And every decision made by either of these quorums must be by the unanimous voice of the same.

That is, every member in each quorum must be agreed to its decisions in order to make their decisions of the same power or validity one with the other.

Doctrine and Covenants section 107 verse 27.

Hey listeners, this is Nick from Book of Mormon Central, and today's podcast addresses the

question, why must there be unity within the presiding quorums of the church?

In the early years of the church, the structure and organization of the priesthood and leadership

was constantly being adapted by revelation in order to meet the organization of the priesthood and leadership was constantly being adapted

by revelation in order to meet the needs of the rapidly growing body of saints.

Some of the most significant developments came in the early months of 1835, when both the

Quorum of the Twelve and the Quorum of the Seventy were first organized. Soon afterward, in the spring of 1835,

Joseph Smith received revelation regarding the priesthood, with special emphasis on how the new

presiding quorums were to operate and work with the first presidency, which had been previously

organized in 1832, to administer to the needs of the church.

This revelation was combined with previous revelations on priesthood offices and administration

to provide an up-to-date guide for the early leaders to follow.

Doctrine and Covenants Section 107 constitutes that combined revelatory text. After describing the organization,

role, and authority of the first presidency, quorum of the 12, and quorum of the 70,

the revelation states that every decision made by either of these quorums must be by the unanimous

voice of the same. That is, every member in each quorum must be agreed to

its decisions in order to make their decisions of the same power or validity one with the other.

While exceptions to this rule of unanimity can be made when circumstances render it impossible

for all members of the quorum to gather, to this day the presiding

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