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SALT LAKE CITY — Sunday, Elder M. Russell Ballard became the first apostle of the LDS church to register for and tweet on Twitter, according to the LDS church.

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As of Monday, M. Russell Ballard's single tweet from @M_RBallard had received 274 retweets and 705 favorites. He has 4,226 followers and is following a mere five Twitter handles.

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 — M. Russell Ballard (@M_RBallard) May 5, 2014

Elder Ballard's tweet said, "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." He even got fancy by including a hashtag #CESDevo.

It isn't known whether additional church apostles intend to become Twitter users.

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