What Does Being a “Special Witness” of Christ Even Mean?

[Third Hour]

Every time one of the Twelve says in general conference that he is a special witness of Jesus Christ, internally I'm like, "Cool, he's basically saying he just hung out with Jesus before this meeting." Truthfully, I think many of us assume that when an apostle says he's a "special witness" of Christ's divinity, he's actually saying that he's physically seen Jesus Christ. But is that even true? What exactly does being a "special witness" entail? And does a member of the Twelve (and the First Presidency) HAVE to see Christ to be an apostle? To be completely honest, the answers to all of those questions sometimes seem a little murky — but there's actually a lot of things we do know. What Are "Special Witnesses"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcugWmAg8tk The role of a special witness is, essentially, to testify to the world of Jesus Christ. This is different from a regular witness of Christ, as we are typically only called upon to testify locally. The term "special witness" comes from D&C 107:23: "The twelve traveling councilors are called to...

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