Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Presiding council of twelve special witnesses of Christ governing the Church worldwide.
Also known as: Council of the Twelve
45 documents · 8 libraries · 1972–2026
Gospel Topics overview
Emphasis over time
Peak: 7 documents in 2025
Documents tagged with this topic each year. Libraries cover different years (Liahona starts in 2021), so the rate compares eras more fairly than the count.
Where it lives
- General Conference13 documents
- BYU Studies12 documents
- Liahona Articles5 documents
- Religious Educator5 documents
- Scripture Central5 documents
- BYU Speeches2 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions2 documents
- Interpreter1 document
Latest
Liahona Articles
Elder Clark G. Gilbert: Prepared, Directed, Committed (opens in a new tab)
David A. Bednar · May 2026
BYU Studies
Wilford Woodruff’s Path to the Apostleship (opens in a new tab)
Alexander L. Baugh · 2026
Scripture Central
Why Did the Mantle of Joseph Smith Fall on Brigham Young? (opens in a new tab)
Nov 2025
Scripture Central
How Did Brigham Young and the Apostles Fulfill Prophecy in 1839? (opens in a new tab)
Oct 2025
Scripture Central
Why Did Joseph Smith Organize Zion’s Camp? (opens in a new tab)
Sep 2025
Liahona Articles
Ministry of Apostles: A Work That No Other Can Do (opens in a new tab)
Shaun Stahle · Mar 2025
Religious Educator
David W. Patten: Faithful Friend or Heel Lifter? (opens in a new tab)
Mark T. Lewis · 2025
Liahona Articles
Elder Patrick Kearon: Prepared and Called by the Lord (opens in a new tab)
D. Todd Christofferson · May 2024
BYU Studies
Oracles of God (opens in a new tab)
Ryan S. Gardner · 2022
BYU Studies
The Development of the Council on the Disposition of the Tithes (opens in a new tab)
David W. Smith · 2018
Earliest
General Conference
The Priesthood and Its Presidency (opens in a new tab)
N. Eldon Tanner · Oct 1972
Most frequent voices
- N. Eldon Tanner4 documents
- Gordon B. Hinckley3 documents
- Boyd K. Packer2 documents
- Bruce R. McConkie2 documents
- David A. Bednar2 documents
- Michael D. Taylor2 documents
People with the most documents on this topic.
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