Hello again, everyone! Though these breaking news developments are a few hours old, in view of some personal illness that has kept me from doing my first check of the Church websites until now, I only found out about two major developments a few moments ago.
First of all, Sister Barbara Bowen Ballard, wife of President M. Russell Ballard,, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, died earlier today after struggling with many health issues, one of which was Alzheimer's. Further information about her life and thoughts from her family about her legacy can be found in the Church News and via the Newsroom on the Church's official website. Those sources speak for themselves, so I will say no more about them, except that funeral services will be held a week from today, and that I am sorry those will coincide with his birthday, though perhaps that was President Ballard's choice so he could share one last birthday with her. My condolences go out to the Ballard family at this time.
While I don't want to overshadow that news, I am also pleased to report that the First Presidency has announced the open house and dedication dates for the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple. The official release about that notes that a public open house will begin for that temple on Tuesday March 12, and will go through Saturday March 30, with the exception of the Sundays of March 17 and 24.
The Church, which will continue the tradition of having a youth devotional instead of a cultural celebration, will have such a gathering for the youth in Kinshasa on Saturday April 13, with the temple dedication to be held the next day in 3 sessions, and will be broadcast to all Saints living in the Kinshasa temple district. But here's the thing that intrigued me most: The release also notes: "Additional details regarding the temple dedication will be announced at a future date." What that means exactly, I don't know.
I would just like to add here that the timing of this dedication was just about when I estimated it would be. When I last posted my estimates for known temple events, I had shared my feelings that this temple could have a dedication in mid-April. But I should also note that I thought that the next big temple news would be either the confirmation of the groundbreaking for the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple or the rededication of the Frankfurt Germany Temple. There is still time for both of those to be officially confirmed in the near future.
With my thanks to those who commented here earlier today to share these developments with me, and my thanks to all of you for your ongoing interest and support, that does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any subject at any time. Thank you for the ongoing additional privilege of your time.
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Monday, October 1, 2018
BREAKING NEWS: Sister Barbara Ballard Passes Away at Age 86; First Presidency Announces Dedication Information for Kinshasa DR Congo Temple
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.
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Upcoming Milestones for our Apostles
Hello again, everyone! Hope you all are well. I am posting again now to share information about two apostles who will be observing their birthdays within the next couple of weeks (or less), in addition to two tenure milestones occurring later in the month of October. Let's get right into all of that.
First of all, I wanted to provide a look at the apostles who will observe their birthdays in the month of October. I am mentioning these milestones now because, due to the dates involved, if I were to delay 1-3 days to share this information, at least the first milestone would have come and gone by that time.
That said, two of our apostles have birthdays this month, and those will be marked within the first ten days of the month. First, our junior apostle Elder Ulisses Soares, will mark his 60th birthday on Tuesday October 2. When that occurs, all apostles will be in their 60s or older.
And then, just 6 days later (on Monday October 8, the day after General Conference concludes), Acting President M. Russell Ballard will, as also previously noted, be observing his 90th birthday. As a result of those birthdays, the 15 apostles will then include 2 nonagenarians, 2 octogenarians, 4 septuagenarians, and 7 sexagenarians. And that may be the first time the Church has ever had this kind of breakdown of the apostle's ages.
But it doesn't stop there. Later on in October, both President Nelson and President Oaks will be observing additional milestones in their tenure-length over the next little while. First, on Thursday October 11, the length of President Nelson's prophetic administration will be longer than that of President Howard W. Hunter. He will thus be the 16th longest-serving Church president in history.
11 days later (on Monday October 22), the length of President Oaks' tenure as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will have exceeded that of President Gordon B. Hinckley, and he (President Oaks) will thus become the 25th longest-serving Quorum President in the history of the Church.
It is fun for me to monitor this information, and I have appreciated having the chance to pass it on to you all here. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time. Thank you for the privilege of your time.
If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly-added content, please fee free to subscribe. 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.
First of all, I wanted to provide a look at the apostles who will observe their birthdays in the month of October. I am mentioning these milestones now because, due to the dates involved, if I were to delay 1-3 days to share this information, at least the first milestone would have come and gone by that time.
That said, two of our apostles have birthdays this month, and those will be marked within the first ten days of the month. First, our junior apostle Elder Ulisses Soares, will mark his 60th birthday on Tuesday October 2. When that occurs, all apostles will be in their 60s or older.
And then, just 6 days later (on Monday October 8, the day after General Conference concludes), Acting President M. Russell Ballard will, as also previously noted, be observing his 90th birthday. As a result of those birthdays, the 15 apostles will then include 2 nonagenarians, 2 octogenarians, 4 septuagenarians, and 7 sexagenarians. And that may be the first time the Church has ever had this kind of breakdown of the apostle's ages.
But it doesn't stop there. Later on in October, both President Nelson and President Oaks will be observing additional milestones in their tenure-length over the next little while. First, on Thursday October 11, the length of President Nelson's prophetic administration will be longer than that of President Howard W. Hunter. He will thus be the 16th longest-serving Church president in history.
11 days later (on Monday October 22), the length of President Oaks' tenure as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will have exceeded that of President Gordon B. Hinckley, and he (President Oaks) will thus become the 25th longest-serving Quorum President in the history of the Church.
It is fun for me to monitor this information, and I have appreciated having the chance to pass it on to you all here. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time. Thank you for the privilege of your time.
If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly-added content, please fee free to subscribe. 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.
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.
Friday, September 28, 2018
Additional Church News Reported
Hello again, everyone! I am back to report some additional Church news. I would have done so earlier today when many of these developments first came to my attention, but I had to take care of some health-related issues. We will begin with articles posted both on the LDS Church news website and on the Newsroom of the Church's official website, then move to two more articles posted just on the Newsroom, and finish with stories unique to the Church News website. Let's get into all of those articles.
The Newsroom and the Church News noted today that, in an effort to increase safety and efficiency, and for the purpose of enhancing the experience for General Conference attendees, new security measures are going into effect during the upcoming General Conference weekend. The sources cited above speak for themselves, so I will not comment further on them.
Next, additional stories from the Newsroom: the first highlight how Elder Uchtdorf, in a recent tour of Europe, became the first apostle to visit the Polish city of Gdańsk. He also made additional stops in London, Frankfurt (where a temple is in the concluding stages of its' renovation), Moscow (which, in my opinion, is the top candidate for the temple announced in Russia), and Kaliningrad.
The second story continues highlighting articles from other Church Newsrooms around the world, with today's edition featuring developments reported from Europe (with a copy of that article appearing on the Newsrooms for Ireland, Finland, Hungary, Poland, and Portugal), Guatemala, Ukraine, and Ghana.
We conclude now with articles featured on the Church News website. First is an article about a little-known Church calling, a position entitled disability specialist. Although not a lot has been shared about this position in the Church, there have been a number of people with disabilities that have benefited from the efforts of those whose work it is to see about providing accommodations for those who are disabled.
And the Church News continued to provide additional details of the recent address Elder D. Todd Christofferson gave at the G20 summit, in this article (providing the complete transcript of remarks he gave in Spanish on Thursday September 27, in which he covered the topic of the crucial role of religious freedom in today's society) and this one (providing the complete transcript of remarks he gave in English on Wednesday September 26, in which he covered the topic of the Church's efforts to give worldwide assistance to those who are less fortunate).
This leads me to an interesting point that I had not considered very thoroughly: the recent changes in Church leadership mean that we have several among the current apostles who speak more than one language fluently. And if that is not an accurate reflection of the fact that the Church is truly more international now than it ever has been, I don't know what is.
That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time. Thank you for the privilege of your rime. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly-added content, please feel free to subscribe. 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.
The Newsroom and the Church News noted today that, in an effort to increase safety and efficiency, and for the purpose of enhancing the experience for General Conference attendees, new security measures are going into effect during the upcoming General Conference weekend. The sources cited above speak for themselves, so I will not comment further on them.
Next, additional stories from the Newsroom: the first highlight how Elder Uchtdorf, in a recent tour of Europe, became the first apostle to visit the Polish city of Gdańsk. He also made additional stops in London, Frankfurt (where a temple is in the concluding stages of its' renovation), Moscow (which, in my opinion, is the top candidate for the temple announced in Russia), and Kaliningrad.
The second story continues highlighting articles from other Church Newsrooms around the world, with today's edition featuring developments reported from Europe (with a copy of that article appearing on the Newsrooms for Ireland, Finland, Hungary, Poland, and Portugal), Guatemala, Ukraine, and Ghana.
We conclude now with articles featured on the Church News website. First is an article about a little-known Church calling, a position entitled disability specialist. Although not a lot has been shared about this position in the Church, there have been a number of people with disabilities that have benefited from the efforts of those whose work it is to see about providing accommodations for those who are disabled.
And the Church News continued to provide additional details of the recent address Elder D. Todd Christofferson gave at the G20 summit, in this article (providing the complete transcript of remarks he gave in Spanish on Thursday September 27, in which he covered the topic of the crucial role of religious freedom in today's society) and this one (providing the complete transcript of remarks he gave in English on Wednesday September 26, in which he covered the topic of the Church's efforts to give worldwide assistance to those who are less fortunate).
This leads me to an interesting point that I had not considered very thoroughly: the recent changes in Church leadership mean that we have several among the current apostles who speak more than one language fluently. And if that is not an accurate reflection of the fact that the Church is truly more international now than it ever has been, I don't know what is.
That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time. Thank you for the privilege of your rime. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly-added content, please feel free to subscribe. 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.
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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