"We as members of the Lord’s Church know who stands at its head: Jesus Christ Himself. …
"So, what’s in a name? When it comes to the name of the Lord’s Church, the answer is “Everything!” Jesus Christ directed us to call the Church by His name because it is His Church, filled with His power.
"I know that God lives. Jesus is the Christ. He leads His Church today."
(Russell M. Nelson, “The Correct Name of the Church,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2018, 88–89)
"From the first verse [of the book of Acts], the declaration is that the Church will continue to be divinely led, not mortally led. … Indeed, a more complete title for the book of Acts could appropriately be something like “The Acts of the Resurrected Christ Working through the Holy Spirit in the Lives and Ministries of His Ordained Apostles.” …
The direction of the Church is the same. The location of the Savior has been altered, but the direction and leadership of the Church is exactly the same.”
(“Therefore, What?” [address given at the Church Educational System conference on the New Testament, Aug. 8, 2000], 6, si.ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
"Please be assured that senior Church leaders who preside over the divinely appointed purposes of the Church receive divine assistance. This guidance comes from the Spirit and sometimes directly from the Savior. Both kinds of spiritual guidance are given. I am grateful to have received such assistance. But guidance is given in the Lord’s time, line upon line and precept upon precept [see 2 Nephi 28:30 ; Doctrine and Covenants 98:12 ; 128:21 ], when “an omniscient Lord deliberately chooses to school us” [Neal A. Maxwell, All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience(2007), 31]. Guidance for the Church as a whole comes only to His prophet."
(Quentin L. Cook, “Prepare to Meet God,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 117)