Stokes Sounds Off: BREAKING NEWS: Elder LeGrand R. Curtis Released as Church Historian and Recorder; Elder Kyle S. McKay Called to Serve in his place; No Changes in Area Seventies

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Friday, August 5, 2022

BREAKING NEWS: Elder LeGrand R. Curtis Released as Church Historian and Recorder; Elder Kyle S. McKay Called to Serve in his place; No Changes in Area Seventies

Hello again, everyone! There has been no official word from the Church about releasing Elder LeGrand R. Curtis as the Church Historian and Recorder, so I had mistakenly assumed that he would not be released from that assignment, even if he was granted emeritus status and released from active service. But according to a Deseret News report, Elder Curtis has indeed been released from that assignment and will be granted emeritus status in October.

That same article reports that Elder Kyle S. McKay has been called to succeed Elder Curtis in that assignment. Because Elder McKay was called as a GA Seventy in 2018, and will only turn 70 in 2030, that will provide the Church History Department with some definite consistency for the next 8 years. I found it somewhat odd that there was not an official acknowledgment in either the Church News or the Newsroom of this change, but was grateful to find this report in the Deseret News either way.

In the meantime, as I noted in a comment on the previous thread, there have been no reports from either the Church News or the Newsroom indicating that any area seventies have been released. And I can also confirm there haven't been any such updates noted in the Deseret News either. It is, therefore, my assumption that there will not be any other changes in area seventies before the end of this year. I continue to monitor all such updates (or the lack thereof) and will provide updates as I learn of them.

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  1. James G. StokesAugust 5, 2022 at 11:48 PM

    Hello again, everyone! Tonight, the Newsroom has shared one new report:

    https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/latter-day-saints-assist-flooding-cleanup-kentucky

    My thanks once again to you all.

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