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586:. 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". 3021: 3033: 1883: 3045: 36: 589:
This biannual procedure is dictated by church theology, which states that the church shall be governed by the common consent of its membership. Dissenting votes are rare and have even more rarely prevented a person from holding the proposed position. General authorities and general officers are also
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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
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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
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authority over the church. 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
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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;
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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and his counselors was an exception to this, as they were simply designated as emeritus general authorities, rather than members of the First Quorum.
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The latter three groups are composed of women and represent the only three organizations in which women are given church-wide authority.
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apostle has been released from his service in the Quorum of the Twelve due to disfellowshipment, excommunication, or resignation.
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Variable (usually 9–12 years); until release at the discretion of the church president; will typically become a member of the
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Counselors: Until own death, death of the President of the Church, or release at the discretion of the president
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Flake, Lawrence R. (2001), "Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Called By Each President of the Church",
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Not all church leaders with church-wide responsibility are considered general authorities. The
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for a sustaining vote, in accordance with the church's interpretation of the principle of
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from 1992 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2007; was granted emeritus status 3 October 2009.
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and his counselors were released and designated as emeritus general authorities.
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status. A new presiding patriarch has not been called since his death in 2013.
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List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Also excluded from the definition of general authorities are members of the
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at this time and in this context is generally interpreted to include the
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Leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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status in the October following their 70th birthday. Members of the
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was called as member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In 2012,
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Typically life; may be removed from Quorum to join First Presidency
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This practice had become more flexible for a period of time when
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Role and rank in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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By definition, general authorities are members of the church's
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in 1834. Though the original minutes did not refer to the term
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Life; will typically be relieved of active duties and granted
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Priesthood of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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assigned to deliver sermons during the two-day conferences.
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was released from active duties and given general authority
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Eyewitness accounts associated with the Joseph Smith Papyri
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LDS church calls First African-American general authority
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was in minutes of a meeting for the organization of the
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is a member of the highest levels of leadership within
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now report to area seventies, who in turn report to
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