“Being called as an Apostle is not an accomplishment or achievement. It’s not a calling that is earned.” @DaleGRenlund 1/

“Matthias, in Acts chapter one, was selected by God instead of Barsabas. God didn’t tell us why. But the thing we should know is that Barsabas’ testimony honoring the Savior and His Resurrection was equal to that of Matthias.” @DaleGRenlund 2/

“If Barsabas fulfilled whatever calling he had, his reward was no different from that which Matthias would have received, provided he magnified his calling.” @DaleGRenlund 3/

[Every Member can] “develop an Apostolic-like relationship with the Lord." @BallardMRussell 4/

“The Lord shows His love for us, and we can show our love to the Lord by doing whatever He asks us to do.” @UchtdorfDF 5/

“There is a misconception that we come out of a professional and business life and we are basically corporate-style leaders. In reality, we are shepherds and witnesses.” @ChristoffDTodd 6/

“We draw upon our past experiences and any skills and talents we developed, but that's not the focus. The focus is on what the Lord wants and how He wants us to do that.” @ChristoffDTodd 7/

In the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles there are no factions, lobbying or power centers, said @AndersenNeilL . There are “differing opinions,” but “there are no egos.” 8/

“The Lord puts a lot of people together who are not that alike in many things — their professions, how they grew up, where they come from. They are alike in their testimony of the Savior and in their humility.“ @AndersenNeilL 9/

“[The Apostles] don’t seek position, they are not trying to be the smartest person in the room. The Lord can work with that. I have never seen anyone show anger and I have never seen anyone put anyone down.” @AndersenNeilL 10/

The Apostleship “is not like being a business executive, it is quite different than an executive role in a business. The role of an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ is really a ministerial, pastoral role.” @StevensonGaryE 11/

“It’s not about me. It is about the deference and the honor the members of this Church hold for the office [of Apostle].” @RonaldARasband 12/

Members of the Church may think the...Apostles, and their wives and their families, “receive a special dispensation from heaven” and “are safeguarded from illness and family tragedy and other kinds of very normal experiences in mortality. “That isn’t true.” @BednarDavidA 13/

“All leaders in the Lord’s Church are called by proper authority. No prophet or any other leader in this Church, for that matter, has ever called himself or herself. No prophet has ever been elected.“ @NelsonRussellM 14/

“The Lord made that clear when He said, ‘Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you’ (John 15:16). You and I do not ‘vote’ on Church leaders at any level. We do, though, have the privilege of sustaining them.” @NelsonRussellM 15/

“What process [the prophet] goes through exactly, I'm not sure. That’s, again, something private he pursues. He...brings back, when he’s...had the inspiration he needs, the name or names to [the 1st Pres and Q12] to sustain it.” @ChristoffDTodd 16/

“A particular man becomes the [prophet].Residing latent in him,and in his associate Brethren,given to each at the time of ordination,are all of the keys of the priesthood. But authority to exercise those keys is restricted to the President of the Church.” -Gordon B. Hinckley 17/

“[The Lord] knows whom he wants to preside over this church, and he will make no mistake. The Lord doesn’t do things by accident. He has never done anything accidentally.” -Harold B. Lee 18/

“And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.” Ephesians 2:20 19/

“The twelve traveling councilors are called to be the Twelve Apostles, or special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world—thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling.” Doctrine and Covenants 107:23 20/

“The Lord’s servants are inspired to help us avoid obstacles that are spiritually life threatening and to help us pass safely through mortality to our final, ultimate, heavenly destination.” @BallardMRussell 21/

“The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died,was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven; and all other things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to it.” 22/

“The First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles,called and ordained to hold the keys of the priesthood,have the authority and responsibility to govern the Church, to administer its ordinances, to expound its doctrine, and to establish and maintain its practices.” 23/

"The Lord directs His Church through living prophets and apostles.This is the way He has always done His work...We cannot separate Christ from His servants.” @BallardMRussell 24/

“These 15 men—prophets, seers, and revelators—know what the will of the Lord is when unanimity is reached! They are committed to see that the Lord’s will truly will be done.” @NelsonRussellM 25/

“The Lord always has and always will instruct and inspire His prophets. The Lord is at the helm. We who have been ordained to bear witness of His holy name throughout the world will continue to seek to know His will and follow it.” @NelsonRussellM 26/

“I pledge everything I have and everything I know how to give to witnessing and reaffirming the divinity of the Savior’s life and the restoration of his gospel.” @HollandJeffreyR 27/

“Each day of an Apostle’s service is a day of learning and preparing for more responsibility in the future. It takes decades of service for an Apostle to move from the junior chair to the senior chair in the circle.” @NelsonRussellM 28/

“During that time, he gains firsthand experience in each facet of the work of the Church. He also becomes well acquainted with the peoples of the earth, including their histories, cultures, and languages, as assignments take him repeatedly across the globe.” @NelsonRussellM 29/