in the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (lds church), the quorum of the twelve apostles (also known as the quorum of the twelve, the council of the twelve apostles, or simply the twelve) is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy. 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.