Today, in the restored Church of Jesus Christ, the apostolic witness remains central to our doctrine and compelling evidence of its truth. As the Prophet Joseph Smith taught, “The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ.”

Each Apostle is called of God and endowed with priesthood keys to be a “special [witness] of the name of Christ in all the world.” Apostles bear a unique, authoritative, divinely empowered witness of the living Christ—of His divine reality, His gospel, His Atonement, and His Resurrection. – Gérald Caussé, “The Gift of Testimony,” Liahona (CR) November 2026