US EditionLDS Church names Elder Clark G. Gilbert to Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Elder Clark G. Gilbert, 55, fills the vacancy left by President Jeffrey R. Holland and was ordained to serve a lifetime calling by the First Presidency and Quorum.
- On Wednesday, President Dallin H. Oaks called Elder Clark G. Gilbert, 55, to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and he was ordained Thursday, filling the vacancy from President Jeffrey R. Holland's death on Dec. 27.
- Gilbert previously served as Commissioner of the Church Educational System and as a General Authority Seventy since April 2021, and he led BYU‑Idaho, BYU‑Pathway Worldwide, Deseret News, and Deseret Digital Media.
- With degrees from BYU, Stanford and Harvard, Elder G. Clark Gilbert, 55, was born in Oakland, California, and married Christine in 1994 with eight children.
- Apostles serve lifetime callings under church doctrine, making this a permanent role; President Dallin H. Oaks has now called two apostles, including Elder Gérald Caussé on Nov. 6.
- Gilbert told students to `never let your secular learning limit your horizons` during recent remarks and afterward visited BYU's Carillon Tower, underscoring his ongoing ties to higher education.
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(RNS) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the calling of its newest apostle, Clark G. Gilbert, on Thursday (Feb. 12). He will replace the beloved Jeffrey R. Holland, who died Dec. 27, 2025, after serving in the church’s Quorum of the Twelve for over 30 years. In some ways, Gilbert is a predictable choice. Like the apostle he’s replacing and also like Dallin H. Oaks, the new president of the church who just chose Gilbert f…
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Elder Clark G. Gilbert Is Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Elder Clark G. Gilbert is the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was called on Wednesday, February 11, 2026,…
LDS Church names Elder Clark G. Gilbert to Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
SALT LAKE, Utah (KIFI) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced today the calling and ordination of Elder Clark G. Gilbert to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. At 55, the former Oakland, California native becomes the newest member of the faith’s second-highest presiding body. Elder Gilbert was formally called to the apostleship on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. His ordination took place today, February 12, overseen by Presiden…
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