April 2017 General Conference Predictions
Speaking Order (Text in brackets indicated what actually
happened.)
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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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Linda S. Reeves
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Carol F. McConkie
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President Henry B. Eyring
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Saturday Morning
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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President Henry B. Eyring
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Ulisses Soares
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Linda K. Burton
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President Russell M. Nelson
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Elder O. Vincent Haleck
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Elder Weatherford T. Clayton
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Elder David A. Bednar
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Saturday Afternoon
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President Henry B. Eyring
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf (Sustaining of Church
Officers)
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Church Auditing Department Report, 2016
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Kevin R. Jergensen
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Statistical Report, 2016
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Brook P. Hales
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Elder Robert D. Hales
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Elder M. Russell Ballard
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Elder Larry Y. Wilson
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Elder Ian S. Ardern
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Elder Ronald A. Rasband
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Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
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Saturday Priesthood
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Elder Dale G. Renlund
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Douglas D. Holmes
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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 Henry B. Eyring
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President Thomas S. Monson
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Elder L. Whitney Clayton
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Joy D. Jones
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Elder Neil L. Andersen
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Bishop Gerald Causse
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Elder Dallin H. Oaks
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Sunday Afternoon
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Elder Gary E. Stevenson
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Elder Gary B. Sabin
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Elder Yoon Hwan Choi
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Elder Quentin L. Cook
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Elder Jose A. Alonso
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Elder S. Mark Palmer
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Elder D. Todd Christofferson
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Changes in General Church Leadership
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General Authority Seventies: New General Authorities
sustained from Area Seventies or Church at large.
NOTE: Since the Church has stopped differentiating
between those of the First and Second Quorums of the Seventy, any new General
Authorities will simply be sustained under the general title of General
Authority Seventies.
RESULT:
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Relief Society General Presidency: Linda K. Burton,
Carole M. Stephens, and Linda S. Reeves released as Relief Society General
Presidency, new Relief Society General Presidency sustained.
NOTE: It has been customary of late for general
presidencies to be changed every 5 years. Since the above-named individuals
have served since 2012, it would make sense if they were released and a new
presidency called. It is anyone’s guess, however, as to if any of the current
presidency will be retained in a new presidency.
RESULT:
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Area Seventies: Releases and sustainings.
NOTE: It has been customary for most changes in area
seventies to take place in April, when President Uchtdorf leads out in the
sustaining vote, and for only a few to take place in October, when President
Eyring leads out in the sustaining. Since we are talking about an April
General Conference, it would make sense if a lot of changes happened this
go-round.
ADDITIONAL NOTE: The following Area Seventies have been
called to serve as mission presidents and will be among the many releases:
Pedro U. Adduru, Angel H. Alarcon, Winsor Balderrama (Sejas) and Abenir V.
Pajaro.
RESULT:
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2016 Statistical Report
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Stakes
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3,266
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Missions
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421
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Districts
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545
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Wards and Branches
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30,207
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Total Church Membership
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15,932,508
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Increase in Children of Record
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114,655
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Converts Baptized
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310,646
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Full-Time Missionaries
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90,517
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Church Service Missionaries
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33,410
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Temples Dedicated during 2016 (Provo City Center,
Sapporo Japan, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Fort Collins Colorado, Star Valley
Wyoming, Hartford Connecticut)
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6
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Temples Rededicated during 2016 (Suva Fiji, Freiberg
Germany)
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2
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Temples in Operation by the end of 2016
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155
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Temple Predictions:
3+ temples announced in any of the following cities and
states:
Managua
Nicaragua (publicly proposed by Elder Russell M. Nelson in 2012; land has been
purchased for such a temple there when Church membership and activity warrants
it; it is the #1 country with the most LDS members without a temple)
Port
Moresby Papua New Guinea (again, such a site has already been purchased and is
awaiting the need for it; it is the #2 country with the most LDS members
without a temple)
Bentonville
Arkansas (site purchased and awaiting till Church membership and activity warrants
it; appears to be the #1 contender for the next temple in the United States,
outside of Utah)
Missoula
Montana (according to reports, Elder Bednar publicly proposed this temple
during a stake conference; while the facts and details surrounding this
proposal are unverifiable at best, this appears to be a very likely city for
Montana’s second temple; this argument is strengthened by the report that such
a site has been purchased, and an announcement seems imminent here once Church
growth and activity warrants it)
Freetown
Sierra Leone (the #6 country with the most LDS members without a temple; may be
needed due to extensive Church growth)
Kampala
Uganda (the #8 country with the most LDS members without a temple; may be
needed due to extensive Church growth)
Nairobi
Kenya (the #10 country with the most LDS members without a temple; may be
needed due to extensive Church growth; such a temple was proposed in February
1998 by President Gordon B. Hinckley)
NOTE: The
three above are very likely, given Church growth that has recently been
reported in Africa. What is not as clear is how soon such announcements might
happen or how imminent any of them might be above the other two.
Lehi/Layton
Utah (we have not had a new temple announced in Utah since 2015; among the many
possibilities, Lehi and Layton seem to be the most imminent)
Budapest
Hungary (according to a comment on my blog, this will be the next temple
announced in Europe; seems to be the most imminent possibility)
Pocatello
Idaho (this is the largest Idaho city without a temple and therefore makes the
most sense as the home for the next temple in that state.)
La Paz
Bolivia (I favor this location because my former bishop and good friend served
his mission there)
Fort
Worth Texas (this is the city in Texas with the largest LDS presence without a
temple)
Puebla
Mexico (according to a comment on my blog, this is the most likely city for the
next temple in Mexico)
Brasilia/Belo
Horizonte/Salvador Brazil (in the order listed, they are the top three
Brazilian cities with the strongest Church presence without a temple)
Jacksonville
Florida (this is, according to reports I have received, the most likely
location for Florida’s third temple)
Benin
City/Lagos/Port Harcourt Nigeria (in no particular order, they are the top
three Nigerian cities that may be considered good candidates for temples)
Richmond Virginia
(on my blog, three cities in Virginia were mentioned as possibilities to host a
temple, and of the three, Richmond appears to be the best option, in addition
to being the capital city)
Chile
(Antofagasta/Valparaiso/Santiago (2nd temple), any of which may be excellent
candidates for the next Chilean temple)
Kumasi
Ghana (#1 Ghana city with the strongest LDS presence without a temple)
Neuquen
Argentina (mentioned as a possibility on my blog)
Edinburgh
Scotland (someone mentioned on my blog that a temple was likely in the near
future for either Scotland or Ireland; of the two, Scotland seems more likely)
Rapid
City South Dakota (while a possible temple might serve only one or two stakes
at best, the temple in Winnipeg makes this a very likely possibility; I
personally favor this city for a temple because my dad served his mission
there)
Salem
Oregon (mentioned as a near-future possibility through a comment on my blog;
also is the capital city, which makes a great center for a future temple)
Tacoma
Washington (the same comment that mentioned the previous city mentioned this
one as well, which appears to be as good as any other possibility)
Montpelier
Vermont (as the capital city, seems to be the best place for Vermont’s first
temple)
RESULT: The following (# of
temples goes here) were announced, much to my great delight:
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