Nine of the current fifteen apostles have one or more connections to BYU. Three apostles who most recently passed away did have at least one of these connections. The three new apostles do not currently have any connections.
Nine of the current fifteen apostles have one or more connections to BYU. Three apostles who most recently passed away did have at least one of these connections. The three new apostles do not currently have any connections.
Nine of the current fifteen apostles have one or more connections to BYU. Three apostles who most recently passed away did have at least one of these connections. The three new apostles do not currently have any connections.
Word Count: 140 BYU Connections with Our Prophet and Apostles We have often heard that Elder Dallin H. Oaks and Elder Jeffery R. Holland are previous presidents of BYU, but are President Thomas S. Monson and other current apostles also connected to BYU? Nine of the current fifteen have one or more connections as graduates of BYU, recipients of BYU honorary degrees, or members of BYUs Board of Trustees. The board is chaired by the First Presidency and often has three apostles among its members. Three have received honorary doctorate degrees: Thomas S. Monson, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, and Russell M. Nelson. Six are graduates: Thomas S. Monson, Dallin H. Oaks, Jeffery R. Holland, David A. Bednar, D. Todd Christofferson, and Neil L. Andersen. Though the three new apostles do not currently have any connections, all three apostles who most recently passed away did have at least one of these connections.