Lengths of Addresses Given By the Apostles During the April 2018 General Conference

Hello again, everyone! As long-time readers of this blog might recall, shortly after each General Conference of the Church, I take some time to look at the lengths of each talk given by the apostles of the Church (including those given by members of the First Presidency), and I then post the results of that research on this blog. Having looked at that information for this last General Conference, I am pleased to bring you the information below.

I did want to note something interesting that struck me as General Conference concluded: Although President Nelson only gave addresses in 3 of the 5 sessions, the fact that he spoke twice during the Priesthood Session and Sunday Afternoon Session (once in each to introduce new policies and practices, and a main address at the end of each session) meant that his 5 total addresses matched the number of addresses typically given by a Church president in most General Conferences. So that was amazing.

The information I have assembled follows. So as not to disturb the flow of that information, I will conclude now as I always do. 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.

20:48—President Russell M. Nelson (SUM)

17:40—Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf (SUA)

17:35—President Dallin H. Oaks (SUM)

17:02—President Henry B. Eyring (SUM)

16:04—Elder Neil L. Andersen (SAM)

16:01—President Dallin H. Oaks (SPH)

16:01—Elder David A. Bednar (SAA)

15:53—President Henry B. Eyring (SPH)

15:29—Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (SUA)

15:04—Elder Quentin L. Cook (SUA)

15:07—Elder Gary E. Stevenson (SAM)

14:43—Elder Dale G. Renlund (SAA)

14:29—President M. Russell Ballard (SAM)

14:28—President Russell M. Nelson (SPH; main address)

13:35—Elder Ronald A. Rasband (SPH)

13:19—Elder D. Todd Christofferson (SPH)

12:10—President Dallin H. Oaks (SAA; Sustaining Other Church Officers)

11:03—President Henry B. Eyring (SAM; Solemn Assembly)

6:01—President Russell M. Nelson (SUA; concluding address)

5:24—Elder Ulisses Soares (SUA)

4:56—Elder Gerrit W. Gong (SUA)

3:39—President Russell M. Nelson (SPH; Priesthood Quorum Announcement)

2:15—President Russell M. Nelson (SUA; Ministering Announcement)

Church News Provides Summary of General Conference Talks

Hello again, everyone! While I was pleased to be able to report late last night that the transcripts of the talks given during General Conference are now available for us to study, as we have been invited by President Nelson to do, I recognize that there are many of my readers that, due to daily obligations, may not always have time to read a full address from General Conference.

For any of you who fit that description, I wanted to pass along this document, which provides summaries of each address given during General Conference. These summaries encapsulate the key elements of those addresses, and get right to the heart of what was said by every speaker. I am happy to recommend these summaries, along with the full transcripts, to which I posted a link last night.

In a world where so much is happening on a daily basis, it is wonderful indeed to consider how committed the Church News, and more particularly the Church itself, is to enable all of us to enjoy General Conference after it airs through a variety of methods.

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.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple Moves Ahead of the Memphis Tennessee Temple

Hello again, everyone! I became aware a short while ago of information that points to the idea that the Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple renovation process has progressed sufficiently swiftly enough that it will be the second temple rededicated during 2019, taking the spot once held by the Memphis Tennessee Temple. This is an interesting development, to be sure, which I am doing my best to analyze in terms of how and if that will necessitate yet another change in the estimates I have provided, and will have the results of that analysis ASAP.

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.