russell m. nelson was the acting president of the quorum of the twelve.
russell m. nelson was the acting president of the quorum of the twelve.
who is the acting president of the quorum of the twelve?
russell m. nelson
the formal calling of acting president of the quorum has been held seven times by six men: rudger clawson, joseph fielding smith, spencer w. kimball, howard w. hunter, boyd k. packer, and m. russell ballard. additionally, two earlier apostles—orson hyde and brigham young jr.—have acted as president of the quorum of the twelve apostles when they were "not" the second-most senior apostle in the church, and therefore may be said to have played the role of an acting president of the quorum before this specific title was created by the church.









































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acting president of the quorum of the twelve apostles
if the president of the quorum of the twelve apostles is asked to become a counselor in the first presidency, the president of the quorum retains that title but is not numbered among the twelve, and the most senior apostle who is not in the first presidency is named as acting president of the quorum of the twelve apostles. the acting president assumes all of the duties that would normally rest upon the president of the quorum. the title of acting president was first used in 1918 for rudger clawson. the position has also been used during times of infirmity of a president of the twelve: for example, howard w. hunter was acting president for the infirm marion g. romney from 1985 to 1988.
president of the quorum of the twelve apostles (lds church)