Gerrit W. Gong
| Gerrit W. Gong 江文漢 | |
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Gerrit W. Gong in 2018 | |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| March 31, 2018 | |
| Called by | Russell M. Nelson |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| April 5, 2018 | |
| Called by | Russell M. Nelson |
| Reason | Death of Robert D. Hales |
| Presidency of the Seventy | |
| October 6, 2015 – March 31, 2018 | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 3, 2010 – March 31, 2018 | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerrit Walter Gong December 23, 1953 Redwood City, California, United States |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University (B.A.) Oxford University (M.A., D.Phil.) |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Lindsay (1980–present) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Walter Gong and Jean Char |
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| Traditional Chinese | 江文漢 | ||||||||||||||
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Gerrit Walter Gong (born December 23, 1953) is an American academic administrator and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has been a general authority since 2010 and served as a member of the church's Presidency of the Seventy from October 2015 until his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve in March 2018. He is the LDS Church's first apostle of Asian descent. Prior to becoming a general authority, he served as assistant to the president of Brigham Young University (BYU) for planning and assessment. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Gong is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the thirteenth most senior apostle in the church.