Hello again, everyone! In yet another couple of unexpected developments, the Church has made available the transcripts for the addresses given during the October 2019 General Conference, and a slight change has been implemented to one of the only consistently common items which occurs in every General Conference. I am referring to the common consent practice whereby the leaders of the Church have been presented for sustaining vote. For the last 150 years at least, the process of presenting names for sustaining vote has been entitled "The Sustaining of Church Officers", with other titles tacked onto that common name when applicable.
But as Church President Russell M. Nelson initially announced (and as Elder Cook subsequently expounded upon), those serving in what had been colloquially termed "auxiliaries" will, as part of the other changes, now be called "officers" at both the general and local level. As a result of that, that part of General Conference which had, up through April of this year, been called "The Sustaining of Church Officers" will now be known by the more fitting title of "Sustaining of General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Officers of the Church".
As I began composing this blog post detailing this change, there had been a problem with accessing the transcript of that process. But it appears to be fixed now. That said, I think we would all be well advised to take time to review those transcripts frequently during the next 4-6 weeks until we have our physical copies of the November 2019 Ensign, and even more so after we receive those copies thereof. I do continue to monitor all Church news and temple updates and will do my level best to bring word of those to you all here as I become aware of such developments.
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
BREAKING NEWS: Release of the Transcripts for Addresses Given During the October 2019 General Conference Includes a Significant Change
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