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Council of the Twelve Apostles (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
A governing body rather than a single writer, this council helped shape some of the best-known early statements and teachings of the Latter-day Saint movement. Its story opens a window onto how church leadership, doctrine, and public witness developed in the nineteenth century.
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Proclamation of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
by Council of the Twelve Apostles (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
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The Council of the Twelve Apostles, more commonly called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, is one of the central leadership bodies in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Organized in 1835 during the early years of the movement founded by Joseph Smith, it was patterned after the New Testament apostles and given a major role in preaching, missionary work, and church governance.
Over time, the Twelve became one of the church's highest presiding quorums, working alongside the First Presidency and taking on especially important leadership responsibilities after Smith's death in 1844. In historical and published materials, the council is sometimes treated almost like a collective author because proclamations, letters, and doctrinal statements were issued in its name.
That makes the “author” less a single personality than a shared voice from church leadership. For readers, works attributed to the Council of the Twelve Apostles offer a direct look at how early Latter-day Saint leaders explained their mission, defended their faith, and addressed both members and the wider public.