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Originally Posted by Tex
I believe the term you are looking for is "the Twelve Apostles." Confusing, I know.
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Only one of the three quotes was phrased that way. Kind of interesting that they would show the same quote remembered so differently by three men.
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Orson Hyde, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, reported: “Joseph the Prophet … said, ‘Brethren, remember that the majority of this people will never go astray; and as long as you keep with the majority you are sure to enter the celestial kingdom.’ ”
William G. Nelson reported: “I have heard the Prophet speak in public on many occasions. In one meeting I heard him say: ‘I will give you a key that will never rust,—if you will stay with the majority of the Twelve Apostles, and the records of the Church, you will never be led astray.’ The history of the Church has proven this to be true.”
Ezra T. Clark remembered: “I heard the Prophet Joseph say that he would give the Saints a key whereby they would never be led away or deceived, and that was: The Lord would never suffer a majority of this people to be led away or deceived by imposters, nor would He allow the records of this Church to fall into the hands of the enemy.”
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Either way, it seemed like an odd way to wrap up the lesson. That's a pretty accurate rule of thumb, but it hardly seems like an inspiring approach to testimony and faithfulness.