So let’s get right into all of that. Again, all data is
current as of today (Sunday March 10, 2019). Since my last update, Elder Rasband
has observed his 68th birthday. The next apostolic birthday
(President Eyring’s 86th) will not occur until the last day in May.
By that time, one more of these updates will have been posted on this blog, and
another such update will follow 2 days after President Eyring’s birthday
(Sunday June 2, 2019). Less than two weeks later (13 days, to be exact), Elder
Bednar will observe his 67th birthday. And the next apostolic
birthdays after that won’t be observed until August.
With that noted, we now move on to some exact figures
about the ages (and average ages) of the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles, and all 15 apostles as a group. In the Church’s leading Quorum, President
Nelson is, as noted towards the end of my previous post, 94 years, 6 months,
and 1 day old, with a resulting decimal age of 94.50 years. His right-hand man,
President Oaks, is now 86 years, 6 months, and 26 days old, or 86.58 years. The
junior member of the First Presidency, President Eyring, is now 85 years, 9
months, and 10 days old, which is 85.78 in decimal years.
The First Presidency thus now has a combined 266.86 years
of life experience, which results in an average age for each man of 88.95 years.
President Nelson remains 5.55 years older than that average, with President
Oaks closest to it (as he remains 2.37 years younger than that average), which
means that President Eyring remains 3.17 years below it. Unless there is
something of which we are not aware in relation to the health of any of these
Brethren, they will continue to set new records for the oldest-serving First
Presidency in Church history for the foreseeable future.
Next, let’s turn our attention to the members of the Quorum
of the Twelve Apostles. President Ballard’s long-form age now sits at 90 years,
5 months, and 2 days, or 90.42 years. Elder Holland now has a long-form age of
78 years, 3 months, and 7 days, with a resulting 78.27 decimal years. Elder
Uchtdorf (who is a mere 27 days older than his senior apostolic seatmate) age
now stands at 78 years, 4 months, and 4 days old, which works out to 78.34 years.
Elder Bednar has now reached the full age of 66 years, 8
months, and 23 days, which works out to 66.73 decimal years. Elder Cook, the oldest
but least senior of the 3 apostles born in 1940, has a long-form age of 78
years, 6 months, and 2 days old, with a resulting decimal age of 78.50 years.
Elder Christofferson has now reached the age of 74 years, 1 month and 14 days
old, making his decimal age 74.12 years.
Elder Andersen, who, as previously noted, will be marking
a decade in the apostleship this April, is now 67 years, 7 months, and 1 day
old, and his decimal age is 67.58 years. Elder Rasband, who is our only apostle
to have a birthday since my last update, is now 68 years, 1 month, and 4 days, or
68.09 years. Elder Stevenson, at exactly 4.5 years younger than Elder Rasband
(as both were born on the 6th), has a long-form age of 63 years, 7
months, and 4 days, or 63.59 in decimal years.
We move on now the final 3 apostles. Elder Renlund has
now reached the exact age of 66 years, 3 months, and 25 days, with a resulting
decimal age of 66.32 years. Elder Gong is now 65 years, 2 month, and 15 days, which
works out to 65.21 in decimal years. As for Elder Soares, he is now 60 years, 5
months, and 8 days old, which is a resulting 60.44 decimal years.
Based on those numbers, the current members of the Quorum
of the Twelve Apostles now have a combined 857.61 years of life experience,
which results in an average of 71.47 years per member. Elders Christofferson
and Rasband are respectively above and below that average, with the former again
being 2.65 years older, and the latter remaining 3.38 years younger. Based on
the information I provided earlier about the members of the First Presidency, the
entire body of apostles now have a combined 1,124.47 years of life experience, which
is an average of 74.97 years. I don’t know whether or not I have miscalculated
this in the past, but the latest calculations I have run show that Elder
Holland is older than that average by 3.2 years, while Elder Christofferson is
now apparently 0.85 years younger.
We now move on to the nonagenarians. President Nelson
remains the seventh oldest apostle in Church history, and is set to move up to
the seventh spot on July 5 of this year. In the meantime, President Ballard has
observed his next nonagenarian milestone (that occurred on Wednesday February
20, 2019, when his lifespan became longer than that of President Thomas S.
Monson), and he also has 3 other milestones in that regard coming up on May 15,
June 9, and July 31, the specifics of which I will discuss closer to those
dates. For the other apostles, President Oaks will join the nonagenarian list in
3 years, 5 months, and 2 days, while Elder Soares will do so in 29 years, 6
months, and 22 days, with the other apostles doing so at other various
intervals, which will be detailed more fully as they approach.
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Hello again, everyone! I have three temple updates to report today. First, windows are being shined, grass is being mowed, fresh mulch is being laid, and lettering is being painted for the exterior and temple grounds of the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo. This finish work is underway in preparation for that temple's open house, which will begin on Tuesday (coinciding with the final day of the Rome Italy Temple dedication).
ReplyDeleteThe other two updates I have are on temples under construction, one of which has a dedication scheduled, with the other that could have its' dedication set in the not-too-distant future. First, on the Lisbon Portugal Temple, it has been reported that Scaffolding has been removed from the temple tower, and that soft landscaping efforts have largely been completed around the meetinghouse and parking area.
In the meanwhile, for the Arequipa Peru Temple, the entrance water feature has been installed, while a weed barrier has been laid around the temple, and trees and shrubs continue to be planted on the temple grounds. I have offered my opinion that perhaps this temple could have its' dedication scheduled to occur before the dedication of the Durban South Africa Temple.
That is nothing more than my own opinion, but I correctly projected that the Lisbon Portugal Temple woould be dedicated before the Durban temple was, so we will have to see whether or not I am correct about Arequipa.
There will, of course, be much more to highlight over the next three days as dedicatory services are held for the Rome Italy Temple, and I will be sure to post word of those developments here as I become aware of them. My thanks again to you all.
I think there was a mistake in one of the calculations as you listed the average age of the Quorum of the 12 as the same average age including the first presidency. Probably just a minor glitch.
ReplyDeleteNot a minor glitch, but a human error. Because I am sharing updates of this nature once every six weeks, I usually go through and manually input the latest updated information. (I haven't yet mastered software that could do it for me, and I prefer to do it manually anyways.) Somehow or another, it appears that I entered the apostolic total twice, and omitted the information about the total and average for the members of the Quorum.
DeleteOnce I looked back at my files and realized where the error was, I changed it. Thank you for catching that mistake. I will be sure to double-check my data more thoroughly next time. I appreciate hearing from you.