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, March 19, 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), and an overview of 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. I did want to note, though, that since this is the last update before President Eyring's 90th birtda (on May 31), I have taken the lierty of adding President Eyring to the list of nonagenarians already, and have noted the dates on which he will move up on that list.
The final update in the second document includes inforation on when each of the remaining 11 apostles (excluding President Eyring, due to his upcoming birthday).
.With these updates coming every 7 weeks, the next update will be posted here on June 25.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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On this Sabbath Day, I am pleased to be able to confirm that President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency, dedicated the Richmond Virginia Temple, which is the 177th operating temple in the Church:
ReplyDeletehttps://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-dallin-h-oaks-dedicates-the-richmond-virginia-temple
https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2023/5/7/23711254/president-dallin-h-oaks-dedicates-richmond-virginia-temple
https://www.thechurchnews.com/2023/5/7/23714523/see-photos-from-the-dedication-of-the-richmond-virginia-temple
I have previously mentioned my belief that the Church will have a minimum of 300 operating temples by the 200th anniversary of the Church's restoration (which will occur on April 6, 2030). With 177 operating now, the Church would need to dedicate 123 others during the 6.91 years between now and then, which is an average of 17.77 temples per year.
With the Helena Montana Temple set for dedication next month, and the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple dedication in August, that average number of temples per year will continue to increase as time goes on. But that average may go down considerably on September 17, when 3 temples will be dedicated on a single day. I have no doubts that that average will continue to get lower and lower, especially starting next year when (as I stated in another thread) a minimum of 10 new temples could be dedicated before the April 2024 General Conference.
Aside from that update, 4 other Church News reports speak for themselves:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2023/5/7/23711430/learn-about-these-4-new-14-reorganized-stakes-from-taylorsville-to-tonga
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2023/5/7/23702575/joel-randall-the-tabernacles-reminder-to-put-christ-at-the-center
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2023/5/7/23702696/spring-2023-commencement-graduation-byu-idaho-hawaii-ensign-college-numbers
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2023/5/7/23710505/in-case-you-missed-it-changes-coming-come-follow-me-president-ballard-elder-holland-elder-cook-video
My thanks once again to you all.
With just around an hour left before the next anticipated major temple construction update, one new Church News report has been shared on this Monday thus far:
Deletehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2023/5/8/23715389/global-youth-service-day-justserve-examples-of-projects
Also, I wanted to share a recent comment from the Church Growth Blog:
On May 7, 2023 at 9:37 PM Christie said...
"McAllen Temple was just inspected by an unable -to-be-named visitor, so that's a hopeful sign. Special stake conference for McAllen West stake on June 4th (stake president is moving) so I would be surprised to hear anything before then."
My reason for sharing that comment is that the McAllen Texas Temple is currently at the top of the construction queue, so I for one would be more surprised if June 4th rolls around before the Church announces the opening arrangements for the McAllen Texas Temple. Will that announcement come today? I wouldn't rule it out. But if inspections have been done, that's the last thing that needs to happen before the Church is able to announce a dedication for a temple. So if the McAllen opening arrangements are not announced today, I'd assume they will be next week or (at latest) the week after. But that's just coming from the POV of someone who has observed what usually happens before a temple dedication is set.
Could other things be announced? Sure. Lima Peru Los Olivos' opening might be, or the Church may choose today to announce the arrangements for the two St. George temples. Groundbreaking announcements are always possible, as are site confirmations and/or exterior renderings. I could also see the Church doing a site confirmation, releasing an exterior rendering, and setting a groundbreaking for one or more temples in one fell swoop. Whatever happens in that regard, you can count on my reporting it. My thanks once again to you all.