The International ____ shall elect the Council of Eighteen.

• A. General Assembly
• B. General Council
• C. Executive Committee
• D. Council of Eighteen

Answer: (B)

The key idea is who holds authority to appoint leadership between the big international gatherings. In this church structure, the General Council acts as the standing international governing body that operates between General Assemblies. Because it is the continuously empowered body to oversee governance, it is the one entrusted with electing the Council of Eighteen. The General Assembly is a large, periodic gathering and isn’t described here as the body responsible for this particular election. The Executive Committee is a smaller, working arm under the council and wouldn’t be the electing authority for the Council of Eighteen. The Council of Eighteen cannot elect itself, so the body designated to perform the election is the International General Council.