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Friday, April 2, 2021

April 2021 General Conference Predictions Final Edition

Hello again, everyone! Now that the countdown to the Saturday Morning Session of the April 2021 General Conference is down to just over 10 hours, I have finalized my predictions for this upcoming General Conference. The document to which I linked in the previous sentence replaces the three separate documents to which I previously linked. I'd like to thank all who participated in the dialogue about these predictions in every stage thereof.

With the upcoming General Conferenc anticipated to have a key focus on Easter, it will be interesting to see what happns therein. To the best of my ability, I will keep tabs on all such news and will pass my analysis of those developments along as I am able to do so. That will include up-to-the-minute coverage of any developments that constitute breaking news. I have a feeling this will be yet another unforgettable conference for a variety of reasons that we cannot presently discern right now.

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.

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  1. James G. StokesApril 3, 2021 at 9:39 AM

    Hello again, everyone! Roughly two hours before the beginning of the April 2021 General Conference, the Church News noted the callings of 30 new stake presidencies:

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2021-04-03/stake-presidents-30-ghana-michigan-idaho-ysa-australia-mexico-nevada-argentina-florida-new-zealand-208556

    I may or may not have previously noted this, but with the Church able to safely resume stake conferences now, whether virtually, in person, or through a mix of both, we are likely to see many new stake presidency reogranizations in the coming weeks as the Church and its' leaders try to deal with any backlog in those that may have occurred as a result of COVID-19. Hope you all enjoy this General Conference weekend. Stay tuned for coverage on the latest here. My thanks once again to you all.

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    1. James G. StokesApril 3, 2021 at 11:44 AM

      I failed to note another update from the Church News, which provides the opportunity to subscribe to daily news updates or a weekly newsletter:

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2021-04-03/church-news-today-daily-email-208478

      My thanks once again to you all.

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    2. James G. StokesApril 3, 2021 at 2:51 PM

      This afternoon, the Church noted changes in general Church leadership as follows:

      https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/april-2021-general-conference-new-leaders

      As anticipated, reference was made to the list of area seventies that had previously been sustained, and President Oaks called for a sustaining vote on that lsit. Also anticipated were the changes in the Primary General Presidency, though it was impossible to predict the names of the new members thereof. One unexpected development also occurred, the advanced release of Elders Robert C. Gay and Terence M. Vinson. 5 changes in the Presidency of the Seventy, 2 immediate and 3 more in advance (which took effect in August), were sustained in April 2018. Then, last year, the 1 change that was sustained in October had gone into effect in August. So I didn't think that changes in the Presidency of the Seventy for this year would be presented in advance. The upcoming release of Elders Robert C. Gay and Terence M. Vision were announced, and a vote of gratitude taken. The new members of the Presidency of the Seventy, who will start serving on August 1, are Elders Paul V. Johnson (GA Seventy since April 2005 and current Commissioner of Church Education) and S. Mark Palmer (GA Seventy since April 2016 and currently serving as President of the Africa South Area) will be the new members of the Presidency of the Seventy.

      I had a feeling Elder Palmer might be one of the two called to the Presidency this year, and I'm grateful to have that verified. Additionally, the 2020 Statistical Report for the Church has been made available:

      https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/april-2021-general-conference-statistical-report

      My thanks once again to you all.

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    3. James G. StokesApril 3, 2021 at 2:53 PM

      Sorry. I also forgot to note that each of the area seventies released were sustained to be new General Authority Seventies, so I assume that those called to serve as temple or mission presidents will be released as area seventies in October. My thanks once again to you all.

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  2. ScottSApril 3, 2021 at 4:10 PM

    Something I found interesting about the 77 new Area Seventies, five are listed as currently serving as mission presidents. Four of them finished their service this year and have their replacements announced. One of those four is Elder Chiles. He is from Canada and serving in Vietnam. His call lists him as serving in the 4th Quorum of Seventy, so it appears as though he will remain in Vietnam, or elsewhere in Asia, after he is officially released as Mission President.

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    1. James G. StokesApril 3, 2021 at 4:36 PM

      Thanks for that insight, Scott. I had not noticed that. I appreciate your attention to detail when it comes to matters relating to area seventies. I was intrigued by the fact that the only area seventies released were those called as General Authority Seventies. I guess the Church will continue to release area seventies called to be mission or temple presidents in October. Thanks again, Scott, for taking time to share your thoughts here. I always appreciate hearing from you.

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    2. James G. StokesApril 3, 2021 at 4:46 PM

      Updates have been provided today on the status of the Pocatello Idaho and Bentonville Arkansas Temples:

      https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/pocatello-idaho-temple/

      https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/bentonville-arkansas-temple/

      My thanks once again to you all.

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