October 2016 General Conference Predictions
Speaking Order (Text in brackets indicated what actually
happened.)
Session
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Conducting
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Speaker
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General Women’s
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Linda K. Burton
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Bonnie H. Cordon
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Carole M. Stephens
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Bonnie L. Oscarson
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Saturday Morning
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President Henry B. Eyring
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Elder Robert D. Hales
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Elder Craig C. Christensen
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Joy D. Jones
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Elder Yoon Hwan Choi
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Elder Juan A. Uceda
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President Russell M. Nelson
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Saturday Afternoon
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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President Henry B. Eyring (Sustaining of Church
Officers)
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Elder Gary E. Stevenson
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Elder Dale G. Renlund
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Elder W. Mark Bassett
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Elder Mark A. Bragg
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Elder Weatherford T. Clayton
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Elder Quentin L. Cook
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Elder D. Todd Christofferson
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Saturday Priesthood
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President Henry B. Eyring
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Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
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Bishop Gerald Causse
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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President Henry B. Eyring
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President Thomas S. Monson
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Sunday Morning
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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President Thomas S. Monson
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Elder David A. Bednar
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Elder Lynn G. Robbins
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Linda S. Reeves
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Elder Dallin H. Oaks
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President Henry B. Eyring
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Sunday Afternoon
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President Henry B. Eyring
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Elder Ronald A. Rasband
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Elder M. Russell Ballard
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Brian K. Ashton
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Elder Valeri V. Cordon
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Elder Joaquin E. Costa
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Elder Massimo De Feo
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Elder Neil L. Andersen
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General Authority Seventies: Elders Daniel L. Johnson
and Francisco J. Vinas released from the First Quorum of the Seventy and
Elder Kent F. Richards released from the Second Quorum of the Seventy and
granted emeritus status.
NOTE: Since the First and Second Quorum members are
referred to as General Authority Seventies, any releases and emeritus
statuses will be mentioned in a group.
ADDITIONAL NOTE: Only Elder Richards is 70 currently, but
the Church has been known to release and grant emeritus status to brethren
that turn 70 within a given year. In this case, that means that those born in
1946 who will be 70 by the end of the year are most likely to be granted
emeritus status. There may be more releases, as last October, one general
authority seventy was granted emeritus status for a reason not specified, and
that particular GA Seventy was under 70 and had been in the Second Quorum for
six years. The following additional brethren who have served in the Second
Quorum for seven years may therefore also be granted emeritus status: Bradley
D. Foster and Gregory A. Schwitzer. If I had to fine-tune this prediction, I
would say that only Elders Johnson, Richards and Vinas will be granted
emeritus status.
RESULT:
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Area Seventies: Releases and sustainings.
NOTE: It has generally been a rule that most changes in
Area Seventies happen during April General Conference, when President Dieter
F. Uchtdorf leads out in the sustaining of Church officers. It also has
generally been a rule that only a few changes in Area Seventies happen during
October General Conference, when President Henry B. Eyring leads out in the
sustaining.
RESULT:
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Temple Predictions:
3+ temples announced in any of the following cities and
states:
Managua Nicaragua, Port Moresby Papua New Guinea;
Bentonville Arkansas; Freetown Sierra Leone; Kampala Uganda; Nairobi Kenya;
Lehi/Layton Utah; Budapest Hungary; Pocatello Idaho; La Paz Bolivia; El Paso
Texas; Puebla Mexico; Edinburgh Scotland; Brasilia/Belo Horizonte Brazil;
Neuquen Argentina.
RESU;LT: The following (# of
temples announced goes here) were announced, much to my great delight:
