Full interview: New LDS apostle Gérald Caussé on church finances, sustainability and temples

Picking Frenchman Gérald Caussé to fill a vacancy among the apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reinforces a powerful message: The 17.5 million-member church is not just a Utah or an American faith. Indeed, said Caussé, who has now joined two other Europeans in the church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles — Dieter F. Uchtdorf of Germany and Patrick Kearon of Britain — “I’m global.” Born in Bordeaux, the 62-year-old leader, whom church President Dallin H. Oaks appointed to his new lifetime post Thursday, has lived and served the church in four countries — France, Germany, England and the United States — and has traveled widely to many regions. But it was growing up as a second-generation member (his parents joined when he was 6 months old) of a tiny U.S.-based faith that had the most impact on Caussé. Read more here: https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/11/07/tribune-interview-with-new-lds/ Reporting by Peggy Fletcher Stack Video by Chris Samuels The Salt Lake Tribune.