Hello again, everyone! In this, my 1,200th blog post, I am pleased to bring you some breaking news from the Church. As some of you may know, it has been customary for Ensign articles or supplements to be written for new Church leaders by other apostles. When President Monson became Church president in February 2008, the reorganization of the First Presidency was the subject of an article written by Adam C. Olsen, which was featured in the April 2008 Ensign. When the May 2008 Ensign came out, a supplement to it included a tribute & introduction to President Monson, which was written by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland.
As you are also probably aware, President Nelson requested that his remarks given from the temple on January 16 of this year would be reproduced in full in the April 2018 Ensign. This appeared to replace the traditional introduction to the new First Presidency. With General Conference having passed, I have periodically checked in the last few days for anything new from the Church, and just now, it paid off.
I am pleased to note that I have found a supplement to the Ensign that will be distributed with the May 2018 Church magazines, which has been written in tribute to new Church President Russell M. Nelson. In an unusual but not entirely unexpected move, that supplement article has been written by President Nelson's apostolic seatmate and now First Counselor, President Dallin H. Oaks.
I was pleased to see that, because someone who has sat side-by-side with President Nelson in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for 34 years would obviously be the one most qualified to put such a tribute together. You can find a copy of that supplement here. Hopefully this information is helpful to most of you.
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.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
1,200th Blog Post: BREAKING NEWS: May 2018 Ensign Supplement Published for President Nelson
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
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