pete22 Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 i was having a discussion with a friend and he said one of the 12 apostles of the LDS church had been divorced, i told him from what i know about the LDS church i did not think that was true but not being a member of the LDS i would try to find out if that was true, can anyone confirm or deny this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 i was having a discussion with a friend and he said one of the 12 apostles of the LDS church had been divorced, i told him from what i know about the LDS church i did not think that was true but not being a member of the LDS i would try to find out if that was true, can anyone confirm or deny this ? not true.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepansy Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Most definitely not true. Divorce disqualifies a Priesthood holder from even being a Bishop, let alone a General Authority. applepansy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Divorce was more prevalent in the early Church. Brigham Young had a well publicized divorce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete22 Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 ok if you have any links or info that i can show this person i would like to see them and thanks for confirming what i thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 ok if you have any links or info that i can show this person i would like to see them and thanks for confirming what i thought a link to what....that shows all 12 are married to their spouse??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristofferUmfrey Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 What applepansy said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomxsumm Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Most definitely not true. Divorce disqualifies a Priesthood holder from even being a Bishop, let alone a General Authority.applepansyThat would be incorrect, divorced men can be bishops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepansy Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 That would be incorrect, divorced men can be bishops.No they can't. Its in the handbook. I don't know if divorced men can be branch presidents though.applepansy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy740 Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 We should clarify to say CURRENTLY divorced or unmarried priesthood holders cannot be Bishop or a General Authority. Married or widowed are okay. (You didn't see President Hinckley rushing off to get married after the death of his wife Marjorie, right?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomxsumm Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 let's clarify; A divorced and remarried man can be bishop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepansy Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 let's clarify; A divorced and remarried man can be bishop.No, Divorce currently disqualifies a man from becoming a Bishop, Stake President, Seventy, Apostle or Prophet.A man may remarry after the death of his wife and not be disqualified from these callings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepansy Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 (You didn't see President Hinckley rushing off to get married after the death of his wife Marjorie, right?)No we didn't see President Hinckley remarry. But one or two of the current apostles have remarried after becoming widowed..applepansy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaspah Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 wow I really like that.. i had no idea that you couldnt be bishop if you were divorced or unmarried. I think that is a fantastic way for it to be done. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristofferUmfrey Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 We should clarify to say CURRENTLY divorced or unmarried priesthood holders cannot be Bishop or a General Authority.Married or widowed are okay. (You didn't see President Hinckley rushing off to get married after the death of his wife Marjorie, right?)President Hunter did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 No, Divorce currently disqualifies a man from becoming a Bishop, Stake President, Seventy, Apostle or Prophet.A man may remarry after the death of his wife and not be disqualified from these callings.Is there somewhere i can look this up? What handbook are you referring to? Because i personally know a man who divorced after a temple marriage, remarried (eventually in the temple), and later became a bishop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Ok, just confirmed. He was not the actual bishop but was in the bishopric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) Anyway, to answer the OP: I don't believe any of the quorum of the 12 have gone through a divorce, but the only way i can think that you could confirm it would be to go to the official website of the church, lds.org, and do a search for their biographies, one by one. I know they're on there, cause i've done it before. Edited January 11, 2009 by Connie fix a spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepansy Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) Is there somewhere i can look this up? What handbook are you referring to? Because i personally know a man who divorced after a temple marriage, remarried (eventually in the temple), and later became a bishop.I asked my husband. . .I apologize. I should have clarified exactly what my husband meant prior to posting. To his knowledgge this policy came from the Area Seventy.I would imagine if a divorced man was called as Bishop that it would have had to be approvied by the First Presidency.As for the OP. None of the 12 or the First Presidency have been divorced.applepansy Edited January 11, 2009 by applepansy typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepansy Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Ok, just confirmed. He was not the actual bishop but was in the bishopric.In all my life I've never known of a Bishop who had been divorced. I did know one who was released when he and his wife were separated. I've also known several Bishopric Counselors who have been divorced.I can't imagine a Seventy giving instruction that was inconsistent with Church policy.applepansy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Elder Oaks remarried after the passing of his wife.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepansy Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Elder Ruseel M. Nelson also remarrried after his first wife passed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete22 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 ok now i am confused can you be one of the twelve apostles if you have been divorced does it matter if you remarried, has there been any of the twelve apostles that have been divorced or could you be one of the twelve apostles if you have been divorced i want to make sure i am not misrepresenting the LDS position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarginOfError Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Let's try this: the First Presidency must approve of all people who are called as Bishop. In other words, you cannot be a bishop without the approval of the First Presidency. Any righteous, willing, and worthy man may be bishop regardless of his marital status. If the Lord chooses a divorced man to be bishop, that man will be bishop. Church policy, however, does have a preference to married men as bishops. If two men are available to be bishop and they are equally qualified in every way except one man is married and the other is not, you can expect the married man to receive the call. I know of no specific policy that forbids a divorced and remarried man from serving in any leadership capacity. (That doesn't mean the policy doesn't exist, but that I've never seen it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Church policy, however, does have a preference to married men as bishops. If two men are available to be bishop and they are equally qualified in every way except one man is married and the other is not, you can expect the married man to receive the call. Do they still classify unmarried men over the age of 25 as "menaces to society"? Would a menace make a good Bishop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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