Hello again, everyone! Over the last 16 hours or so, the Church News has shared quite a few new stories, most of which are about the ongoing ministry of our apostles. So here are the new items. Hope you enjoy this post.
First, Elders M. Russell Ballard & Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, accompanied by Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, General Authority Seventy, and Sister Christina B. Franco, who was sustained in April as the new Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency, traveled to Houston Texas to uplift and encourage those affected by Hurricane Harvey & those who continue to assist in relief efforts. For more on their visit, click here.
In the meantime, Elder Neil L. Andersen, still on assignment in the Philippines (where it was reported earlier today that another new stake was created there yesterday, one week after the 100th stake was created) rededicated the newly renovated MTC in Manila. For more on the dedication, click here.
In a USU-sponsored devotional for Institute students, President Russell M. Nelson encouraged those in attendance to join him in studying the Bible and observing particularly how certain prophecies in the Bible are fulfilled by events related in both the Book of Mormon and in these latter days. He promised that by so studying, those who did so would yield a greater understanding of and appreciation for the Bible, for the life and mission of the Savior, and a greater testimony of the Book of Mormon and of the restoration of the gospel, and would show how much the prophets in Bible times understood what would transpire in the last days.
His wife, Sister Wendy W. Nelson, also spoke, focusing her remarks on the importance of relying on the Lord above and beyond the wisdom of man. She gave three examples, Nephi's willingness to "go and do" despite not knowing what would happen, the prophet Joseph Smith's insistence on round windows for the Nauvoo temple, as he saw the temple that way in vision, and how her own husband, President Nelson, acting on the inspiration of the Lord above and beyond the medical knowledge, understanding, and common practice of the day, pioneered a surgical technique that changed the way open heart surgeries would be done from then on. To read summaries of the talks given during this event, click here.
Finally, unrelated to apostolic news, Elder Richard J. Maynes was the featured speaker at a BYU-Provo devotional today. He invited his listeners to shape their lives through service to others. You can read a summary of his remarks here. The one problem I noticed with both this article, and before that, with the schedule put out by BYU that listed the devotional speakers for the Fall Semester, is that both identified Elder Maynes as being in the Presidency of the Seventy, but he was released from that assignment before either of those articles was published. It may be nitpicking, I know, but just wanted to note that.
That does it for this post. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Any and all comments are welcome and appreciated. Until my next post, I wish you all the best.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Apostolic Ministry Updates & Other Church News
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
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