History
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery were both designated apostles by 1830. The church’s articles and covenants stated an “apostle is an elder” and, as such, had the same responsibilities as an elder, though it seems an apostle’s primary responsibility was preaching. Other church members with proselytizing responsibilities were also referred to as apostles. A June 1829 revelation appointed Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer to designate twelve disciples. Subsequently, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was organized 14 February 1835 with the selection of twelve men. After the appointment of a quorum of apostles, the term became increasingly restricted to members of that quorum, but members of the quorums of the seventy were sometimes referred to as apostles.
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