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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Initial Predictions for the October 2018 General Conference: Part One--Potential Speaking Order for the 5 General Sessions

Hello again, everyone. In this, the first of three posts I will be publishing one after the other, I will be passing along my predictions and projections for the potential speakers and speaking order we might see during the October 2018 General Conference.

That part of my predictions, based on what I had observed in my last post, are based on several assumptions. Since we are in somewhat uncharted territory (primarily in terms of how much the last General Conference did not follow typical patterns, and also because the Women's Session will be held in the slot that has traditionally been used for the Priesthood Session), what might actually occur is anyone's guess, and I will not in any way be surprised to go into the October General Conference with an entirely different set of predictions, nor will it shock me if any version of these predictions turns out to not match at all what actually winds up occurring.

That said, my speaking order predictions follow below. So as not to disturb their flow, I will end here as I always do. 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.


October 2018 General Conference Predictions
Session
Conducting
Speakers
Saturday Morning
President Dallin H. Oaks
President Russell M. Nelson


Lisa Harkness


Elder Quentin L. Cook


Elder Terence M. Vinson


Elder Gerrit W. Gong


Elder Mathias Held


Elder David S. Baxter


Elder Ronald A. Rasband


President Dallin H. Oaks
Saturday Afternoon
President Henry B. Eyring
President Henry B. Eyring (Sustaining of Church Officers)


Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf


Bishop Dean M. Davies


Elder Gary E. Stevenson


Elder Matthew L. Carpenter


Elder D. Todd Christofferson


Elder Juan Pablo Villar


Elder Paul B. Pieper


Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Women’s Session
Joy D. Jones
Cristina B. Franco


Michelle D. Craig


Jean B. Bingham


President Henry B. Eyring


President Dallin H. Oaks


President Russell M. Nelson
Sunday Morning
President Russell M. Nelson
President Henry B. Eyring


Bonnie H. Cordon


Elder Ulisses Soares


Elder Robert C. Gay


Elder Craig A. Cardon


Elder Neil L. Andersen


Elder Walter F. Gonzalez


President Russell M. Nelson
Sunday Afternoon
President Dallin H. Oaks
President M. Russell Ballard


Brian K. Ashton


Elder Shayne M. Bowen


Elder Dale G. Renlund


Elder Kyle S. McKay        


Elder Scott D. Whiting


Elder David A. Bednar          


Elder Marcus B. Nash


President Russell M. Nelson

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