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, November 19, it is time to publish the newest such data. The recent passing of President M. Russell Ballard and the subsequent call of Elder Patrick Kearon are making the biggest differences in this edition. 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 (with the current First Presidency joining that list for the first time), 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.
Obviously, in view of President Ballard's death and Elder Kearon's subsequent appointment, the clock has reset for the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and overall apostolic group, so there will not be any milestones to report in that regard until 2027, provided no other current apostles pass away between now and then.
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 will be posted here on the morning of Sunday, February 25.
Hopefully, this post is 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 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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I totally forgot that this post was published. I posted this comment on the previous thread to highlight the latest updates from the Church News. We are now just over 16 hours from the anticipated first major temple construction announcement for 2024. Stay tuned for coverage on that. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteOn this Monday, the Church News has shared one new report. Unless I'm wrong, the next major temple construction announcement should be made in just over 2 hours. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has published one new report. My thanks once again to you all.
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