| Gerrit W. Gong 江文漢 | |
|---|---|
 Gerrit W. Gong in 2018 | |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| March 31, 2018 | |
| Called by | Russell M. Nelson |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| April 5, 2018 | |
| Called by | Russell M. Nelson |
| Reason | Death of Robert D. Hales[1] |
| Presidency of the Seventy | |
| October 6, 2015 – March 31, 2018 | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 3, 2010[2][3] – March 31, 2018 | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerrit Walter Gong December 23, 1953 Redwood City, California, United States |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University (B.A.) Oxford University (M.A., D.Phil.) |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Lindsay (1980–present) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Walter Gong and Jean Char |
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| Traditional Chinese | 江文漢 | ||||||||||||||
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Gerrit Walter Gong (born December 23, 1953) is an American academic administrator and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has been a general authority since 2010 and served as a member of the church's Presidency of the Seventy from October 2015 until his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve in March 2018.[4] He is the LDS Church's first apostle of Asian descent.[5] Prior to becoming a general authority, he served as assistant to the president of Brigham Young University (BYU) for planning and assessment.[6][2][3] As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Gong is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the thirteenth most senior apostle in the church.[7]
- ^ See this article, which states that Gong's call was due to the death of Hales.
- ^ a b Scott Taylor, "Mormon church names new seventies, Primary presidency", Deseret News, 2010-04-04
- ^ a b Hill, Greg (May 1, 2010), "Elder Gerrit W. Gong: 'A nice guy' — A man of faith and learning", Church News, p. 11
- ^ "Leadership Changes in Presidency of the Seventy Announced", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2015-10-06
- ^ Caron, Christina. "Mormon Church Selects 2 Senior Leaders, and Neither Is a White American", The New York Times, 2 April 2018. Retrieved on 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Elder Gerrit W. Gong". Liahona. May 2010. p. 140. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Apostolic seniority is generally understood to include all ordained apostles (including the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Seniority is determined by date of ordination, not by age or other factors. If two apostles are ordained on the same day, the older of the two is typically ordained first. See Succession to the presidency and Heath, Steven H. (Summer 1987). "Notes on Apostolic Succession" (PDF). Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 20 (2): 44–56. doi:10.2307/45216003. JSTOR 45216003. S2CID 254390532..