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 Sunday, January 29, 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, in addition to updated information on the tenure length records for each of the 28 Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
The first document likewise notes information on the tenure length rankings for three sets of apostolic groups: the longest-serving First Presidencies (which will not be updated with the current First Presidency 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), in addition to when each of those current groups will move up on the 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 3 of the current 15 apostles being on that list), and a final table showing the remaining time between today and when each of the other 12 apostles will become nonagenarians and join that list. With these updates coming every 7 weeks, the next update (which will be posted here on Sunday May 7) will be the last one before President Eyring joins the list of apostolic nonagenarians.
Hopefully, this shared data will be of interest to you all. Again, I offer an open invitation to ask anyone who has any questions about those documents to ask them here.
I continue to monitor all temple updates and Church news reports and will be sure to bring word of those to you as I become aware of such updates. In the meantime, that does it for now. 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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I love your blog and all these updates. Appreciate all the hard work that goes into it.
ReplyDeleteMichael, thanks for your kind words. It's always wonderful to hear that my efforts on this blog are appreciated. Hopefully, with the wide range of topics I cover here, there's something for just about everyone who stops by to vissit. In turn, I likewise appreciate all of my readers, including and especially those who take time to share their thoughts. Always great to hear from you. Feel free to comment anytime you like. Thanks again.
DeleteHello again, everyone! I have fixed an error in the post above relating to my last update, which was in January of this year, not December of last year, as the post originally noted. Also, this will be the second-to-last update before President Eyring officially joins the list of apostolic nonagenarians. My next update, on May 7, will feature him on that list already, since his 90th birthday will be at the end of May. The May 7 update will coincide with the scheduled dedication of the Richmond Virginia Temple by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, whom I believe has personal or familial ties to the area. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteOn this Sabbath Day, the Church News has posted 3 additional updates, which each speak for themselves:
Deletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2023/3/19/23644824/new-stake-presidents-mesquite-nevada-france-argentina-tempe-arizona-ontario-oklahoma
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2023/3/19/23640818/in-case-you-missed-it-president-nelson-to-receive-gandhi-king-mandela-peace-prize-plus-7-stories
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2023/3/19/23644211/how-to-watch-listen-april-2023-general-conference
My thanks once again to you all.
On this Monday, we are roughly 2 hours or less away from the next major temple construction announcement. In the interim, reports from the Newsroom and the Church News have shared information on the opening for the Richmond Virginia Temple.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the Church originally announced that Elder Holland would preside at that dedication, the news releases today indicate that President Oaks will do so, though Elder Holland might accompany him. Here are those reports:
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/richmond-virginia-temple-open-house
https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2023/3/20/23648183/inside-the-richmond-virginia-temple-on-media-day
Here is one additional report:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2023/3/20/23647217/are-you-really-there-video-prayer-relief
My thanks once again to you all.
With the change in plans for the dedication Elder Holland will remain the only Apostle who has not presided at the dedication of a new temple. My guess is that he dedicates the Red Cliffs Temple at the latest.
DeleteHey, Scott. That's my guess as well. But I also anticipate he will have a prominent role in the rededication of the St. George Utah Temple as well. With renovations wrapping up on that temple, I anticipate that the open house and rededication periods may be more lengthy for that historic edifice. Thanks, Scott, for taking time to comment.
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