In the Latter Day Saint movement, common consent is a principle established by the movement's founder Joseph Smith, Jr. He taught "For all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church, by the prayer of faith. Please see the talk page for this article and the "See also" list before adding content or adding a hyphen to Latter Day Saint "(D&C 28:13)
As it is most-frequently used, common consent, more commonly known as a sustaining, is the act of publicly showing ones support for a specific leader in a particular church calling or position by the uplifted right hand; an outward indication of an inward commitment. The principle requires consent from all members of an organization before the action of setting apart may take place. Setting apart is an ordinance or ritual in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whereby a person is formally chosen and blessed to carry out a specific Local leader must be sustained by a local congregation before he or she may officially begin their role. If one person objects, the sustaining is put on hold until the objection is heard. General leaders must be approved by the church at large. Decisions made by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the Quorums of the Seventy must be done unanimously. Quorum of the TwelveIn The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Seventy is a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood of several denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of (D&C 107:27)
Any new doctrine must be presented to the church before being accepted as a part of the Standard Works. The Standard Works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church consists of several books that constitute its open scriptural [1]
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- ^ The only one authorized to bring forth any new doctrine is the President of the Church, who, when he does, will declare it as revelation from God, and it will be so accepted by the Council of the Twelve and sustained by the body of the Church. In the Latter Day Saint movement, a general conference is a meeting for all members of the church for conducting general church business and instruction (Harold B. Lee, The First Area General Conference for Germany, Austria, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and Spain of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held in Munich Germany, August 24–26, 1973, with Reports and Discourses, 69. )
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