title="Thomas S. Monson">Thomas S. Monson</a>, of the First Presidency, announced that "a recent decision [has been made] that members of the Quorums of the Seventy [will] not serve in the general presidencies of the Sunday School and Young Men."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to this change, no general organization presidencies are composed of general authority seventies. Rather, the general authorities remain active in general church committees and have less jurisdiction over local <a href="/wiki/Stake_(Mormonism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stake (Mormonism)">stakes</a>. Generally, <a href="/wiki/Stake_president" class="mw-redirect" title="Stake president">stake presidents</a> now report to area seventies, who in turn report to <a href="/wiki/Area_presidencies" class="mw-redirect" title="Area presidencies">area presidencies</a>, which are usually composed of general authority seventies. </p><p>Typically, general authorities are given the <a href="/wiki/Sealing_power" title="Sealing power">sealing power</a>, while general officers and area seventies are not. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tenure">Tenure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_authority&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A person is typically called to be a general authority or general officer by a member of the First Presidency or the Quorum of the Twelve. The president of the church and members of the Quorum of the Twelve are typically called for life, although there have been more than a dozen instances when an apostle has been released from his service in the Quorum of the Twelve due to disfellowshipment, excommunication, or resignation.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As with any calling in the church, general authorities and general officers serve "until they are released". In current church practice, men called to the First Quorum of the Seventy typically remain general authorities for life, but are granted <a href="/wiki/Emeritus" title="Emeritus">emeritus</a> status in the October following their 70th birthday.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Members of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Quorum of the Seventy">Second Quorum of the Seventy</a> are typically called for a period of five to seven years. When members of the Second Quorum are released, they are no longer general authorities of the church. When members of the <a href="/wiki/Presiding_Bishop_(LDS_Church)" title="Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)">presiding bishopric</a> are released, they typically become members of the First Quorum of the Seventy and are therefore retained as lifetime general authorities, including later being granted emeritus status.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Common_consent">Common consent</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_authority&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Common consent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the church's biannual general conferences, held in April and October, all the general authorities and general officers of the church are presented to the <a href="/wiki/Latter-day_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="Latter-day Saints">Latter-day Saints</a> for a sustaining vote, in accordance with the church's interpretation of the principle of <a href="/wiki/Common_consent_(Mormonism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Common consent (Mormonism)">"common consent"</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-eom_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is a voluntary indication made by each member (usually by raising the right hand) that the member assents to be led by the individuals presented as general authorities and general officers. Members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are always named by name, as are any persons being added or released from a position or any general authority or general officer moving from one organization to another (e.g., a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy being called to the Presidency of the Seventy). Otherwise, the general authorities and general officers of the church are simply sustained "as presently constituted". </p><p>This biannual procedure is dictated by church theology, which states that the church shall be governed by the common consent of its membership.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dissenting votes are rare and have even more rarely prevented a person from holding the proposed position. General authorities and general officers are also assigned to deliver sermons during the two-day conferences. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_authority_firsts">General authority firsts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_authority&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: General authority firsts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>First </th> <th>Individual </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Position </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>First second-generation general authority </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Sr." title="Joseph Smith Sr.">Joseph Smith Sr.</a> </td> <td>December 18, 1833 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Presiding_Patriarch" title="Presiding Patriarch">Presiding Patriarch</a> </td> <td>Son <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith" title="Joseph Smith">Joseph Smith Jr.</a> was <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church" title="President of the Church">President of the Church</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>First non-<a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> general authority </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(Mormon)" title="John Taylor (Mormon)">John Taylor</a> </td> <td>December 19, 1838 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a> </td> <td>Born in England; joined church in <a href="/wiki/Upper_Canada" title="Upper Canada">Upper Canada</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>First third-generation general authority </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Smith_(uncle_of_Joseph_Smith)" title="John Smith (uncle of Joseph Smith)">John Smith</a> </td> <td>February 18, 1855 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Presiding_Patriarch" title="Presiding Patriarch">Presiding Patriarch</a> </td> <td>Father was <a href="/wiki/Hyrum_Smith" title="Hyrum Smith">Hyrum Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Assistant_President_of_the_Church" title="Assistant President of the Church">Assistant President of the Church</a> and <a href="/wiki/Presiding_patriarch" class="mw-redirect" title="Presiding patriarch">presiding patriarch</a>; grandfather was <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Sr." title="Joseph Smith Sr.">Joseph Smith Sr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Presiding_patriarch" class="mw-redirect" title="Presiding patriarch">presiding patriarch</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>First fourth-generation general authority </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Fielding_Smith" title="Joseph Fielding Smith">Joseph Fielding Smith</a> </td> <td>April 7, 1910 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a> </td> <td>Father was <a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Smith" title="Joseph F. Smith">Joseph F. Smith</a>; <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church" title="President of the Church">President of the Church</a>; grandfather was <a href="/wiki/Hyrum_Smith" title="Hyrum Smith">Hyrum Smith</a>; great-grandfather was <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Sr." title="Joseph Smith Sr.">Joseph Smith Sr.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>First general authority of <a href="/wiki/Asian_people" title="Asian people">Asian</a> descent </td> <td>Adney Y. Komatsu </td> <td>4 April 1975 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assistant_to_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles" title="Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles">Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a> </td> <td>Joined the <a href="/wiki/First_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="First Quorum of the Seventy">First Quorum of the Seventy</a> in 1976; was given <a href="/wiki/Emeritus" title="Emeritus">emeritus</a> status in 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td>First <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> general authority </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_P._Lee" title="George P. Lee">George P. Lee</a> </td> <td>3 October 1975 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="First Quorum of the Seventy">First Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Excommunicated in 1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>First resident of <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> general authority </td> <td>Charles A. Didier </td> <td>3 October 1975 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="First Quorum of the Seventy">First Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Native of <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>; was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidency of the Seventy">Presidency of the Seventy</a> from 1992 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2007; was granted emeritus status 3 October 2009. </td></tr> <tr> <td>First resident of <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a> general authority </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoshihiko_Kikuchi" title="Yoshihiko Kikuchi">Yoshihiko Kikuchi</a> </td> <td>October 1977 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="First Quorum of the Seventy">First Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Native of <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>; was granted emeritus status 1 October 2011. </td></tr> <tr> <td>First resident of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> general authority (i.e. resident when called) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derek_A._Cuthbert" title="Derek A. Cuthbert">Derek A. Cuthbert</a> </td> <td>March 1978 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="First Quorum of the Seventy">First Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Died in 1991 during general conference. </td></tr> <tr> <td>First resident of <a href="/wiki/Latin_America" title="Latin America">Latin America</a> general authority </td> <td>Ángel Abrea </td> <td>20 March 1981 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="First Quorum of the Seventy">First Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Given <a href="/wiki/Emeritus" title="Emeritus">emeritus</a> status in 2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td>First resident of <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> general authority </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Sackley" title="Robert E. Sackley">Robert E. Sackley</a> </td> <td>April 1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="First Quorum of the Seventy">First Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Transferred to <a href="/wiki/Second_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Quorum of the Seventy">Second Quorum of the Seventy</a> in 1989; died in 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td>First general authority of <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black</a> <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">African</a> descent </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Helv%C3%A9cio_Martins" title="Helvécio Martins">Helvécio Martins</a> </td> <td>April 1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Quorum of the Seventy">Second Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Released in 1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td>First <a href="/wiki/Korean_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Korean people">Korean</a> general authority </td> <td>Han In Sang </td> <td>July 1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Quorum of the Seventy">Second Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Released in 1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td>First <a href="/wiki/Filipino_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Filipino people">Filipino</a> general authority </td> <td>Augusto A. Lim </td> <td>July 1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Quorum of the Seventy">Second Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Released in 1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td>First <a href="/wiki/Chinese_people" title="Chinese people">Chinese</a> general authority </td> <td>Tai Kwok Yuen </td> <td>July 1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Quorum of the Seventy">Second Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Released in 1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td>First resident of <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> general authority </td> <td>Christoffel Golden Jr. </td> <td>April 2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="First Quorum of the Seventy">First Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Resident of <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>First <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black</a> <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_of_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic groups of Africa">African</a> general authority<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_W._Sitati" title="Joseph W. Sitati">Joseph W. Sitati</a> </td> <td>April 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="First Quorum of the Seventy">First Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Native of <a href="/wiki/Nairobi,_Kenya" class="mw-redirect" title="Nairobi, Kenya">Nairobi, Kenya</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>First Puerto Rican and Caribbean general authority<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Hugo E. Martinez </td> <td>April 2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Quorum_of_the_Seventy" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Quorum of the Seventy">Second Quorum of the Seventy</a> </td> <td>Native of <a href="/wiki/Mayag%C3%BCez,_Puerto_Rico" title="Mayagüez, Puerto Rico">Mayagüez, Puerto Rico</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>First <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italian</a> general authority<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Massimo De Feo </td> <td>April 2016 </td> <td>General Authority Seventy </td> <td>Native of <a href="/wiki/Taranto" title="Taranto">Taranto</a>, Italy; resident of <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>First <a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fijian</a> general authority.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taniela_B._Wakolo" title="Taniela B. Wakolo">Taniela B. Wakolo</a> </td> <td>April 2017 </td> <td>General Authority Seventy </td> <td>Native of <a href="/wiki/Lomaloma,_Lau" class="mw-redirect" title="Lomaloma, Lau">Lomaloma, Lau</a>, Fiji; resident of <a href="/wiki/Suva" title="Suva">Suva</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>First African-American general authority<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_M._Johnson" title="Peter M. Johnson">Peter M. Johnson</a> </td> <td>April 2019 </td> <td>General Authority Seventy </td> <td>Native of <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_authority&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Council_on_the_Disposition_of_the_Tithes" title="Council on the Disposition of the Tithes">Council on the Disposition of the Tithes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_general_authorities_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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.cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFGardner1992" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><a href="/wiki/Marvin_K._Gardner" title="Marvin K. Gardner">Gardner, Marvin K.</a> (1992). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/EoM/id/3724">"General Authorities"</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Daniel_H._Ludlow" title="Daniel H. Ludlow">Ludlow, Daniel H.</a> (ed.). <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Mormonism" title="Encyclopedia of Mormonism">Encyclopedia of Mormonism</a></i>. New York: <a href="/wiki/Macmillan_Publishers" title="Macmillan Publishers">Macmillan</a>. pp. <span class="nowrap">538–</span>540. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0028796055" title="Special:BookSources/0028796055"><bdi>0028796055</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=General+Authorities&rft.btitle=Encyclopedia+of+Mormonism&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E538-%3C%2Fspan%3E540&rft.pub=Macmillan&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=0028796055&rft.aulast=Gardner&rft.aufirst=Marvin+K.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcontentdm.lib.byu.edu%2Fcdm%2Fref%2Fcollection%2FEoM%2Fid%2F3724&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeneral+authority" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://assets.churchofjesuschrist.org/57/d1/57d1fe6bd97e11edbd10eeeeac1e94f1ca0c6854/liahona_magazine_2023_05_may.pdf">"Church Leadership, section General Authorities and General Officers"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Organization. <i>LDS Church</i>. 2023-04-01.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=LDS+Church&rft.atitle=Church+Leadership%2C+section+General+Authorities+and+General+Officers&rft.date=2023-04-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.churchofjesuschrist.org%2F57%2Fd1%2F57d1fe6bd97e11edbd10eeeeac1e94f1ca0c6854%2Fliahona_magazine_2023_05_may.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeneral+authority" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Doctrine and Covenants, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Doctrine_and_Covenants/Section_102#32" class="extiw" title="s:The Doctrine and Covenants/Section 102">Section 102:32</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">From 1961 to 2012, every member of the Presiding Bishopric had been called to be a general authority in another capacity upon being released from the Presiding Bishopric. Most have become Assistants to the Twelve or members of the First Quorum of Seventy; <a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Hales" title="Robert D. Hales">Robert D. Hales</a> was called as member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In 2012, <a href="/wiki/H._David_Burton" title="H. David Burton">H. David Burton</a> and his counselors were released and designated as emeritus general authorities.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Quorums_of_the_Seventy-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Quorums_of_the_Seventy_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leaders/quorums-of-the-seventy?lang=eng">"Quorums of the Seventy"</a>, Organization, <i>LDS Church</i><span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">2013-03-14</span></span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=LDS+Church&rft.atitle=Quorums+of+the+Seventy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofjesuschrist.org%2Fchurch%2Fleaders%2Fquorums-of-the-seventy%3Flang%3Deng&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeneral+authority" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMonson2004" class="citation cs2"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Monson" title="Thomas S. Monson">Monson, Thomas S.</a> (May 2004), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2004/05/the-sustaining-of-church-officers">"The Sustaining of Church Officers"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ensign_(LDS_magazine)" title="Ensign (LDS magazine)">Ensign</a></i>: 24</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ensign&rft.atitle=The+Sustaining+of+Church+Officers&rft.pages=24&rft.date=2004-05&rft.aulast=Monson&rft.aufirst=Thomas+S.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofjesuschrist.org%2Fstudy%2Fensign%2F2004%2F05%2Fthe-sustaining-of-church-officers&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeneral+authority" class="Z3988"></span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFlake2001" class="citation cs2">Flake, Lawrence R. (2001), "Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Called By Each President of the Church", <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/prophets-and-apostles-last-dispensation/members-quorum-twelve-called-each-president-church"><i>Prophets and Apostles of the Last Dispensation</i></a>, Provo, Utah: <a href="/wiki/Religious_Studies_Center" title="Religious Studies Center">Religious Studies Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">Brigham Young University</a>, pp. <span class="nowrap">321–</span>322</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Members+of+the+Quorum+of+the+Twelve+Called+By+Each+President+of+the+Church&rft.btitle=Prophets+and+Apostles+of+the+Last+Dispensation&rft.place=Provo%2C+Utah&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E321-%3C%2Fspan%3E322&rft.pub=Religious+Studies+Center%2C+Brigham+Young+University&rft.date=2001&rft.aulast=Flake&rft.aufirst=Lawrence+R.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Frsc.byu.edu%2Farchived%2Fprophets-and-apostles-last-dispensation%2Fmembers-quorum-twelve-called-each-president-church&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeneral+authority" class="Z3988"></span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This practice had become more flexible for a period of time when <a href="/wiki/Gordon_B._Hinckley" title="Gordon B. Hinckley">Gordon B. Hinckley</a> was church president. For example, as of the October 2004 General Conference, three of the seven members of the Presidency of the Seventy, two other members of the First Quorum, and four members of the Second Quorum were aged 70 or more and continued in office. During the administration of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Monson" title="Thomas S. Monson">Thomas S. Monson</a>, the typical pattern described has been used.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The April 2012 release of <a href="/wiki/H._David_Burton" title="H. David Burton">H. David Burton</a> and his counselors was an exception to this, as they were simply designated as emeritus general authorities, rather than members of the First Quorum.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Doctrine and Covenants, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Doctrine_and_Covenants/Section_20#65" class="extiw" title="s:The Doctrine and Covenants/Section 20">Section 20:65</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStack2009" class="citation news cs1"><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Fletcher_Stack" title="Peggy Fletcher Stack">Stack, Peggy Fletcher</a> (2009-04-20). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=12148790&itype=NGPSID">"Africa's 'Mormon superstar' is first black African LDS general authority"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Salt_Lake_Tribune" title="The Salt Lake Tribune">The Salt Lake Tribune</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2012-01-24</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Salt+Lake+Tribune&rft.atitle=Africa%27s+%27Mormon+superstar%27+is+first+black+African+LDS+general+authority&rft.date=2009-04-20&rft.aulast=Stack&rft.aufirst=Peggy+Fletcher&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Farchive.sltrib.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D12148790%26itype%3DNGPSID&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeneral+authority" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jason Swenson, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140415131746/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865600982/Elder-Hugo-E-Martinez-The-Lord-is-in-charge.html">"Elder Hugo E. Martinez: 'The Lord is in charge'"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Church_News" title="Church News">Church News</a></i>, 2014-04-14.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jason Swensen, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160601172649/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865655075/Elder-Massimo-De-Feo-We-know-we-are-not-alone.html?pg=all">"Elder Massimo De Feo: 'We know we are not alone'"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Church_News" title="Church News">Church News</a></i>, 26 May 2016.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kathrin Krishna, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fijisun.com.fj/2017/04/05/elder-wakolo-first-fijian-general-authority-seventy/">Elder Wakolo First Fijian General Authority Seventy</a>, <i>Fiji Sun</i>, 05 April 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Chris Kwiecinski, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thespectrum.com/story/sports/college/2019/04/06/lds-conference-first-african-american-general-authority-sevenity/3389476002/">LDS church calls First African-American general authority</a>, <i>St. George Spectrum and Daily News</i>, 6 April 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_authority&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://gapages.com/">Grampa Bill's G.A. 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Latter-day Saints and Ensign Peak Advisors">2023 SEC case</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Standard_works" title="Standard works"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Sacred texts</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LDS_edition_of_the_Bible" title="LDS edition of the Bible"><i>Holy Bible</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Mormon" title="Book of Mormon">Book of Mormon</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doctrine_and_Covenants" title="Doctrine and Covenants"><i>Doctrine & Covenants</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl_of_Great_Price_(Mormonism)" title="Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)"><i>Pearl of Great Price</i></a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Moses" title="Book of Moses">Book of Moses</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Abraham" title="Book of Abraham">Book of Abraham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith%E2%80%93Matthew" title="Joseph Smith–Matthew">Joseph Smith–Matthew</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith%E2%80%93History" title="Joseph Smith–History">Joseph Smith–History</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Articles_of_Faith_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Articles of Faith (Latter Day Saints)">Articles of Faith</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Beliefs_and_practices_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Beliefs and practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Beliefs<br />& practices</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_succession_(LDS_Church)" title="Apostolic succession (LDS Church)">Apostolic succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restoration_(Mormonism)" title="Restoration (Mormonism)">Apostasy & restoration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_calling#Latter-day_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious calling">Calling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_cosmology" title="Mormon cosmology">Cosmology</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_and_Eve_in_Mormonism" title="Adam and Eve in Mormonism">Adam & Eve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_views_on_evolution" title="Mormon views on evolution">Evolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plan_of_salvation_in_Mormonism" title="Plan of salvation in Mormonism">Plan of salvation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Degrees_of_glory" title="Degrees of glory">Degrees of glory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exaltation_(Mormonism)" title="Exaltation (Mormonism)">Exaltation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premortal_life_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Premortal life (Latter Day Saints)">Premortal life</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Family_Home_Evening" title="Family Home Evening">Family Home Evening</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fast_Sunday" title="Fast Sunday">Fast Sunday</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/For_the_Strength_of_Youth_(pamphlet)" title="For the Strength of Youth (pamphlet)">For the Strength of Youth</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_women" title="Mormonism and women">Gender</a> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Family:_A_Proclamation_to_the_World" title="The Family: A Proclamation to the World">Family Proclamation</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gender_minorities_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Gender minorities and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Transgender people</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_in_Mormonism" title="God in Mormonism">God in Mormonism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Mother_(Mormonism)" title="Heavenly Mother (Mormonism)">Heavenly Mother</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministering" title="Ministering">Ministering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marriage_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Marriage in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Marriage</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Celestial_marriage" title="Celestial marriage">Celestial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interracial_marriage_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Interracial marriage and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Interracial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_polygamy" title="Mormonism and polygamy">Polygamy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ordinance_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Ordinance (Latter Day Saints)">Ordinances</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptism_for_the_dead" title="Baptism for the dead">Baptism for the dead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sealing_(Mormonism)" title="Sealing (Mormonism)">Marriage sealing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_anointing" title="Second anointing">Second anointing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endowment_(Mormonism)" title="Endowment (Mormonism)">Temple endowment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Temple_garment" title="Temple garment">Temple garment</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(LDS_Church)" title="Priesthood (LDS Church)">Priesthood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_teachings_on_skin_color" title="Mormon teachings on skin color">Race</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_people_and_Mormonism" title="Black people and Mormonism">Black people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Mormons" title="Black Mormons">Black Mormons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_people_and_temple_and_priesthood_policies_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Black people and temple and priesthood policies in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Black temple & priesthood restrictions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curses_of_Cain_and_Ham_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Curses of Cain and Ham and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Curses of Cain and Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Native_American_people_and_Mormonism" title="Native American people and Mormonism">Native Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_Pacific_Islanders" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormonism and Pacific Islanders">Pacific Islanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormonism_and_slavery" title="Mormonism and slavery">Slavery</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revelation_in_Mormonism" title="Revelation in Mormonism">Revelation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Egyptian" title="Reformed Egyptian">Reformed Egyptian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Sexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Sexuality</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_birth_control_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on birth control in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Birth control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homosexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Homosexuality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_orientation_change_efforts_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Sexual orientation change efforts and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Sexual orientation change efforts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_masturbation_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on masturbation in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Masturbation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soaking_(sexual_practice)" title="Soaking (sexual practice)">Soaking</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_spectrums_of_orthodoxy_and_practice" title="Mormon spectrums of orthodoxy and practice">Spectrums of belief & practice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Views_on_suicide_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Views on suicide in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Suicide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tithing_in_Mormonism" title="Tithing in Mormonism">Tithing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Word_of_Wisdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Word of Wisdom">Word of Wisdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Culture<br />& worship</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Latter_Day_Saints_in_popular_culture" title="Latter Day Saints in popular culture">Cultural depictions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Especially_for_Youth" title="Especially for Youth">Especially for Youth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LDS_Family_Services" title="LDS Family Services">Family Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_feminism" title="Mormon feminism">Feminism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_cinema" title="Mormon cinema">Films</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_films_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of films of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_foodways" title="Mormon foodways">Foodways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Conference_(LDS_Church)" title="General Conference (LDS Church)">General Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Helping_Hands" title="Mormon Helping Hands">Helping Hands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LDS_Humanitarian_Services" title="LDS Humanitarian Services">Humanitarian services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hymns_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Hymns in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Hymns</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hymns_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_(1985_book)" title="Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)">Book</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latter-day_Saints_Channel" title="Latter-day Saints Channel">Latter-day Saints Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liahona_(magazine)" title="Liahona (magazine)"><i>Liahona</i> magazine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_missionary" title="Mormon missionary">Missionary service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormons" title="Mormons">Mormons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_music" title="Mormon music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pageants_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of pageants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Pageants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Day" title="Pioneer Day">Pioneer Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabernacle_(LDS_Church)" title="Tabernacle (LDS Church)">Tabernacles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabernacle_Choir" title="Tabernacle Choir">Tabernacle Choir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_(LDS_Church)" title="Temple (LDS Church)">Temples</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_temples_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worship_services_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Worship services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Worship services</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sacrament_(LDS_Church)" title="Sacrament (LDS Church)">Sacrament</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Leadership</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Church (LDS Church)">President</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Russell_M._Nelson" title="Russell M. Nelson">Russell M. Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(LDS_Church)" title="First Presidency (LDS Church)">First Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventy_(LDS_Church)" title="Seventy (LDS Church)">Quorums of the Seventy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presiding_Bishop_(LDS_Church)" title="Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)">Presiding Bishop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relief_Society" title="Relief Society">Relief Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunday_School_(LDS_Church)" title="Sunday School (LDS Church)">Sunday School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Women_(organization)" title="Young Women (organization)">Young Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Men_(organization)" title="Young Men (organization)">Young Men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primary_(LDS_Church)" title="Primary (LDS Church)">Primary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Demographics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Demographics</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Membership_history_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Membership history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Membership history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Membership_statistics_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Statistics by country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_corridor" title="Mormon corridor">Mormon corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Less-active_Mormon" title="Less-active Mormon">Less-active Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ex-Mormon" title="Ex-Mormon">Ex-Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_Mormon_people_and_organizations" title="LGBTQ Mormon people and organizations">LGBTQ Mormons & organizations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%">Organization</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Congregational <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Area_(LDS_Church)" title="Area (LDS Church)">Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_(LDS_Church)" title="District (LDS Church)">District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Stake (Latter Day Saints)">Stake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward_(LDS_Church)" title="Ward (LDS Church)">Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Membership_statistics_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints#Congregations" title="Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Statistics</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_Educational_System" title="Church Educational System">Church Educational System</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">BYU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University%E2%80%93Idaho" title="Brigham Young University–Idaho">BYU-Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University%E2%80%93Hawaii" title="Brigham Young University–Hawaii">BYU-Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BYU%E2%80%93Pathway_Worldwide" title="BYU–Pathway Worldwide">BYU–Pathway Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_College" title="Ensign College">Ensign College</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Management_Corporation" title="Deseret Management Corporation">Deseret Management</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Book_Company" title="Deseret Book Company">Deseret Book</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Industries" title="Deseret Industries">Deseret Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Digital_Media" title="Deseret Digital Media">Deseret Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Square_Hospitality" title="Temple Square Hospitality">Temple Square Hospitality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_News_Publishing_Company" title="Deseret News Publishing Company">Deseret News</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonneville_International" title="Bonneville International">Bonneville International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beneficial_Financial_Group" title="Beneficial Financial Group">Beneficial Financial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FamilySearch" title="FamilySearch">FamilySearch</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RootsTech" title="RootsTech">RootsTech</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philanthropies" title="Philanthropies">Philanthropies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finances_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Finances of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Finances</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_Peak_Advisors" title="Ensign Peak Advisors">Ensign Peak Advisors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perpetual_Emigration_Fund" title="Perpetual Emigration Fund">Perpetual Emigration Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perpetual_Education_Fund" title="Perpetual Education Fund">Perpetual Education Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Property_Management_Associates" class="mw-redirect" title="Utah Property Management Associates">Utah Property Management</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AgReserves" title="AgReserves">AgReserves</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Ranches" title="Deseret Ranches">Deseret Ranches</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Criticism of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"><span style="background-color: #003058; color:white;">Criticism</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Mormonism" title="Anti-Mormonism">Anti-Mormonism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Book_of_Abraham" title="Criticism of the Book of Abraham"><i>Book of Abraham</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Criticism of the Book of Mormon"><i>Book of Mormon</i></a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archaeology_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Archaeology and the Book of Mormon">Archeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genetics_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Genetics and the Book of Mormon">Genetics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proposed_Book_of_Mormon_geographical_setting" title="Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting">Geographical setting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historicity_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Historicity of the Book of Mormon">Historical authenticity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linguistics_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Linguistics and the Book of Mormon">Linguistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Origin_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Origin of the Book of Mormon">Origin</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fawn_M._Brodie" title="Fawn M. Brodie">Fawn M. Brodie</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No_Man_Knows_My_History" title="No Man Knows My History"><i>No Man Knows My History</i></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Research_Institute" title="Christian Research Institute">Christian Research Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Decker" title="Ed Decker">Ed Decker</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_God_Makers" title="The God Makers">The God Makers</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Dehlin" title="John Dehlin">John Dehlin</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Stories_Podcast" title="Mormon Stories Podcast"><i>Mormon Stories</i> podcast</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Runnells" title="Jeremy Runnells">Jeremy Runnells</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/CES_Letter" title="CES Letter">CES Letter</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinderhook_plates" title="Kinderhook plates">Kinderhook plates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salamander_letter" title="Salamander letter">Salamander letter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_Six" title="September Six">September Six</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerald_and_Sandra_Tanner" title="Jerald and Sandra Tanner">Jerald & Sandra Tanner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truth_%26_Transparency_Foundation" title="Truth & Transparency Foundation">Truth & Transparency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #002E5D; 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