A Note On President Monson's Funeral

Hello again, everyone! As most of you may be aware, I offered my thoughts earlier this week about the likely speakers at President Monson's funeral services, which were held today. I just now realized why I didn't anticipate President Nelson being the concluding speaker.

For the funerals of Presidents Hunter and Hinckley, their First Counselors were also the Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in view of their being the next most senior apostles, although in both cases, there was an Acting Quorum President (which was President Packer on both occasions) directing the assignments of the Quorum while the actual Quorum President was serving in the First Presidency.

It makes sense that, for President Monson's funeral service (as was true for President Benson), the Quorum President (which was President Hunter at the time of President Benson's death and President Nelson at the time of President Monson's death) was the final speaker, capping off the tributes to the deceased Church leaders. I will hopefully remember to take that into account in the future.

That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.

Coverage of President Monson's Funeral from Mormon Newsroom and KSL/President Monson's Colleagues in the Quorum of the Twelve Offer Additional Tributes

Hello again, everyone! I am posting again now for a few reasons. The first is to inform those interested that additional coverage about the funeral proceedings held for President Monson today can be found on the Mormon Newsroom website, and on that of the Church owned and operated Utah news source, KSL.

Additionally, after the funeral, the Church News also published more extended statements from President Monson's colleagues in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, among them those who had their first experience with reorganizing the First Presidency when President Monson became Church President, and those to whom their apostolic calls were extended during President Monson's prophetic administration. You can find the article sharing those here.

That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post (which, at latest, will be coming Monday following the anticipated press conference in which the new First Presidency will be presented to and take questions from the media), I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.

Summary of President Monson's Funeral Proceedings/Additional Tribute to President Monson Provided By Elder Andersen

Hello again, everyone! The Church News has provided this article to share an excellent summary of the funeral proceedings. What an excellent tribute to the life and teachings of our beloved prophet it was. While much of those addresses focused on personal remembrances, there were also references to the importance of the plan of salvation and the idea that his work continues beyond the veil. Additionally, the Church News has shared this article highlighting talks from Elder Andersen and his wife, among others, which were given at a youth devotional in the Logan Tabernacle. And Mormon Newsroom has released this summary of the funeral proceedings. These are fitting tributes to the life, ministry, teachings, and legacy of our dear prophet. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.