Hello again, everyone! In the comment threads on content I posted on Sunday, I had mentioned how, in reference to a First Presidency letter about the upcoming April 2021 General Conference, a mention had been made of special programming in conjunction with General Conference. When I subsequently received a request asking me to verify where the information to which I referred could be found, I wasn't able to produce such evidence, and in fact felt impressed to admit that I could have been mistaken, that I might have misundestood what had been said, and that the information itself might thus be in error.
Fast forward to just now. I was in the process of performing a final check on the various Church websites for the day, and in the course of doing so, the homepage of the Church's official website led to information about the upcoming Easter General Conference. It was specifically noted that the Sunday Morning Session would consist of a worship service that will include talks from apostles and other Church leaders specifically focused on Easter and on the Savior.
And although that is specifically going to be true for the Sunday Morning Session, other Easter-themed addresses may be given in both the Sunday Afternoon Session and also any of the three Saturday Sessions. I will do some research on my end to confirm or correct this, but I have a feeling we may only see 1 or 2 members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speak, in addition to all 3 members of the First Presidency giving their second addresses in reverse seniority order at the end of the session. That would leave just enough room for 1 or 2 other Church leaders.
Of course, that kind of scenario also means making other adjustments, including accommodating other speakers in the usual slots that would otherwise be taken by First Presidency cousnelors. Under the current rotation for standard April General Conferences, President Eyring would be the final speaker in the Saturday Morning Session, and President Oaks would be the first speaker in the Sunday Afternoon Session. This official confirmation of the Sunday Morning Session details might change that.
I will endeavor to figure that out and post any alterations to my predictions as I am able to make them. I also continue to monitor all Church news and temple updates, and will bring you all the latest on those developments as I receive word of them. That does it for now. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are made in accordance with the established guidelines. 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.
Hello again, everyone! The following two additional reports have been provided by the Church News:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/history-revisited/2021-03-18/restoration-legal-education-joseph-smith-207241
My thanks once again to you all.
The Newsroom and the Church News have provided joint coverage on a recent meeting between Brazil's first Lady and two members of the Brazil Area Presidency (Area President Elder Adilson de Paula Parrella, and his Second Counselor, Elder Joni L. Koch), who discussed humanitarian aid and social actions that have been impacted by the current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2021-03-18/brazil-area-presidency-michelle-bolsonaro-covid-19-relief-207316
My thanks once again to you all.
Here is another Church News report:
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My thanks once again to you all.
And a new update on the Antofagasta Chile Temple suggests that it may soon see full-scale construction get underway:
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I have gone ahead and moved that temple from the "Full-scale construction pending" phase to the "Under Construction" page, along with adding a general completion estimate of late 2023-early 2024, the same window as the San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple. That is subject to clarification, but for now, appeared to be a safe estimate. That leaves 4 temples that have full-scale construction pending. Hopefully, 1 or 2 others might have full-scale efforts also begin before the April General Conference in two weeks, but time will tell in that respect. For now, my thanks once again to you all.
The latest edition of "This Week on Social" was published just over an hour ago:
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In today's installment, social media posts were featured from the following apostles: Church President Russell M. Nelson and his First Counselor, President Dallin H. Oaks; Elders David A. Bednar, D. Todd Christofferson, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, and Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The remainder of the content was provided by the following female general officers of the Church: Relief Society General President Sister Jean B. Bingham and her Second Counselor, Sister Reyna I. Aburto; and Young Women General President Sister Bonnie H. Cordon and her First Counselor, Sister Michelle D. Craig.
My thanks once again to you all for your continued interest and ongoing support.