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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

BREAKING NEWS: President Monson Funeral Arrangements Announced

Hello again, everyone! I have some additional breaking news to report. With the announcement having already been made that the First Presidency will not be reorganized until after the funeral services are held for President Monson, the Church has released this article, which states that the funeral has been set for Friday January 12 at 12 noon, which is 9 days from now. With that in mind, it seems likely that the First Presidency will likely be reorganized on the following Sunday, which would be January 14, and a press conference will be held the following day to introduce the new First Presidency. This also means that the Church will be under the leadership of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for the 11 days between today and that second Sunday in January, which is longer than it has been in recent years, but still not too lengthy.

In recent times of transition, President Ezra Taft Benson passed away on May 30, 1994, and President Howard W. Hunter was ordained to succeeded him 6 days later (on June 5). Then President Hunter died the following March 3, and President Gordon B. Hinckley became Church President 12 days later. Only 7 days passed between President Hinckley's January 27 death, and President Monson's February 3 ordination has his successor.

So a 10-day period is not unprecedented, though it will be a longer time than we have seen in recent years. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.

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