• Apostle Pronunciation:
[L-dur] (noun)
Also Known As: Missionary
Example: To serve a mission, a man must become
an Elder and receive the Melchizedek Priesthood.
Related Resources:
Organization
of the LDS Church LDS
Church Titles Priesthood Doctrine
and Covenants 20:42-45 "To teach, expound, exhort, baptize, and watch over the church; And
to confirm the church by the laying on of the hands, and the giving of the
Holy Ghost; And to take the lead of all meetings. The elders are to conduct
the meetings as they are led by the Holy Ghost, according to the commandments
and revelations of God."
"And
the elders of the church, two or more, shall be called, and shall pray for
and lay their hands upon them in my name; and if they die they shall die
unto me, and if they live they shall live unto me."
Doctrine
and Covenants 107:12
Definition:
The proper title given to holders of the Melchizedek
Priesthood. The title is used for members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
the First Quorum of the Seventy and for full time missionaries.
Related Terms
• High
Priest
• Melchizedek
Priesthood
• Ordain
• Patriarch
• Priesthood
• Prophet
• Seventy
The organizational structure of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(the LDS Church) is the same as that which the Lord Jesus Christ organized
during His life on earth.
How to address LDS Church members.
The Priesthood (Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods) held by members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Information on duties, callings,
home teaching, and activities.
"The high priest and elder are to administer in spiritual things, agreeable
to the covenants and commandments of the church; and they have a right to
officiate in all these offices of the church when there are no higher authorities
present."
Elsewhere on the Web:
Elders
From the Bible Dictionary at LDS.org.
