Additional Church News Reported

Hello again, everyone! I am back to finally share the additional Church news stories which have recently crossed my radar. Let's get right into all of those. First, in advance of the upcoming General Conference, an article from the Church's News and Events subpage (not to be confused with the official Newsroom), shared two articles, the first of which highlighted how Church members from 3 different continents (each of whom lives outside of Utah) enjoy General Conference every six months.

The second story highlights testimonies from each current member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (shared either during the April General Conference, via social media, or as part of their worldwide ministry visits to various areas) about the divinely foreordained calling of Church President Russell M. Nelson.

I just want to interject a personal note here. Many people who are either ignorant, arrogant, or are lacking a clear understanding of the way the leading councils of the Church craft policy, practice, and general decisions impacting the entire Church have been relentless in advancing the notion that, now that President Nelson is "in charge", he is changing everything he can, as quickly as he can, on no more than a personal preference or whim.

But the reality, which some choose to either overlook or blindly ignore, is that no policy, practice, or decision is ever made by the President of the Church unless and until there is full unanimity about such matters among all those in the apostleship.

While any Church President does have the right, authority, and divinely-mandated obligation to discern and present the will of the Lord to his fellow apostles, unless all feel good about such actions, President Nelson would never unilaterally change such things on a personal whim or preference, without the input, support, and consent of his Brethren.

He and his predecessors have made that abundantly clear. Some people either aren't aware of that or choose to overlook it. Sorry. It's a sore spot for me that so many voice opinions without bothering to educate themselves about how things really work in the Church in that regard.

Getting off my soapbox now, we turn to other developments upon which the Church News has reported. A more complete report was provided about Elder Uchtdorf's recent tour of Europe. Elder Uchtdorf has long been one of my favorites, and I greatly appreciate hearing more about his recent ministry efforts.

In the meantime, the Church News also provided a look at how those of the rising generation have strengthened the Church in Cambodia. And the Church News additionally shared an inspiring love story about two young adults in the Church who helped each other and thereby fell in love as they individually battled cancer.

I greatly appreciated the opportunity to find and share these developments with you all. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time. Thank you for the privilege of your time. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly-added content, please feel free to subscribe. 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.