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15 "Apostles"[edit]

I edited the text saying 15 "apostles" to 15 "General Authorities". There are only 12 apostles at any given time. There is one prophet and two counselers, the three of them make up the first presidency. They all have the same keys and power in the priesthood, but the line of authority (or right to act on those keys) is organized from the prophet on down the line. Just a minor edit. Let me know if there are any objections. --D — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.106.18.70 (talk) 18:50, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. I'm new to editing wiki. I didn't have the knowhow to provide a hyperlink to the general authorities page. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.106.18.70 (talk) 19:17, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but you are simply incorrect — ordinations to the office of apostle are still valid for people not in the Quorum of the Twelve, such as the members of the First Presidency, and historically for others that were not members of either of those bodies, but who had not been excommunicated nor otherwise stripped of their priesthood (see Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) for details). -- 208.81.184.4 (talk) 19:47, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with 208.81.184.4. The President of the Church is the "senior Apostle of the Church". And indeed, the document is subtitled "The Testimony of the Apostles". Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 23:12, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Doctrinal points[edit]

I'm not so good at this whole thing, but if someone would like to take on adding a section that would include the different subject points on what is addressed regarding Jesus Christ (his purpose, character, plan, etc.; Much like the article on the Family: A Proclamation to the world and how it goes into deatil of each point addressed). I can try to do this if I have the free time; but I would probably make a debacle of the article.

Thanks in advance for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.106.18.70 (talk) 19:23, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure that such edits would be justified unless there are reliable sources that address such issues in the context of the document. This is not an article about LDS Church teachings about Jesus Christ and is not intended to be an original research-driven analysis of the document—it is an article about the document itself. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 23:13, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Public Reaction[edit]

A section of public reaction (news stories, for example) could be beneficial to add. Kwallet (talk) 19:42, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]