Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Elder Patrick Kearon, Europe Area President, Issues Statement on Attacks
Elder Patrick Kearon, who currently serves as president of the Europe Area and has been called to the Presidency of the Seventy (where he will start serving on August 1), issued a statement on the explosion at Manchester Arena that occurred last night. This article contains the Church News report of that statement, and an analysis of the situation, and of any affected Church members. Enjoy!
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
Progress Noted on the Durban South Africa Temple
Today, it was noted on the LDS Church Temples website that, at the Durban South Africa Temple site, walls are being constructed for the ancillary building. Elder Ronald A. Rasband recently visited that temple site and answered questions about the progress of the temple, which you can find here. Noting that the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple completed its open house last Saturday (the rededication will take place on June 4, less than two weeks from now), that is the latest on temple-related developments. As always, I am keeping an eye out for all developments, and will post those as soon as I can after learning of them. In the meantime, thanks for your readership and interest.
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
BREAKING NEWS: Church Issues Statement on President Monson's health
Hello, all! I am posting today to note this statement as an update on President Monson's condition. This is a change from what I previously reported about that. I am grateful for a system in place in the Church that allows the work to continue unhindered. In the days ahead, we will learn more about what this statement means in terms of President Monson's condition. More to come once more is known. Thanks to you all for your interest and support. Comments are welcome and appreciated, but any that are derogatory of the Church or our prophet will be deleted. In the meantime, I too am grateful that there is a system in place that allows the work to proceed uninterrupted. I pray also for the blessings of heaven for not only our prophet, but his noble counselors and our wonderful apostles. May God bless them all.
Update: My favorite local news, KSL, just released this article relating to the statement I linked to above. It provides a link to a great talk President Gordon B. Hinckley, as the only active member of the First Presidency for the last three years of President Kimball's life, gave relating to the condition of the Church. That talk can be found here. We have seen this before. The Church is in good hands. Instead of being concerned about that side of things, let us unite our prayers in behalf of President Monson, his counselors, and the other apostles that will carry on the work to the best of their ability, consulting with the prophet when needed. I would also like to remind everyone that we are still lead by a living prophet, so any talks of granting President Monson some kind of emeritus status is not helpful, nor is it the Lord's way. He may not be able to function actively as the prophet right now, but that no less diminishes his mantle as such. All major decisions will be under his direction. In the meantime, we can take comfort in knowing that there are 14 other apostles to carry on the work, most of whom are able to function fully, so the Church and its future are in good hands. Thanks again.
Additional note: The Church News published this article about that statement, including again a link to the talk that then-Elder Nelson gave on sustaining the prophets, and quoting President Monson himself from a talk he gave years ago. Enjoy, and thanks again.
Update: My favorite local news, KSL, just released this article relating to the statement I linked to above. It provides a link to a great talk President Gordon B. Hinckley, as the only active member of the First Presidency for the last three years of President Kimball's life, gave relating to the condition of the Church. That talk can be found here. We have seen this before. The Church is in good hands. Instead of being concerned about that side of things, let us unite our prayers in behalf of President Monson, his counselors, and the other apostles that will carry on the work to the best of their ability, consulting with the prophet when needed. I would also like to remind everyone that we are still lead by a living prophet, so any talks of granting President Monson some kind of emeritus status is not helpful, nor is it the Lord's way. He may not be able to function actively as the prophet right now, but that no less diminishes his mantle as such. All major decisions will be under his direction. In the meantime, we can take comfort in knowing that there are 14 other apostles to carry on the work, most of whom are able to function fully, so the Church and its future are in good hands. Thanks again.
Additional note: The Church News published this article about that statement, including again a link to the talk that then-Elder Nelson gave on sustaining the prophets, and quoting President Monson himself from a talk he gave years ago. Enjoy, and thanks again.
I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
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