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Elder Caussé felt a mix of shock and peace upon receiving his calling.

Receiving the call from President Oaks intensified his love for Christ's mission.

He looks forward to a global ministry connecting with all cultures worldwide.

After he was ordained an apostle Thursday and before the church issued the news, Elder Gérald Caussé had a small window to call his parents an ocean away.

Jean Caussé and Marie-Blanche Bonnet Caussé, who joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when their son was an infant, picked up the phone at midnight in France.

That’s how they learned their son now would be what scripture calls a “special witness of the name of Jesus Christ in all the world ,” the 104th apostle in church history.

“This is an emotional time” for Elder Causs

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