Chronology of the Original Quorums of the Twelve Apostles
Original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in Christ’s Dispensation
According to BYU Studies, the original apostles were:
Simon Peter
James, son of Zebedee
John, brother of James
Andrew
Philip
Bartholomew
Matthew the Publican
Thomas
James, son of Alphaeus
Thaddeus
Simon the Cananean OR Jude, brother of James
Judas Iscariot
We know of at least two other men, Matthias and Paul, who were ordained as apostles in the time period covered by the Book of Acts.
The members of the original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, along with their dates of calling and release:
Thomas B. Marsh
Called by the Three Witnesses on April 25, 1835
Called as Quorum President on April 25, 1835
Released by excommunication for apostasy on March 17, 1839
David W. Patten
Called by the Three Witnesses on February 15, 1835
Released by death from wounds sustained at the Battle of Crooked River on October 25, 1838
Brigham Young
Called by the Three Witnesses on February 14, 1835
Called as Quorum President by Joseph Smith Jr. on April 14, 1840
Called as Church President on December 27, 1847
Released by death on August 29, 1877
Heber C. Kimball
Called by the Three Witnesses on February 14, 1835
Called as 1st Counselor in the First Presidency by Brigham Young on December 27, 1847
Released by death on June 22, 1868
Orson Hyde
Called by the Three Witnesses on February 15, 1835
Released by a vote of the church on May 4, 1839
Reinstated by Joseph Smith Jr. on June 27, 1839
Called as Quorum President by Brigham Young on December 27, 1839
Released as Quorum President by April 10, 1875
Released by death on November 28, 1878
William E. McLellin
Called by The Three Witnesses on February 15, 1835
Released by excommunication for apostasy on May 11, 1838
Parley P. Pratt
Called by The Three Witnesses on February 21, 1835
Released by death through martyrdom near Van Buren, Arkansas on May 13, 1857
Luke Johnson
Called by The Three Witnesses on February 15, 1835
Released by personal resignation from the church on December 31, 1837
William Smith
Called by The Three Witnesses on February 15, 1835
Released by a vote of the church on May 4, 1839
Reinstated by Joseph Smith Jr. on May 25, 1839
Called as Presiding Patriarch by Brigham Young on May 24, 1845
Released by a vote of the church on October 6, 1845
Orson Pratt
Called by the Three Witnesses on April 26, 1835
Released by excommunication on August 20, 1842
Reinstated by Joseph Smith Jr, on January 29, 1843
Called as Church Historian and Recorder by Brigham Young in May 9, 1874
Released by death on October 3, 1881
John F. Boynton
Called by the Three Witnesses on February 15, 1835
Released by disfellowshipment for apostasy on September 3, 1837
Lyman E. Johnson
Called by the Three Witnesses on February 14, 1835 (first apostle ordained)
Released by excommunication for apostasy on April 13, 1838
