DC 127:6 It is the will of the Lord that the mission to Utah and the west should be continued, and suitable
representatives of the church be sent and maintained there under the conditions prevailing at the present time. It is essential that the church have proper
representatives there.
DC 136:2 To fill a vacancy existing in the number of the Twelve, let George G. Lewis be set apart and ordained as an apostle, and take his place with that quorum, and enter with his brethren upon the active work of the apostolic quorum and as
representatives of the church.
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