Hello again, everyone! With Friday's announcement of Elder Patrick Kearon's apostolic call, I had to go back to the drawing board on my General Conference predictions. Because his call has already been announced, there is no need for President Nelson to announce it in the opening session of General Conference. And although it sounds like his recovery is progressing, I had forgotten to make allowances for the prophet's condition (even if he is recovered from his back injury by then, he will probably still need to be seated during any remarks he gives).
So those two factors led me to alter my previously-offered predictions. Consequently, I have made adjustments to my projected speaker lineup and my predictions for changes in general Church leadership. I also made some minor adjustments to my projections for the figures in the statistical report for 2023, based on updated numbers for stakes and non-sensitive districts, as provided by the Church of Jesus Christ Temples site.
For your reference, I have included a few notes in each of those documents with any pertinent details that led to specific factors in what I am projecting. I did my best to keep those notes to a minimum. If there are any questions about the latest adjustments, I am happy to field those here. The commenting period for these latest predictions remains active until Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 10:00 PM MDT.
I have every reason to believe this will not be the final draft of these predictions. Since Elder Kearon's call was announced last week, I am assuming the Church will also officially confirm that Elder Carl B. Cook has succeeded him as Senior President of the Seventy and that the newest member of the Presidency of the Seventy will also be announced within this next week. Stay tuned for coverage on all of that, and on the latest temple news, which I anticipate will be announced during the 2:00 PM MST hour tomorrow.
I continue to monitor any and all Church News, Newsroom, and Church of Jesus Christ Temples updates and will be sure to pass word of those along to you all as they cross my radar. 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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