2 factors fueled the most-presidential Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
By Tad Walch
Published on March 15, 2026.
The most-presidential Quorum of the Twelve Apostles occurred from October 1963 to January 1970, when seven future church presidents served together in the Quorum. These factors were factors such as the age of President Thomas S. Monson and President Joseph F. Smith Sr. who served together as church leaders. Current President Dallin H. Oaks was ordained an apostle in 1984, and recently ordained Elder Clark G. Gilbert an apostle, a gap of 42 years. The combined senior church leadership of President Smith and President Monson stretched from 1910 to 2018, and spanned 11 of the church’s 18 presidents. The Church of Jesus Christ announced a unified fast on July 5 for the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and a video will be released of two apostles offering historical teachings about the significance of the historic events that enabled the church's restoration.
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