Stokes Sounds Off: UPDATE: October 2022 General Conference Predictions (Final Version)

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Friday, September 30, 2022

UPDATE: October 2022 General Conference Predictions (Final Version)

Hello again, everyone! Now that the October 2022 General Conference is only 24 hours away, and with the deadline for comments on my predictions for this weekend having lapsed 12 hours ago, I am pleased to present the final version of those predictions. As a refresher, the initial version of those predictions was published here in mid-May, with an updated version following in early August. Then at the beginning of this month, the confirmation of official parameters for the conference led to further adjustments.

So what I would like to present as the final version of these predictions is the revised projected lineup for the speakers this weekend, the list of anticipated changes in general Church leadership, and my master list of all possible locations in which a temple is likely to be announced this weekend. It's also worth noting that I have prepared a list of 18 more specific locations, which seem particularly likely to be announced this weekend, and those are featured at the bottom of a different document tracking an area-by-area history of temples announced by President Nelson in each General Conference.

Just by way of clarification, anyone seeing these predictions that takes them as gospel will be sadly disappointed. My best analysis and reasoning always and forever pale in comparison to the inspiration of the Lord through His prophet, President Nelson. I am just as likely to be wrong about any or all of these projections as I am to be right. But I am grateful for the opportunity I take every six months to provide my best projections regarding what could happen.

As we move into this General Conference weekend, I have no doubt there will be new temples announced but don't have any solid idea regarding anything else that could occur. Whatever might happen, I will be sure to pass my analysis thereof along here as I can put that together. I am also pleased to announce that I will be providing my traditional end-of-third-quarter report on temple progress here before midnight tonight.

I continue to monitor all Church news updates and temple developments and remain committed to bringing word of those reports to you all here as I find out about them. In the meantime, that does it for now. Thank you for the privilege of your time. All comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as the offered feedback is made per the established guidelines. 

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  1. James G. StokesSeptember 30, 2022 at 2:52 PM

    On this day before General Conference, 8 new Church News reports speak for themselves:

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/9/30/23377386/revisiting-the-surge-when-president-monson-announced-a-minimum-age-change-for-missionaries-in-2012

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/30/23375719/mission-leader-perspectives-on-minimum-age-change-for-missionaries-2012

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/30/23374308/what-the-missionary-age-change-meant-to-me-as-an-18-year-old-college-student-sydney-walker

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/30/23379466/silicon-slopes-one-million-meals-hunger-fight-youth-salt-palace-convention-center

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/30/23379502/general-conference-games-matching-bingo-maze-word-search-download-pdf

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2022/9/30/23379823/map-of-lds-missions-see-area-by-area-breakdown

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/30/23377931/sarah-jane-weaver-sustaining-the-prophet-like-being-wrapped-warm-soothing-blanket-on-freezing-day

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2022/9/30/23379789/temples-6-maps-show-location-status-church-of-jesus-christ-282-temples-worldwide

    My thanks once again to you all.

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    1. James G. StokesSeptember 30, 2022 at 4:57 PM

      Here is one additional Church News report:

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/9/30/23381089/hurricane-ian-florida-missionaries-members-neighbors-justserve-crisis-cleanup

      My thanks once again to you all.

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    2. James G. StokesSeptember 30, 2022 at 11:20 PM

      And the latest edition of "This Week on Social" was published a few more hours ago:

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2022/9/30/23379143/this-week-on-social-preparing-for-general-conference-and-serving-the-lord-book-of-mormon

      This pre-conference installment featured posts from the following general Church leaders: Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Relief Society General President Sister Camille N. Johnson and her First Counselor, Sister J. Anette Dennis; Sisters Michelle D. Craig and Rebecca L. (Becky) Craven, the respective First and Second Counselors in the Young Women General Presidency; Primary General President Sister Susan H. Porter and her Second Counselor, Sister Tracy Y. Browning; Sunday School General President Brother Mark L. Pace and his First Counselor, Brother Milton Camargo; and Brother Bradley R. (Brad) Wilcox, Second Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency.

      My third-quarter Temple Construction Progress review will be published here within the next half hour or less. My thanks once again to you all.

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  2. James G. StokesOctober 1, 2022 at 10:37 AM

    A new version of "For the Strength of Youth", now subtitled "A Guide to Help You Make Choices" was just announced by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who chairs the Priesthood and Family Executive Council. That new version is available now online. This must have been the announcement to which Brother Wilcox reportedly alluded to in his religion class. I would have ordinarily made that announcement a breaking news report, but since President Dallin H. Oaks noted in his opening remarks for the session that President Nelson will be speaking later in this session, I have a feeling a bigger announcement is on the way and will require a new post once the information is confirmed. For now, my thanks once again to you all.

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    1. James G. StokesOctober 1, 2022 at 10:43 AM

      Here is the Newsroom report on the new guide for youth:

      https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2022-general-conference-for-the-strength-of-youth

      And here is the Church News update on the same development:

      https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2022/10/1/23381873/new-for-the-strength-of-youth-guide-based-on-principles-agency-elder-uchtdorf-general-conference

      My thanks once again to you all.

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