Before sharing those predictions with you all, I wanted to note some things: I have below ventured the prediction that President Monson and Elder Hales will speak back-to-back in the Sunday Morning Session. If I find information that indicates that neither will speak at all during this General Conference, then I can see President Monson asking President Eyring to speak at the beginning of the session, and having 2-3 extra speakers (such as General Authorities Seventies) take up that time. And if President Monson doesn't speak in the Priesthood Session, then a change in the speaking order might take place, including either adding a General Authority Seventy or having President Nelson speak instead. Once more is known on that, I will pass that along. It is also not unreasonable to believe that other members of the Presidency of the Seventy might speak instead of the two newest members (Elders Uceda and Kearon). But the patterns of the past have been to have any new members of that body speak in the next General Conference after that change. It is also not hard to believe that both the Sunday School General Presidency member (which, if I have the rotation right, should be the General President, Tad R. Callister) and Bishop Waddell (who hasn't spoken since his first address as a member of the Presiding Bishopric) could speak in different sessions than indicated here. And while it has been a general rule that the rotation of female auxiliary speakers has been pretty consistent in both the Women's session and the general sessions, there is no hard and fast rule about that rotation.
My point in mentioning all of this could be summarized as follows: there have been patterns of speaker rotation through all General Conferences, but those patterns are subject to change based on a variety of factors. I keep my eye on all of that, and after each General Conference, I analyze how any changes in that general pattern might affect how future predictions are put together. And anything that happens between conferences impacts those patterns as well (health issues or deaths of Church leaders, assignment changes, etc.) For my part, I am doing my best to keep an eye on all of that, and I will continue to pass such things along as I am able to do so going forward. For now, here are those predictions. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks for the privilege of your time.
October 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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Joy D. Jones
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Christina B.
Franco
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Sharon Eubank
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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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Bishop W.
Christopher Waddell
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Jean B. Bingham
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Elder David A.
Bednar
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Elder Massimo
De Feo
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Elder O.
Vincent Haleck
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Elder Jeffrey
R. Holland
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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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President
Russell M. Nelson
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Elder Dale G.
Renlund
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Elder Larry Y.
Wilson
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Elder Joni L.
Koch
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Elder Ian S.
Ardern
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Elder Quentin
L. Cook
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Elder Ronald A.
Rasband
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Saturday
Priesthood
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President Henry
B. Eyring
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President
Thomas S. Monson
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Elder D. Todd
Christofferson
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Elder Patrick
Kearon
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President
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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President Henry
B. Eyring
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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 Robert D.
Hales
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Elder Juan A.
Uceda
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Neill F.
Marriott
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Elder Gary E.
Stevenson
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Elder Adilson
de Paula Parrella
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Elder Brian K.
Taylor
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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 Neil L.
Andersen
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Tad R.
Callister
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Elder David F.
Evans
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Elder M.
Russell Ballard
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Elder Taniela
B. Wakolo
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Elder Jose L.
Alonso
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Elder Dallin H.
Oaks
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Changes in
General Church Leadership
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Presidency of
the Seventy: Elders Donald L. Hallstrom and Richard J. Maynes released from
the presidency, Elders Juan A. Uceda and Patrick Kearon sustained.
NOTE: These
changes, announced on May 3, became effective on August 1. For that reason,
they will likely be ratified by sustaining vote.
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General
Authority Seventies: Elders Stanley G. Ellis, Larry R. Lawrence, and W. Craig
Zwick released as General Authority Seventies and granted emeritus status.
NOTE: Elder
Ellis turned 70 in January this year, just as Elder Zwick did in June, and
Elder Lawrence did in August, so it would make sense if these men were
released and granted emeritus status.
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 October General Conference, it would make sense
if only a few changes happened this go-round.
RESULT:
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