Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)

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governing body leadership body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints religious organization unit

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) is a leading governing body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints composed of twelve men regarded as prophets, seers, and revelators who oversee church affairs worldwide.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	4
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) canonical	3
Council of the Twelve	1
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2211651 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
Context triple: [Reed Smoot, memberOf, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)]

A. Quorum of Twelve Apostles
The Quorum of Twelve Apostles is the chief ecclesiastical leadership council of the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), responsible for directing its spiritual and administrative affairs.
B. Council of Twelve Apostles
The Council of Twelve Apostles is a leading priesthood quorum in Community of Christ responsible for worldwide missionary work, church expansion, and spiritual leadership under the direction of the First Presidency.
C. Council of Bishops
The Council of Bishops is the worldwide assembly of episcopal leaders who provide spiritual and administrative oversight for the United Methodist Church.
D. Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist sect known for its strict religious practices, communal lifestyle, and controversial leadership.
E. LDS
LDS is the three-letter National Rail station code for Leeds railway station in West Yorkshire, England.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
Target entity description: The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) is a leading governing body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints composed of twelve men regarded as prophets, seers, and revelators who oversee church affairs worldwide.

A. Quorum of Twelve Apostles
The Quorum of Twelve Apostles is the chief ecclesiastical leadership council of the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), responsible for directing its spiritual and administrative affairs.
B. Council of Twelve Apostles
The Council of Twelve Apostles is a leading priesthood quorum in Community of Christ responsible for worldwide missionary work, church expansion, and spiritual leadership under the direction of the First Presidency.
C. Council of Bishops
The Council of Bishops is the worldwide assembly of episcopal leaders who provide spiritual and administrative oversight for the United Methodist Church.
D. Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist sect known for its strict religious practices, communal lifestyle, and controversial leadership.
E. LDS
LDS is the three-letter National Rail station code for Leeds railway station in West Yorkshire, England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body ⓘ leadership body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ religious organization unit ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Council of the Twelve ⓘ linked to: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
composition	twelve men ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateFounded	1835 ⓘ
ecclesiasticalTitle	Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostles
foundedIn	Kirtland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
founder	Joseph Smith ⓘ
governs	worldwide stakes and missions under direction of the First Presidency ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	calling of general authorities (with First Presidency) ⓘ calling of mission presidents ⓘ general church policies (under First Presidency) ⓘ
hasRole	administration of church units ⓘ doctrinal guidance ⓘ missionary work direction ⓘ oversees church affairs worldwide ⓘ priesthood leadership ⓘ special witnesses of Jesus Christ ⓘ worldwide ecclesiastical leadership ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States ⓘ linked to: Salt Lake City
hierarchicalLevel	second-highest governing body in the LDS Church ⓘ
languageOfOperation	English ⓘ
leadershipStructure	acting president of the quorum (when needed) ⓘ president of the quorum ⓘ
meetsAt	Church Administration Building, Salt Lake City ⓘ linked to: LDS Church headquarters
meetsFrequency	weekly or as needed ⓘ
memberCount	12 ⓘ
membersAre	apostles ⓘ
membersAreRegardedAs	prophets ⓘ revelators ⓘ seers ⓘ
membershipRequirement	male ⓘ worthy Melchizedek Priesthood holder ⓘ
membershipTerm	life tenure ⓘ
organizationalUnitOf	general authorities of the LDS Church ⓘ
parentOrganization	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
partOf	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
primaryFocus	testimony of Jesus Christ and His resurrection ⓘ
religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
scripturalBasis	New Testament Twelve Apostles ⓘ linked to: Apostles
selectionMethod	called by the President of the Church ⓘ sustained by common consent of church members ⓘ
shortName	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ⓘ linked to: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
subordinateTo	First Presidency (LDS Church) ⓘ linked to: First Presidency
successionPrinciple	seniority in the Quorum determines church presidential succession ⓘ
successionRole	body from which the President of the Church is chosen ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	religious leadership council ⓘ

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