Hello again, everyone! After I posted my initial predictions for the October 2024 General Conference, I became somewhat unsettled about one aspect thereof: my predictions for GA Seventy speakers. That feeling led me to do more research, from which I discovered that when 9 or more GA Seventies are called in any given April, less than half of them speak the following October, with many of them waiting until the April or October following and at least one speaking 2 years after their initial call.
Based on that, I reconfigured my speaker lineup projections to reflect the fact that I now believe we will hear from 7 "veteran" GA Seventies and 5 of the 11 "new" GA Seventies sustained last April. If I am correct on that, that will take care of all but two of the "veteran: GA Seventies who last spoke in October 2019 (though it will also take care of all the GA Seventies who last spoke the previous April). As far as how I determined who to put where, that just took a bit of research and thought.
Again, maybe these adjustments won't matter to anyone but me, but if any of you are interested in these readjustments, if you have any questions about them, I'd be more than happy to address those. 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.
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Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, I wish you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.
I came across this video today on the church's growth in Mongolia. https://youtu.be/uNJIfY8g1Ic?si=6u9LIwKBs0b7Pr_8
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DeleteOn this Tuesday, Elder D. Todd Christofferson continues his ministry in the Africa South Area with his first ever stop in Madagascar. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteThe second senior missionary of that couple who was in the car accident in California has also passed away. I strongly suggest that all of us redouble our prayers for the family of this couple who have now lost both parents in such a short time span. The Newsroom also provided one other report from the Africa South Area. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAn interesting update on the Salt Lake Temple and other temples has been provided. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared one new report. And in announcement affecting the Church News going forward, Sister Sarah Jane Weaver, executive editor of the Church News, has been named the editor of the Deseret News. Jon Ryan Jensen, who became the editor of the Church News earlier this year, will assume oversight of the Church News fully. I assume that he will be the new executive editor. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteA new update on the Singapore Temple has catapulted that temple to the top of my list of those that might have groundbreakings in the near future. Additionally, that list includes the <a href=https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/grand-rapids-michigan temple.Grand Rapids Michigan and Tarawa Kiribati Temples. My thanks once again to you all.
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DeleteOn this Wednesday, the Newsroom has shared 2 new reports, as did the <a href='https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2024/05/22/africa-interfaith-religious-freedom-elder-edward-dube/" >the Church News</a>. My thanks once again to you all.
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DeleteA construction status update has been reported for the Montpelier Idaho Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd the Church News has shared one additional report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Thursday, the Church News has shared two new reports. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteTwo additional reports have been shared by the Church News highlighting key efforts in the Gambia and Monrovia Liberia. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd the Newsroom has also shared one new update, highlighting stories from Cambodia, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Italy, Korea and New Zealand. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd the Church News has released a new video. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Friday, the Newsroom has shared three new reports. Meanwhile, two Church News reports speak for themselves.
ReplyDeleteAnd finally, the latest edition of "This Week on Social" has also been published. The newest installment in that ongoing series featured posts from the following general Church leaders: Acting President Jeffrey R. Holland and Elders Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, and Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Sister Tamara W. Runia, First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency (via Young Women Worldwide); and Brother Bradley R. (Brad) Wilcox, First Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency (via Young Men Worldwide). My thanks once again to you all.
And a new update has been provided on the Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOne new report has been shared by the Church News. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Saturday, the Church News has introduced Elder D. Martin Goury. shared reflections on a father's final counsel, how artists preserved paintings by Minerva Teichert, and the text of the message that will be delivered in English and Spanish during tomorrow's broadcast of "Music & the Spoken Word". My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteThe Church News has shared one new report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteLate last night, I was made aware of status updates on three temples under construction: the Deseret Peak Utah, Antofagasta Chile, and Farmington New Mexico Temples. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAlso yesterday evening, the Church News published this additional report about Elder Queintin L. Cook's ongoing ministry in the Pacific Area. I apologize for my delay in passing those updates along. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Sabbath Day, the Church News has shared the following reports: an update on BYU's "Saints At War" project; some teachings from Church leaders contextualize the "Come Follow Me" curriculum for this week (which will focus on Mosiah 25-28); "In Case You Missed It: Week in Reveiw" recapped the top 9 developments reported by the Church News within the last week, and Elder Adilson de Paula Parrellla, First Counselor in the Middle East/Africa North Area Presidency spoke at an Interfaith Conference in Qatar. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd a construction status update has been noted for the Ephraim Utah Temple today. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteFrom the Deseret News comes this inspiring report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Memorial Day, the Church News has shared four new reports. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared one new report. My thanks once again to you all.
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