Some preliminary information. I will include two copies of the table I use to track when each apostle last spoke in each of the five general sessions.
Key to abbreviations used in the charts:
SAM=Saturday Morning
SAA=Saturday Afternoon
SPH=Priesthood
SUM=Sunday Morning
SUA=Sunday Afternoon
70 Pres=Presidency of the Seventy
PB=Presiding Bishopric
1stQof70=First Quorum of the Seventy
In the charts below, the month and year each apostle spoke in each session is listed, if known. When it happens that one of the three new apostles have not spoken as an apostle in that session of general conference, the month and year of when they last did so, along with the position held at the time, will be listed. The prediction shows simple addition as well, which I also like to do. When the numerical order of each apostle matches the number order they are, that notation will have an asterisk next to it. I have also added the apostolic order number to the speaking order number and have listed each time the result is odd or even. I will now post each individual chart, along with some brief commentary.
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SAM
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SAA
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SPH
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SUM
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SUA
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Nelson
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Oct 2012
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Apr 2014*
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Apr 2016
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2015
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Oaks
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Apr 2015
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2014
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Oct 2013*
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Apr 2016
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Ballard
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2016
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Apr 2015
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Apr 2014
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Oct 2014*
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Hales
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Oct 2013*
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2013
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Oct 2014
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Apr 2016
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Holland
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Apr 2014*
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Oct 2015
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Oct 2011
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Apr 2015
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Apr 2016
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Bednar
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Oct 2013
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Apr 2016
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Apr 2012
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Apr 2014*
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Oct 2015
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Cook
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2015*
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Oct 2014
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Apr 2016
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Oct 2013
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Christofferson
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Oct 2014
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Apr 2015*
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Oct 2012
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Apr 2016
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Oct 2015
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Andersen
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Apr 2014
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Apr 2016
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2013
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Apr 2015*
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Rasband
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Apr 2014 (70 Pres)
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Apr 2016
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Apr 2010 (70 Pres)
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Oct 2015
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Oct 2000 (1stQof70)*
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Stevenson
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Apr 2016
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N/A*
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Oct 2012 (PB)
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2009 (1stQof70)
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Renlund
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Apr 2016
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Apr 2015 (1stQof70)
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N/A*
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Oct 2015
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Oct 2009 (1stQof70)
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Nelson
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SAA1
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SAM
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Hales (4 is 1)
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Oaks
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SUM2
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Holland (5 is 2)
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Ballard
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SUA3
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SAA
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Nelson (1 is 3)
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Hales
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SAM1
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Stevenson (11 is 4)
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Holland
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SAM2
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Cook (7 is 5)
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Bednar
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SUM1
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Christofferson (8 is 6)
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Cook
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SAA3
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SPH
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Renlund (12 is 7)
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Christofferson
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SAA4
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SUM
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Bednar (6 is 8)
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Andersen
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SUA2
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Oaks (2 is 9)
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Rasband
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SUA1
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SUA
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Rasband (10 is 10)*
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Stevenson
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SAA2
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Andersen (9 is 11)
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Renlund
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SPH
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Ballard (3 is 12)
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SAM
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SAA
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SPH
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SUM
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SUA
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Nelson
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Oct 2012*
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Apr 2014
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Apr 2016
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2015
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Oaks
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Apr 2015
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2014
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Oct 2013*
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Apr 2016
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Ballard
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2016
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Apr 2015
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Apr 2014
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Oct 2014*
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Hales
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Oct 2013*
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2013
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Oct 2014
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Apr 2016
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Holland
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Apr 2014
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Oct 2015
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Oct 2011*
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Apr 2015
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Apr 2016
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Bednar
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Oct 2013
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Apr 2016
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Apr 2012
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Apr 2014*
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Oct 2015
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Cook
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2015*
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Oct 2014
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Apr 2016
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Oct 2013
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Christofferson
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Oct 2014
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Apr 2015*
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Oct 2012
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Apr 2016
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Oct 2015
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Andersen
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Apr 2014
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Apr 2016
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2013
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Apr 2015*
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Rasband
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Apr 2014 (70 Pres)
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Apr 2016
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Apr 2010 (70 Pres)
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Oct 2015
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Oct 2000 (1stQof70)*
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Stevenson
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Apr 2016
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N/A*
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Oct 2012 (PB)
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Oct 2015
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Apr 2009 (1stQof70)
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Renlund
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Apr 2016
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Apr 2015 (1stQof70)*
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N/A
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Oct 2015
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Oct 2009 (1stQof70)
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Nelson
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SAM2
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SAM
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Hales
(4 is 1)
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Oaks
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SUM1
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Nelson
(1 is 2)
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Ballard
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SUA2
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SAA
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Stevenson
(11 is 3)
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Hales
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SAM1
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Renlund
(12 is 4)
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Holland
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SPH
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Cook
(7 is 5)
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Bednar
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SUM2
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Christofferson
(8 is 6)
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Cook
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SAA3
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SPH
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Holland
(5 is 3)
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Christofferson
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SAA4
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SUM
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Oaks
(2 is 8)
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Andersen
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SUA3
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Bednar
(6 is 9)
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Rasband
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SUA1
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SUA
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Rasband
(10 is 10)*
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Stevenson
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SAA1
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Ballard
(3 is 11)
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Renlund
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SAA2
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Andersen
(9 is 12)
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Odd: 4
Note for above on the Saturday morning session: In both scenarios, I have Hales speaking first. Ordinarily, when a President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks, he is the first in the session to do so. Obviously there are exceptions. But with Hales's health reportedly not well, it would give Hales a reason for speaking before his quorum president, as it is also not uncommon for a quorum president to be the last apostolic speaker in a session.
After thinking about it and considering my options, I have decided to go with option @2, which makes the most sense. You are free to disagree with me, but I think it makes the most sense.
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