Elder and Sister Gilbert on seeing the Lord's hand in their lives
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🗓️ 24 February 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Elder Clark G. Gilbert of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Christine Gilbert, have seen the hand of the Lord in their lives as they have strived to live the covenants they made at baptism and in the house of the Lord.
The Gilberts have grown closer as a family and learned how to give and receive the Savior’s relief while fulfilling professional and Church assignments.
As the newest Apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder Gilbert knows he is to be a special witness of the name of Christ in all the world (see Doctrine and Covenants 107:23). Just a few days after being called by Church President Dallin H. Oaks, Elder and Sister Gilbert joined Church News reporter Mary Richards to share more about their family, faith and testimonies of Jesus Christ.
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| 0:00.0 | Those young men in Boston, I was a young graduate student. |
| 0:05.0 | We had a young family. |
| 0:07.0 | I was overwhelmed with my responsibilities. |
| 0:10.0 | But I felt like I gave everything I had to those boys. |
| 0:14.0 | It changed me more than even maybe my mission. |
| 0:18.0 | Being committed to a group of young men and serving them with all I had. |
| 0:24.0 | And when I felt like I didn't have enough, filling the Lord pick up and take it to another place. |
| 0:31.4 | This is Mary Richards, reporter at the Church News. |
| 0:35.2 | Welcome to the Church News podcast. |
| 0:39.7 | Today, we are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 0:46.0 | Elder Clark G. Gilbert knows that to be an apostle of the Lord, he is to be a special witness |
| 0:52.1 | of the name of Christ in all the world. |
| 0:55.4 | He was called to be a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| 0:58.5 | by church president Dallin H. Oaks on Wednesday, February 11th. |
| 1:03.2 | Just a few days later, Elder Gilbert and his wife, Sister Christine Gilbert, |
| 1:07.5 | join me in the Josah Smith Memorial Building to share more about their family, |
| 1:12.3 | faith, and testimonies of Jesus Christ. Elder and Sister Gilbert, thank you for joining us on |
| 1:19.3 | the church news podcast. What a whirlwind has been for the past few days from both of you. It has. |
| 1:25.7 | It has. Yeah. Overwhelming and yet |
| 1:28.5 | joyful at the same time. Talk about receiving the news and then sharing that news with |
| 1:35.0 | Sister Gilbert. And then you tell me how you felt to get that phone call. President Oaks came to us |
| 1:39.3 | in the church board of education meeting at the end of the meeting. He said, Brother Gilbert, will you |
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