Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, commonly shortened toAssistant to the Twelve orAssistant to the Twelve Apostles, was apriesthoodcalling inthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1941 to 1976. As the title suggests, men who held this position assisted theQuorum of the Twelve Apostles in fulfilling their priesthood responsibilities. Assistants to the Twelve weregeneral authorities and were generally assigned by the Twelve Apostles to preside over and speak atstake conferences; re-organize stakes; tourmissions; and assist in the direction of worldwide missionary work. Like counselors in theFirst Presidency, the calling of Assistant to the Twelve was not a distinct priesthoodoffice—rather, it was acalling that any worthyhigh priest could be asked to fill.
In April 1941,church presidentHeber J. Grant called five men to serve as Assistants to the Twelve.[1] No additional Assistants to the Twelve were called until 1951.[2] The church continued to call Assistants to the Twelve throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and the first half of the 1970s.
Of the 38 men who held the calling of Assistant to the Twelve, 13 later became members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:Marion G. Romney,George Q. Morris,Hugh B. Brown,Gordon B. Hinckley,N. Eldon Tanner,Boyd K. Packer,Marvin J. Ashton,L. Tom Perry,David B. Haight,James E. Faust,Neal A. Maxwell,Robert D. Hales, andJoseph B. Wirthlin. Additionally, a former Assistant to the Twelve,Alvin R. Dyer, was ordained to the office ofapostle without being made a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. Seven Assistants to the Twelve (Romney, Brown, Dyer, Isaacson, Hinckley, Tanner, and Faust) later served in the church's First Presidency, with one (Hinckley) later becoming the church's president.
In 1976, church presidentSpencer W. Kimball announced that the calling of Assistant to the Twelve would be discontinued. The 22 men then serving in that calling were ordained to the priesthood office ofseventy and assigned to theFirst Quorum of the Seventy, which had been organized in 1975.[3]The following people held the calling of Assistant to Twelve:[4]
 | Name: | Marion G. Romney | |
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| Born: | (1897-09-19)September 19, 1897 | ||
| Died: | May 20, 1988(1988-05-20) (aged 90) | ||
| Positions: | President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (withHoward W. Hunter asActing President), November 10, 1985 (1985-11-10) – May 20, 1988 (1988-05-20) Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, November 5, 1985 (1985-11-05) – May 20, 1988 (1988-05-20) First Counselor in theFirst Presidency, called bySpencer W. Kimball, December 2, 1982 (1982-12-02) – November 5, 1985 (1985-11-05) Second Counselor in theFirst Presidency, called byHarold B. Lee, July 7, 1972 (1972-07-07) – December 2, 1982 (1982-12-02) Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, October 4, 1951 (1951-10-04) – July 7, 1972 (1972-07-07) LDS ChurchApostle, called by David O. McKay, October 11, 1951 (1951-10-11) – May 20, 1988 (1988-05-20) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byHeber J. Grant, April 6, 1941 (1941-04-06) – October 4, 1951 (1951-10-04) | ||
| Notes: | Parents were American. One of the first five people selected as Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1941. | ||
 | Name: | Thomas E. McKay | |
| Born: | (1875-10-29)October 29, 1875 | ||
| Died: | January 15, 1958(1958-01-15) (aged 82) | ||
| Positions: | Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byHeber J. Grant, April 6, 1941 (1941-04-06) – January 15, 1958 (1958-01-15) | ||
| Notes: | One of the first five people selected as Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | ||
 | Name: | Clifford E. Young | |
| Born: | (1883-12-07)December 7, 1883 | ||
| Died: | August 21, 1958(1958-08-21) (aged 74) | ||
| Positions: | Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byHeber J. Grant, April 6, 1941 (1941-04-06) – August 21, 1958 (1958-08-21) | ||
| Notes: | One of the first five people selected as Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | ||
 | Name: | Alma Sonne | |
| Born: | (1884-03-05)March 5, 1884 | ||
| Died: | November 27, 1977(1977-11-27) (aged 93) | ||
| Positions: | First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – November 27, 1977 (1977-11-27) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byHeber J. Grant, April 6, 1941 (1941-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
| Notes: | One of the first five people selected as Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | ||
 | Name: | Nicholas G. Smith | |
| Born: | (1881-06-20)June 20, 1881 | ||
| Died: | October 27, 1945(1945-10-27) (aged 64) | ||
| Positions: | Acting Presiding Patriarch (de facto)[5], called byHeber J. Grant, February 4, 1932 (1932-02-04) – 1934 Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byHeber J. Grant, April 6, 1941 (1941-04-06) – October 27, 1945 (1945-10-27) | ||
| Notes: | One of the first five people selected as Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. | ||
 | Name: | George Q. Morris | |
| Born: | (1874-02-20)February 20, 1874 | ||
| Died: | April 23, 1962(1962-04-23) (aged 88) | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, April 8, 1954 (1954-04-08) – April 23, 1962 (1962-04-23) LDS ChurchApostle, called byDavid O. McKay, April 8, 1954 (1954-04-08) – April 23, 1962 (1962-04-23) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, October 6, 1951 (1951-10-06) – April 8, 1954 (1954-04-08) | ||
 | Name: | Stayner Richards | |
| Born: | (1885-12-20)December 20, 1885 | ||
| Died: | May 28, 1953(1953-05-28) (aged 67) | ||
| Positions: | Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, October 6, 1951 (1951-10-06) – May 28, 1953 (1953-05-28) | ||
| Notes: | Brother ofStephen L Richards and grandson ofWillard Richards. | ||
 | Name: | ElRay L. Christiansen | |
| Born: | (1897-07-13)July 13, 1897 | ||
| Died: | December 2, 1975(1975-12-02) (aged 78) | ||
| Positions: | Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, October 6, 1951 (1951-10-06) – December 2, 1975 (1975-12-02) | ||
| Notes: | Played with theUtah Symphony Orchestra. | ||
| Name: | John Longden | ||
| Born: | (1898-11-04)4 November 1898 | ||
| Died: | 30 August 1969(1969-08-30) (aged 70) | ||
| Positions: | Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, 6 October 1951 (1951-10-06) – 30 August 1969 (1969-08-30) | ||
 | Name: | Hugh B. Brown | |
| Born: | (1883-10-24)October 24, 1883 | ||
| Died: | December 2, 1975(1975-12-02) (aged 92) | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, January 18, 1970 (1970-01-18) – December 2, 1975 (1975-12-02) First Counselor in theFirst Presidency, called byDavid O. McKay, October 4, 1963 (1963-10-04) – January 18, 1970 (1970-01-18) Second Counselor in the First Presidency, called by David O. McKay, October 12, 1961 (1961-10-12) – October 4, 1963 (1963-10-04) Third Counselor in the First Presidency, called by David O. McKay, June 22, 1961 (1961-06-22) – October 12, 1961 (1961-10-12) Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by David O. McKay, April 10, 1958 (1958-04-10) – June 22, 1961 (1961-06-22) Apostle, called by David O. McKay, April 10, 1958 (1958-04-10) – December 2, 1975 (1975-12-02) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by David O. McKay, October 4, 1953 (1953-10-04) – April 10, 1958 (1958-04-10) | ||
| Notes: | Also worked as a professor of religion atBrigham Young University from 1946 to 1949. | ||
| Name: | Sterling W. Sill | ||
| Born: | (1903-03-31)March 31, 1903 | ||
| Died: | May 25, 1994(1994-05-25) (aged 91) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called bySpencer W. Kimball, December 31, 1978 (1978-12-31) – May 25, 1994 (1994-05-25) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – December 31, 1978 (1978-12-31) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, April 6, 1954 (1954-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
 | Name: | Gordon B. Hinckley | |
| Born: | (1910-06-23)June 23, 1910 | ||
| Died: | January 27, 2008(2008-01-27) (aged 97) | ||
| Positions: | 15thPresident ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, March 12, 1995 (1995-03-12) – January 27, 2008 (2008-01-27) President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (withBoyd K. Packer asActing President), June 5, 1994 (1994-06-05) – March 12, 1995 (1995-03-12) First Counselor in theFirst Presidency, called by Howard W. Hunter, June 5, 1994 (1994-06-05) – March 3, 1995 (1995-03-03) First Counselor in the First Presidency, called byEzra Taft Benson, November 10, 1985 (1985-11-10) – June 5, 1994 (1994-06-05) Second Counselor in the First Presidency, called bySpencer W. Kimball, December 2, 1982 (1982-12-02) – November 5, 1985 (1985-11-05) Counselor in the First Presidency, called by Spencer W. Kimball, July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23) – December 2, 1982 (1982-12-02) Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, October 5, 1961 (1961-10-05) – July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23) LDS ChurchApostle, called by David O. McKay, October 5, 1961 (1961-10-05) – January 27, 2008 (2008-01-27) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by David O. McKay, April 6, 1958 (1958-04-06) – October 5, 1961 (1961-10-05) | ||
| Notes: | Nephew ofAlonzo A. Hinckley. | ||
 | Name: | Henry D. Taylor | |
| Born: | (1903-11-22)November 22, 1903 | ||
| Died: | February 24, 1987(1987-02-24) (aged 83) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called bySpencer W. Kimball, September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) – February 24, 1987 (1987-02-24) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, April 6, 1958 (1958-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
 | Name: | William J. Critchlow Jr. | |
| Born: | (1892-08-21)August 21, 1892 | ||
| Died: | August 30, 1968(1968-08-30) (aged 76) | ||
| Positions: | Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, October 11, 1958 (1958-10-11) – August 30, 1968 (1968-08-30) | ||
 | Name: | Alvin R. Dyer | |
| Born: | (1903-01-01)January 1, 1903 | ||
| Died: | March 6, 1977(1977-03-06) (aged 74) | ||
| Positions: | First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – March 6, 1977 (1977-03-06) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byJoseph Fielding Smith, January 18, 1970 (1970-01-18) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) Counselor in theFirst Presidency, called byDavid O. McKay, April 6, 1968 (1968-04-06) – January 18, 1970 (1970-01-18) LDS ChurchApostle, called by David O. McKay, October 5, 1967 (1967-10-05) – March 6, 1977 (1977-03-06) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by David O. McKay, October 11, 1958 (1958-10-11) – October 5, 1967 (1967-10-05) | ||
 | Name: | N. Eldon Tanner | |
| Born: | (1898-05-09)May 9, 1898 | ||
| Died: | November 27, 1982(1982-11-27) (aged 84) | ||
| Positions: | First Counselor in theFirst Presidency, called bySpencer W. Kimball, December 30, 1973 (1973-12-30) – November 27, 1982 (1982-11-27) First Counselor in the First Presidency, called byHarold B. Lee, July 7, 1972 (1972-07-07) – December 26, 1973 (1973-12-26) Second Counselor in the First Presidency, called byJoseph Fielding Smith, January 23, 1970 (1970-01-23) – July 2, 1972 (1972-07-02) Second Counselor in the First Presidency, called byDavid O. McKay, October 4, 1963 (1963-10-04) – January 18, 1970 (1970-01-18) Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by David O. McKay, October 11, 1962 (1962-10-11) – October 4, 1963 (1963-10-04) LDS ChurchApostle, called by David O. McKay, October 11, 1962 (1962-10-11) – November 27, 1982 (1982-11-27) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by David O. McKay, October 8, 1960 (1960-10-08) – October 11, 1962 (1962-10-11) | ||
| Notes: | Member (1935–52) of andSpeaker (1936–37) of theLegislative Assembly of Alberta. | ||
| Name: | Franklin D. Richards | ||
| Born: | (1900-11-17)November 17, 1900 | ||
| Died: | November 13, 1987(1987-11-13) (aged 86) | ||
| Positions: | First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – November 13, 1987 (1987-11-13) Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – October 1, 1983 (1983-10-01) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, October 8, 1960 (1960-10-08) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
| Notes: | Grandson ofFranklin D. Richards. Was a national commissioner of theUnited StatesFederal Housing Administration | ||
| Name: | Theodore M. Burton | ||
| Born: | (1907-03-27)March 27, 1907 | ||
| Died: | December 22, 1989(1989-12-22) (aged 82) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called byEzra Taft Benson, September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) – December 22, 1989 (1989-12-22) First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, October 8, 1960 (1960-10-08) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
| Notes: | Also worked for the treasury attache at the U.S. embassies in bothVienna andBerlin. | ||
 | Name: | Thorpe B. Isaacson | |
| Born: | (1898-09-06)September 6, 1898 | ||
| Died: | November 9, 1970(1970-11-09) (aged 72) | ||
| Positions: | Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byJoseph Fielding Smith, January 23, 1970 (1970-01-23) – November 9, 1970 (1970-11-09) Counselor in theFirst Presidency, called byDavid O. McKay, October 28, 1965 (1965-10-28) – January 18, 1970 (1970-01-18) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by David O. McKay, September 30, 1961 (1961-09-30) – October 28, 1965 (1965-10-28) First Counselor in thePresiding Bishopric, called byJoseph L. Wirthlin, April 6, 1952 (1952-04-06) – September 30, 1961 (1961-09-30) Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, called byLeGrand Richards, December 12, 1946 (1946-12-12) – April 6, 1952 (1952-04-06) | ||
 | Name: | Boyd K. Packer | |
| Born: | (1924-09-10)September 10, 1924 | ||
| Died: | July 3, 2015(2015-07-03) (aged 90) | ||
| Positions: | President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, February 3, 2008 (2008-02-03) – July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, June 5, 1994 (1994-06-05) – January 27, 2008 (2008-01-27) Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byJoseph Fielding Smith, April 6, 1970 (1970-04-06) – July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) LDS ChurchApostle, called by Joseph Fielding Smith, April 9, 1970 (1970-04-09) – July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, September 30, 1961 (1961-09-30) – April 6, 1970 (1970-04-06) | ||
 | Name: | Bernard P. Brockbank, Sr. | |
| Born: | (1909-05-09)May 9, 1909 | ||
| Died: | October 11, 2000(2000-10-11) (aged 91) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 4, 1980 (1980-10-04) – October 11, 2000 (2000-10-11) First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – October 4, 1980 (1980-10-04) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, October 6, 1962 (1962-10-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
| Name: | James A. Cullimore | ||
| Born: | (1906-01-17)January 17, 1906 | ||
| Died: | June 14, 1986(1986-06-14) (aged 80) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called bySpencer W. Kimball, September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) – June 14, 1986 (1986-06-14) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, April 6, 1966 (1966-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
 | Name: | Marion D. Hanks | |
| Born: | (1921-10-21)October 21, 1921 | ||
| Died: | August 5, 2011(2011-08-05) (aged 89) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called byEzra Taft Benson, October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03) – August 5, 2011 (2011-08-05) Presidency of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06) – August 15, 1992 (1992-08-15) Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, April 6, 1968 (1968-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) First Council of the Seventy, called by David O. McKay, October 4, 1953 (1953-10-04) – April 6, 1968 (1968-04-06) | ||
| Notes: | Member of the President'sCouncil on Physical Fitness and Sports and Citizens Advisory Committee on Children and Youth | ||
 | Name: | Marvin J. Ashton | |
| Born: | (1915-05-06)May 6, 1915 | ||
| Died: | February 25, 1994(1994-02-25) (aged 78) | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byJoseph Fielding Smith, December 2, 1971 (1971-12-02) – February 25, 1994 (1994-02-25) LDS ChurchApostle, called by Joseph Fielding Smith, December 2, 1971 (1971-12-02) – February 25, 1994 (1994-02-25) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byDavid O. McKay, October 3, 1969 (1969-10-03) – December 2, 1971 (1971-12-02) | ||
| Name: | Joseph Anderson | ||
| Born: | (1889-11-20)November 20, 1889 | ||
| Died: | March 23, 1992(1992-03-23) (aged 102) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called bySpencer W. Kimball, December 31, 1978 (1978-12-31) – March 13, 1992 (1992-03-13) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – December 31, 1978 (1978-12-31) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byJoseph Fielding Smith, April 6, 1970 (1970-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
| Notes: | Was secretary to theFirst Presidency 1922 – April 6, 1970 | ||
 | Name: | David B. Haight | |
| Born: | (1906-09-02)September 2, 1906 | ||
| Died: | July 31, 2004(2004-07-31) (aged 97) | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called bySpencer W. Kimball, January 8, 1976 (1976-01-08) – July 31, 2004 (2004-07-31) LDS ChurchApostle, called by Spencer W. Kimball, January 8, 1976 (1976-01-08) – July 31, 2004 (2004-07-31) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byJoseph Fielding Smith, April 6, 1970 (1970-04-06) – January 8, 1976 (1976-01-08) | ||
| Notes: | Longest-lived quorum member, aged 97. | ||
| Name: | William H. Bennett | ||
| Born: | (1910-11-05)5 November 1910 | ||
| Died: | 23 July 1980(1980-07-23) (aged 69) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called bySpencer W. Kimball, December 31, 1978 (1978-12-31) – July 23, 1980 (1980-07-23) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – December 31, 1978 (1978-12-31) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byJoseph Fielding Smith, April 6, 1970 (1970-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
 | Name: | John H. Vandenberg | |
| Born: | (1904-11-18)November 18, 1904 | ||
| Died: | June 3, 1992(1992-06-03) (aged 87) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called bySpencer W. Kimball, September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) – June 3, 1992 (1992-06-03) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byJoseph Fielding Smith, April 6, 1972 (1972-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) Presiding Bishop, called byDavid O. McKay, September 30, 1961 (1961-09-30) – April 6, 1972 (1972-04-06) | ||
.jpg) | Name: | Robert L. Simpson | |
| Born: | (1915-08-08)August 8, 1915 | ||
| Died: | April 15, 2003(2003-04-15) (aged 87) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called byEzra Taft Benson, September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) – April 15, 2003 (2003-04-15) First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byJoseph Fielding Smith, April 6, 1972 (1972-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) First Counselor in thePresiding Bishopric, called by John H. Vandenburg, September 30, 1961 (1961-09-30) – April 6, 1972 (1972-04-06) | ||
| Name: | O. Leslie Stone | ||
| Born: | (1903-05-28)May 28, 1903 | ||
| Died: | April 26, 1986(1986-04-26) (aged 82) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 4, 1980 (1980-10-04) – April 26, 1986 (1986-04-26) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – October 4, 1980 (1980-10-04) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byHarold B. Lee, October 6, 1972 (1972-10-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
 | Name: | James E. Faust | |
| Born: | (1920-07-31)July 31, 1920 | ||
| Died: | August 10, 2007(2007-08-10) (aged 87) | ||
| Positions: | Second Counselor in theFirst Presidency, called byGordon B. Hinckley, March 12, 1995 (1995-03-12) – August 10, 2007 (2007-08-10) Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called bySpencer W. Kimball, September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) – March 12, 1995 (1995-03-12) LDS ChurchApostle, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1978 (1978-10-01) – August 10, 2007 (2007-08-10) Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byHarold B. Lee, October 6, 1972 (1972-10-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
 | Name: | L. Tom Perry | |
| Born: | (1922-08-05)August 5, 1922 | ||
| Died: | May 30, 2015(2015-05-30) (aged 92) | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called bySpencer W. Kimball, April 6, 1974 (1974-04-06) – May 30, 2015 (2015-05-30) Apostle, called bySpencer W. Kimball, April 11, 1974 (1974-04-11) – May 30, 2015 (2015-05-30) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byHarold B. Lee, October 6, 1972 (1972-10-06) – April 6, 1974 (1974-04-06) | ||
| Name: | J. Thomas Fyans | ||
| Born: | (1918-05-17)May 17, 1918 | ||
| Died: | May 18, 2008(2008-05-18) (aged 90) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called byEzra Taft Benson, September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) – May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18) First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – October 6, 1985 (1985-10-06) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called bySpencer W. Kimball, April 6, 1974 (1974-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
 | Name: | Neal A. Maxwell | |
| Born: | (1926-07-06)July 6, 1926 | ||
| Died: | July 21, 2004(2004-07-21) (aged 78) | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called bySpencer W. Kimball, July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23) – July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21) LDS ChurchApostle, called by Spencer W. Kimball, July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23) – July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21) Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Spencer W. Kimball, April 6, 1974 (1974-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
| Name: | Wm. Grant Bangerter | ||
| Born: | (1918-06-08)June 8, 1918 | ||
| Died: | April 18, 2010(2010-04-18) (aged 91) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) – April 18, 2010 (2010-04-18) Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, called byEzra Taft Benson, February 17, 1985 (1985-02-17) – September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) – April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05) First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called bySpencer W. Kimball, April 4, 1975 (1975-04-04) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
| Notes: | Elder brother of formerUtah governorNorman H. Bangerter. | ||
| Name: | Robert D. Hales | ||
| Born: | (1932-08-24)August 24, 1932 | ||
| Died: | October 1, 2017(2017-10-01) (aged 85) | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byEzra Taft Benson, April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02) – October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01) LDS ChurchApostle, called by Ezra Taft Benson, April 7, 1994 (1994-04-07) – October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01) Presiding Bishop, called bySpencer W. Kimball, April 6, 1985 (1985-04-06) – April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – April 6, 1985 (1985-04-06) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Spencer W. Kimball, April 4, 1975 (1975-04-04) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
| Name: | Adney Y. Komatsu | ||
| Born: | (1923-08-02)August 2, 1923 | ||
| Died: | February 23, 2011(2011-02-23) (aged 87) | ||
| Positions: | Emeritus General Authority, called byEzra Taft Benson, October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02) – February 23, 2011 (2011-02-23) First Quorum of the Seventy, called bySpencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Spencer W. Kimball, April 4, 1975 (1975-04-04) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
| Name: | Joseph B. Wirthlin | ||
| Born: | (1917-06-11)June 11, 1917 | ||
| Died: | December 1, 2008(2008-12-01) (aged 91) | ||
| Positions: | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called byEzra Taft Benson, October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04) – December 1, 2008 (2008-12-01) LDS ChurchApostle, called by Ezra Taft Benson, October 9, 1986 (1986-10-09) – December 1, 2008 (2008-12-01) Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Ezra Taft Benson, August 28, 1986 (1986-08-28) – October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04) First Quorum of the Seventy, called by Spencer W. Kimball, October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04) Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, called by Spencer W. Kimball, April 4, 1975 (1975-04-04) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) | ||
