Seventy (Latter Day Saints)

This article is about usages of the term Seventy within the Latter Day Saint movement. For the priesthood office of Seventy within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, see Seventy (LDS Church).

Seventy is a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood of several denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Traditionally, a Latter Day Saint holding this priesthood office is a "traveling minister"[1] and an "especial witness"[2] of Jesus Christ, charged with the mission of preaching the gospel to the entire world under the direction of the Twelve Apostles.[3] Latter Day Saints teach that the office of seventy was anciently conferred upon the seventy disciples mentioned in the Gospel of Luke 10:1-2. Multiple individuals holding the office of seventy are referred to collectively as "seventies".

  1. ^ The Doctrine and Covenants, Section 107:97
  2. ^ The Doctrine and Covenants, Section 107:25
  3. ^ The Doctrine and Covenants, Section 107:34