509. The Sacred call of an apostle, from the Deseret News.
Today is Conference! If you woke up like I did, with a smile on your face, you are feeling the anticipation and joy of being led by living prophets! Enjoy the next 2 days! It's like 2 Sundays in a row! The sacred call of an apostle By Trent Toone , Deseret News Published: Thursday, Oct. 1 2015 5:00 a.m. MDT Elder Russell M. Nelson speaks in the Sunday afternoon session of general conference on April 6, 1997. Kristan Jacobsen, Deseret News Archives View 13 photos » Summary Many apostles have related their experiences from when they were called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. With three vacancies expected to be filled at the upcoming general conference, here are some of those sacred experiences. President Thomas S. Monson’s call to the holy apostleship in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints happened on a quiet Thursday afternoon in late September 1963. He was in the middle of a conversation with an insurance adjus