Editing General authority (section)

{{Short description|Role and rank in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints}}
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A '''general authority''' is a member of the highest levels of leadership within [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]<ref name=eom>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Mormonism]] |editor-last=Ludlow |editor-first=Daniel H. |editor-link=Daniel H. Ludlow |year=1992 |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]] |location=New York |isbn=0028796055 |pages=538–540 |url=http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/EoM/id/3724 |title=General Authorities |first=Marvin K. |last=Gardner |author-link=Marvin K. Gardner}}</ref> who has administrative and [[ecclesiastical]] authority over the church. A general authority's jurisdiction is church-wide, in contrast to the responsibilities of a local authority or an area authority, which relate to a particular area, unit, or department of the church. As a group, the general authorities are often referred to as "'''the Brethren'''".<ref name=eom/> As of April 2023, The LDS listed 95 general authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.churchofjesuschrist.org/57/d1/57d1fe6bd97e11edbd10eeeeac1e94f1ca0c6854/liahona_magazine_2023_05_may.pdf|title=Church Leadership, section General Authorities and General Officers |department=Organization |website=LDS Church |date= 2023-04-01}}</ref>