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Elder M. Russell Ballard dove into the world of social media this past week, and became the first member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to tweet. His Twitter handle is https://twitter.com/M_RBallard.

His first tweet was sent right after the monthly CES devotional. “Thank you to all who tuned in to the devotional. It was a joy to be with you, both those in San Diego and throughout the world. #CESDevo”

The LDS Church’s official Twitter account, @LDSChurch, retweeted him and confirmed that the account is valid.

“In addition to the official Facebook and Google+ pages for church leaders that the church has maintained on their behalf for some time now, these senior leaders have begun using Twitter to share their words, thoughts and teachings,” LDS Church spokeswoman Jessica Moody said in a statement. “Elder Ballard’s tweet is the first to be shared, but other church leaders will also be using Twitter in the near future.”

 

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland joined Twitter on Tuesday evening. (https://twitter.com/J_R_Holland)

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As of this writing, no one else had tweeted so far. However, each member of the Twelve now has a Twitter account.

(In no particular order)

https://twitter.com/L_Tom_Perry

https://twitter.com/D_F_Uchtdorf

https://twitter.com/Neil_L_Andersen

https://twitter.com/Dallin_H_Oaks

https://twitter.com/Henry_B_Eyring

https://twitter.com/David_A_Bednar

https://twitter.com/Boyd_K_Packer

https://twitter.com/RussellMNelson1

https://twitter.com/Richard_G_Scott

https://twitter.com/Robert_D_Hales

https://twitter.com/DTChristofferso

https://twitter.com/Quentin_L_Cook

 

 

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