Hello again, everyone! On this Friday (following the call of Presiding Bishop Gerald Causse to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles a week ago yesterday), the First Presidency has announced the new Presiding Bishopric. As anticipated, Bishop Causse's First Counselor, Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, is the new Presiding Bishop, and Bishop Causse's Second Counselor, Bishop L. Todd Budge, is the new First Counselor to Bishop Waddell. And current GA Seventy Bishop Sean Douglas has been announced as the new Second Counselor to Bishop Waddell.
Presiding Bishop Waddell served from 2011-2015 as a General Authority Seventy, from 2015-2020 as Second Counselor, and from 2020 to now as First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric. He will be 70 in 2029, so either this will be a very short-term assignment, or he will continue to serve past his 70th birthday. The same is true for Bishop Budge (that he will be 70 in 2029). Bishop Budge was a General Authority Seventy from 2019-2020, and has served as Second Counselor from 2020 up to now. Bishop Douglas has been a GA Seventy since 2021, and his 70th birthday will occur in 2034, so he will likely be in the Presiding Bishopric until at least that time.
I would just note that Bishop Douglas' call will necessitate his release as a GA Seventy, effective immediately, and that the Mexico Area Presidency will be reorganized in the near term (if that has not already happened), since Bishop Douglas has been serving as the Mexico Area President. Other than these notes, the extensive and impressive biographies of these brethren speak for themselves. I am glad that these changes were announced today. I look forward to this Presiding Bishopric's ministry in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead.
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