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Sunday, April 10, 2022

UPDATED: Current Apostolic Data

Hello again, everyone! It has been a tradition on this blog for me to provide updates on apostolic data every 7 weeks. Having last done so on February 20, it is time to publish the newest such data. As with every two-part update, the first part contains updated data about the age and tenure length records for all 17 Church Presidents. It's worth noting that, just 3 days after this update is published, current Church President Russell M. Nelson will officially pass President Gordon B. Hinckley as the oldest living President of the Church. The first part also includes updated information on the tenure length records for each of the 28 Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

The first document also shows information on three sets of apostolic groups: the longest-serving First Presidencies (which will not be updated with the First Presidency as presently constituted until 2024), in addition to the longest-serving groups of members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and groups of all ordained apostles (the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles).

The latest version of that document also shows when the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as currently comprised will move up on the list of the longest-serving Quorums of the Twelve Apostles, in addition to specifics on when the current members of that Quorum, along with the current First Presidency, will reach the next milestones on that list.

Meanwhile, the second part of today's update shows the long-form and decimal ages for the members of the current First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and the apostolic groups overall, in addition to the average ages of each group and apostolic nonagenarians (with 2 of the current 15 apostles being on that list, and the timing noted for when each of the other 13 apostles will join that list).

Hopefully this shared data will be of interest to you all, and again, I offer an open invitation to anyone who has any questions about those documents to ask them here. I will, of course, continue to monitor all Church news updates and temple developments, and will do my level best to bring word of those to you all as I become aware of all such reports. In the meantime, 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 feedback offered is consistent with the established guidelines. I hope any of you who would like to share anything will take your opportunity to “sound off” in the comments below. 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.

2 comments:

  1. On this Sabbath Day, the Church News has shared the following new updates:

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-04-10/elder-uchtdorf-speaks-at-germany-berlin-mission-conference-visits-berlin-wall-holocaust-memorial-250216

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-04-10/week-in-review-new-leadership-assignments-new-missions-new-temples-new-meetinghouse-salt-lake-city-250195

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2022-04-10/bahia-blanca-argentina-temple-groundbreaking-countrys-fifth-250204

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-04-08/tabernacle-choir-orchestra-easter-celebration-he-is-risen-streams-april-10-watch-250014

    The Newsroom also shared information about the Choir's Easter Concert:

    https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/tabernacle-choir-2022-easter-concert-available-online

    My thanks once again to you all.

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    1. Hello again, everyone! Here is one new Church News report:

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-04-11/elder-uchtdorf-former-refugee-promises-ukraine-refugees-poland-you-are-not-alone-250267

      There may be new temple updates, but I have an appointment this afternoon that might delay my passing those along until this evening. In the meantime, my thanks once again to you all.

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