Linda L. Booth is a former
apostle in the
Council of Twelve Apostles
In the Latter Day Saint movement, the Quorum of the Twelve (also known as the Council of the Twelve, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Council of the Twelve Apostles, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies or ( quorums) of the church hie ...
of
Community of Christ
The Community of Christ, known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), is an American-based international church, and is the second-largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. The churc ...
beginning March 31, 1998. Along with Gail E. Mengel, Booth was one of the first two women apostles in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church).
["RLDS Church calls 2 women to serve among 12 apostles"]
''Deseret News
The ''Deseret News'' () is the oldest continuously operating publication in the American west. Its multi-platform products feature journalism and commentary across the fields of politics, culture, family life, faith, sports, and entertainment. Th ...
'', 1998-03-21. In 2013, Booth became the first woman to be the church's
president of the Council of Twelve. The RLDS Church was renamed Community of Christ in 2001.
Biography
Booth is a native of
Independence, Missouri and is a graduate of the
University of Kansas.
["Biographical Sketch: Linda L. Booth"]
cofchrist.org, accessed 2012-05-18. She was the founding editor of ''Kansas City Parent Magazine'' and the editor of ''Olathe Life Newspaper'' in
Olathe, Kansas.
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Prior to becoming an RLDS Church apostle, Booth had been a pastor of the RLDS Church congregation in Olathe, Kansas, and later a counselor to the president of a high priests ]quorum
A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to ''Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised'', the ...
.[ Immediately prior to her ordination as an apostle, she had been the assistant director of communications for the RLDS Church.][ Along with Gail E. Mengel, Booth was selected by RLDS ]Prophet–President
In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. It was the office held by Joseph Smith, founder of the movement, and the office assumed by many of Smith's claimed succe ...
W. Grant McMurray
W. Grant McMurray (born July 12, 1947) was Prophet-President of Community of Christ from 1996 until 2004. He was the first non-descendant of Joseph Smith to head the church, and under his administration, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of ...
to be an apostle[ and was ordained on March 31, 1998.][
As of 2012, Booth was the secretary to the Council of Twelve and oversaw missionary work in the church's Southern USA Mission Field.][ In 2013, she became the first woman elected to serve as president of the Council of Twelve.][Kelly Evanson]
"Woman elected to serve as president of Council of Twelve Apostles"
, '' The Examiner'' (Independence, Missouri), 2013-04-20.
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American leaders of the Community of Christ
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