Hello again, everyone! It has been a tradition on this blog for me to provide updates on apostolic data roughly every 7 weeks. Having last done so on Sunday, January 11, 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 18 Church Presidents (including our current prophet, President Dallin H. Oaks), in addition to updated information on the tenure lengths for each of the 30 Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (including Quorum President, Henry B. Eyring).
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 not even making that list for the next 6 years), 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) The clock on the current group reset when Elder Gilbert was ordained last week.
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 same data for the combined First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in addition to the average ages of each group and apostolic nonagenarians (with 2 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 13 apostles will become nonagenarians and join that list.
With these updates being published every 7 weeks, the next one will be provided here on Sunday, April 19.. Hopefully, this post is of interest to you all. Again, I offer an open invitation to anyone who has any questions about those documents to ask them here. Stay tuned here for my coverage of the latest updates from the Church News, Newsroom, and Church of Jesus Christ Temples sites. I’ll be sure to pass word of those along to you all as soon as I learn about them.
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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.
On your first chart you have Presidents Woodruff and Oaks listed as 6th in age. This leads to everyone younger also being off by one.
ReplyDeleteNice catch, Scott! It appears that the last few times I updated President Oaks' age ranking, I subsequently forgot to move everyone behind him down one. I appreciate you catching that error, which I have fixed for subsequent updates. Thanks again. Always a pleasure to hear from you. Stay safe out there.
DeleteHello again, everyone! After a really busy and exhausting Sabbath Day, I am pleased to now be able to share some updates that were reported on Sunday. We start with the Newsroom, which had apostolic ministry updates about Elder Soares in Brazil Elder Gong dedicating the Harare Zimbabwe Temple (with Temple Department Executive Director Elder Steven R. Bangerter and Elder Denelson Silva, First Counselor in the Africa South Area Presidency accopanying him); and Elder Gérald Caussé ministering in France. The Newsroom also provided an Easter video.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the Church News also reported on the Harare Zimbabwe Temple dedication by Elder Gong; the Easter video; and the latest edition of "In Case You Missed It: Week in Review", which shared the top 10 Church News updates from this last week.
With our "Come, Follow Me" study this week focusing on Genesis 24-33 (a whopping 10 chapters). see what Church leaders have said about those passages. The Church News also introduced the guest artist for the Tabernacle Choir's tour of Brazil; the 15 recently called stake presidencies (including 2 new and 13 for existing stakes). And as we anticipate the upcoming April 2026 General Conference, see how reading roughly 1 talk a day will help you review the October 2025 General Conference. My thanks once again to you all.
On this Monday, with roughly 15 minutes until the next anticipated major temple announcement is estimated to be released, the Newsroom shares this report, which is also covered by the Church News. The Church News also covered two other developments, Elder Soares meeting with Brazil's Vice President, and 9 quotes from Sister Tamara W. Runia, First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency, in honor of her birthday today. My thanks once again to you all.
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