The quorum was first organized in 1835 and designated as a body of "traveling councilors".
The following are the current and previous members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church.
Such individuals who never became members of the Quorum do not appear in the last section of this page.
In those circumstances, an Acting President is typically called, as noted.
[28] In addition, J. Reuben Clark was only a member of the Quorum of the Twelve for one week in 1945 and six days in 1951, which were periods of time when the First Presidency was dissolved due to the death of the President of the Church.