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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Updated Future Estimates for Known Temple Events

Hello again, everyone! While any of you can feel free to continue to comment on any previous post, I wanted to pass along here some updates I have made to the list of future estimates I am keeping for known or anticipated temple events in the near future. That updated list follows below. So as not to disturb the flow of this information, I will end here and now as I always do:

That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are made in accordance with the established guidelines. 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 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.

Specific Estimates for Known Temple Events in the Near Future

2019:
Sunday March 10-Tuesday March 12: Dedication of the Rome Italy Temple (162nd operating temple; confirmed)
Note: The First Presidency announced the amended dedication dates for this temple on November 8, 2018. Given that this dedication will now be held over three days rather than the previously-announced 8-day period, there may be only 2-3 of our 15 apostles participating in this event. That said, it would not surprise me in any way if this dedication was either the start or conclusion of another leg of President Nelson’s ongoing Global Ministry Tour.
Saturday & Sunday April 6 & 7: 189th General Conference
Note: Because 19 temples were announced in 2018 (which may have been President Nelson’s way of starting slowly), and because one of his major focuses during his first year as Church President has been highlighting the importance of temples, I’m sure we will see several new temples announced during this General Conference.
Sunday April 14: Dedication of the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (163rd operating temple; confirmed)
Note: In view of the facts that the dedication of this temple will occur after the April General Conference, and that following the April 2018 General Conference, President Nelson began his Global Ministry Tour, I could see President Nelson doing another leg of his tour in conjunction with this temple’s dedication, whether that tour starts or ends with this dedication, or whether this dedication is held sometime in the mid-point of that tour.
April or May: Groundbreaking for the Pocatello Idaho Temple
Note: In January 2019, many sources I had available noted that this temple would have a groundbreaking in the spring. That could occur at some point after General Conference (and thus be held before the already-scheduled groundbreaking for the San Juan Temple), or it could occur in May, either on the same day as that for the San Juan temple, or at any other time during the month. Although an apostle (particularly any with ties to Pocatello) could preside at this groundbreaking when it occurs, or that could be done by any of the 3 members of the Idaho Area Presidency (Elders Wilford W. Andersen, S. Gifford Nielsen, or Brian K. Taylor).
Saturday May 4: Groundbreaking for the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple
Note: On January 12, 2019, the First Presidency released the artist’s rendering for this temple (which was announced in October 2018). 5 days later (on January 17), the groundbreaking for this temple was announced to occur on this day in May. Elder Walter F. Gonzalez, president of the Church’s Caribbean Area, will preside at that ceremony.
Sunday May 5: Private rededication of the Memphis Tennessee Temple (confirmed)
Note: On January 16, 2019, the First Presidency announced the private rededication of this temple would take place in a single session on this date, that Elder Jeffrey R. Holland would preside at the rededication, and that no open house or youth devotional would be held prior to this event.
Sunday May 19: Private rededication of the Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple (confirmed)
Note: On January 16, 2019, the private rededication for the Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple was announced. President Henry B. Eyring will preside at the single-session rededication, which will not be preceded by an open house or youth devotional.
Sunday June 2: Dedication of the Fortaleza Brazil Temple (165th operating temple; confirmed)
Note: On January 10, 2018, the First Presidency announced this temple’s dedication. In an unusual (but not unexpected) move, that dedication has been scheduled to occur two weeks prior to the rededication of the Oakland California Temple. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time a dedication has been set to occur prior to a rededication which has previously been announced. Usually, a temple’s rededication has been set to occur prior to a previously-announced temple dedication. As noted on other temples, President Nelson could preside at this event himself, or he could delegate one of his counselors or a senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to do so.
Sunday June 16: Rededication of the Oakland California Temple (confirmed)
Note: This temple’s rededication was announced on December 18, 2018. As noted above, the dedication of the Fortaleza Brazil Temple, announced almost a month later, has been set to occur before this temple’s rededication.
Monday July 8: Hong Kong China Temple Renovation Closure
Note: On January 30, 2019, the First Presidency announced the renovation closure for this temple, with the plans to be detailed more fully at a later time. I am anticipating that that process will take between 2-4 years.
August: Private rededications for the Raleigh North Carolina and Baton Rouge Louisiana Temples
Note: Given the unexpected announcement of the private rededications for the Memphis Tennessee and Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temples (and the fact that both will be operating again before the General Authorities take their annual July recess), it is not hard to believe that both of these temples, for which their renovation processes seem to be on track, could have a rededication within the month following that recess.
Sunday September 1: Dedication of the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple (165th operating temple; confirmed)
Note: On November 14, 2018, the First Presidency announced the open house and dedication information for this temple. Then, on January 18, 2019, the dedication was pushed back to this date in view of all that still needed to be done on the construction process.
Mid-to-late September: Dedication of the Durban South Africa Temple (166th operating temple)
Note: If the construction of the Durban South Africa Temple continues on schedule, then it is not hard to believe that a dedication for it could occur before General Conference. In fact, if the construction process continues uninterrupted, then this temple’s dedication could occur sooner than suggested here.
Saturday & Sunday October 5 & 6: 189th Semiannual General Conference:
Note: Depending on what is done by this time to clear the existing backlog of announced temples, it seems more likely than not that several new temples will be announced during this weekend.
Mid-to-late October: Rededication of the Frankfurt Germany Temple
Monday November 4: St. George Utah Temple Renovation Closure (confirmed)
Note: This temple’s renovation was announced on January 25, 2019. Given the fact that seismic and systemic updates are anticipated to occur, I have set a preliminary general completion estimate of mid-to-late 2022.
Mid-November: Dedication of the Lisbon Portugal Temple (167th operating temple)
December: Dedication of the Arequipa Peru Temple (168th operating temple)
Note: The Arequipa temple has progressed swiftly. Given the earlier timing that has been announced or is anticipated for the private rededications of Hinckley-era temples this year, that fact, combined with the fact that construction may be ahead of schedule, has me confident enough to conjecture that this temple could likely be dedicated during the last month of this year. But I could also see the Church waiting to dedicate this temple until after Christmas 2019 and New Year 2020.

Final note on 2019: Given what I have heard about 2019, it seems more likely than not that several temples will have a groundbreaking at some point during that year. As noted above, the groundbreaking has been set for the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple, while the groundbreaking for the Pocatello Idaho is anticipated to occur during spring of 2019. I am also anticipating that a groundbreaking for the Saratoga Springs Utah (and perhaps also) Brasilia Brazil Temples will be held in mid-2019. Additionally, based on what I know at the present time, I am keeping my eyes open for information on the Nairobi Kenya, Lima Peru Los Olivos, Harare Zimbabwe, and Greater Manila Philippines Temples, most (if not all) of which could have a groundbreaking by the end of 2019. But given the fact that we unexpectedly saw a groundbreaking set for the San Juan temple, then that opens the prospect that other temples announced by President Nelson in 2018 could also have a groundbreaking if their size expedites the approval process.

2020:
Mid-February: Rededication of the Asuncion Paraguay Temple
Saturday & Sunday April 4 & 5: 190th Annual General Conference
Note: Barring anything unexpected, I would anticipate several new temples being announced during this weekend.
Mid-April: Dedication of the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple (169th operating temple)
Mid-to-late May: Rededication of the Tokyo Japan Temple
June or early-to-mid August: Dedication of the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple (170th operating temple)
Saturday & Sunday October 3 & 4: 190th Semiannual General Conference
Note: Temple announcements are always possible, so it is not hard to believe that a few could be announced during this General Conference.
Mid-October: Rededication of the Mesa Arizona Temple
Mid-November: Dedication of the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple (171st operating temple)
Note: At the groundbreaking for this temple (which occurred on November 8, 2018), Elder Neil L. Andersen, who presided at this event and gave his remarks in French, noted that construction of the temple was anticipated to take around two years. For that reason, I am moving my previous estimate for this temple’s dedication up to this point.
Mid-December: Rededication of the Washington DC Temple

Final note on 2020: Some of the announced temples that will have a groundbreaking between now and the end of 2019 could potentially be dedicated during this year. And several other announced temples (I currently have 7 on my radar) could have a groundbreaking during 2020 as well.

2021:
Saturday & Sunday April 3 & 4: 191st Annual General Conference
Note: Depending on what happens between now (early December 2018) and the dates for this General Conference, I could easily see several new temples announced.
Mid-to-late April: Dedication of the Urdaneta Philippines Temple (172nd operating temple)
Early-to-mid June: Rededication of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple
Mid-August: Dedication of the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple (173rd operating temple)
Saturday & Sunday October 2 & 3: 191st Semiannual General Conference
Note: I am hoping that by the time this particular General Conference weekend rolls around, the temple construction program of the Church will have progressed to the point where some temples will continue to be announced every six months.
Mid-November: Rededication of the Hong Kong China Temple
Note: This is just a projected estimate, based on what is currently known. As more information is revealed, this estimate could be pushed forward or back as needed.
Mid-December: Rededication of the St. George Utah Temple
Note: What I shared above about the probable timing of the rededication for the Hong Kong China Temple also applies here: As more information is made available, and as the renovation process proceeds, I will be sure to make any adjustments to this estimate that might be needed.

Final note on 2021: If, as anticipated, several more temples are announced in 2019 and 2020, and any which have not yet had a groundbreaking have that occur within that same time period, that in turn will multiply the number of known temple events which will likely occur in 2021 and the years beyond. As more is learned about future temple renovations, that will also have an impact on the number of future events.

2022:
Saturday & Sunday April 2 & 3: 192nd Annual General Conference
Note: Since the face of the Church’s temple construction program will likely look entirely different by this time, I would anticipate the announcement of several new temples.
Mid-August: Dedication of the Bangkok Thailand Temple (173rd operating temple)
Note: Because this temple is significantly larger than temples which have been built in recent years, delays in that construction process are more likely than not. It is also worth noting that the official number for this temple is almost certain to change as other temples have a groundbreaking and construction and are potentially completed before this one is.
Saturday & Sunday October 1 & 2: 192nd Semiannual General Conference
Note:  As noted above (for the 2022 April General Conference), by this time, it is more likely than not that the face of the Church’s temple construction program will be looking entirely different. With that in mind, it seems more likely than not that other temples could be announced during this General Conference.
Mid-to-late November: Dedication of the Pocatello Idaho Temple (174th operating temple)

Final note: As noted a few different times here, within the 3.9 years or so between now and the end of 2022, the face of the Church’s temple construction program will likely look very different. We currently have a Church President who has clearly prioritized bringing the temples to the people, and the fact that he announced 19 new temples within his first year as such verifies that beyond doubt. I also am equally certain he will do all he can to clear the existing backlog of announced temples. With that in mind, there will likely be many more temple events to add to this list in the future. I am committed to bringing updates in that regard to you all as I receive them.


Updated List of Temples Which May Be Renovated in the Near Future

Hello again, everyone! Given the fact that the renovation closure for two temples has been announced within the last 7-10 days or so, and that there are many other temples which seem likely to have a renovation done in the near future, I thought I would provide an updated copy of the list I have assembled of temples which seem most likely to be renovated in the near future.

By this time last year, the First Presidency had announced several temples would close for renovation in 2018 (with some of those announcements even being made during 2017), so I would anticipate that more temple renovations are bound to be set for the near future, whether for temples on this list or others I have not considered. The updated list follows below. So as not to disturb the flow of that information, I will end here and now as I always do:

That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are made in accordance with the established guidelines. 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 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.

Preliminary Note: The list below is based on previous statements by apostles and the Executive Directors of the Church’s Temple Department to the effect that temples need to be renovated roughly every 30-40 years or so to keep them seismically and systemically up-to-date.

Temples which may be renovated in the near-future:
1.      Logan Utah (dedicated in 1884; first rededicated in 1979)
2.      Manti Utah (dedicated in 1888; first rededicated in 1985)
3.      Salt Lake (dedicated in 1893; is anticipated to close for its’ first major renovation in the near future)
4.      Cardston Alberta (dedicated in 1923; addition only rededicated in 1962; fully rededicated in 1991)
5.      Bern Switzerland (dedicated in 1955; first rededicated in 1992)
6.      Los Angeles California (dedicated in 1956)
7.      London England (dedicated in 1958; first rededicated in 1992)
8.      Provo Utah (dedicated in 1972)
9.      Seattle Washington (dedicated in 1980)
10.  Sydney Australia (dedicated in 1984; addition only rededicated in 1991)
11.  Manila Philippines (dedicated in 1984)
12.  Dallas Texas (dedicated in 1984; addition only rededicated in 1989)
13.  Taipei Taiwan (dedicated in 1984)
14.  Guatemala City Guatemala (dedicated in 1984)
15.  Stockholm Sweden (dedicated in 1985)
16.  Chicago Illinois (dedicated in 1985; addition only rededicated in 1989)
17.  Johannesburg South Africa (dedicated in 1985; renovation might be delayed until after the Durban South Africa Temple is dedicated in mid-to-late 2019)
18.  Seoul Korea (dedicated in 1985)
19.  Lima Peru (dedicated in 1986)
20.  Denver Colorado (dedicated in 1986)
21.  Portland Oregon (dedicated in 1989)
22.  Las Vegas Nevada (dedicated in 1989)
23.  Toronto Ontario (dedicated in 1990)

Smaller temples built during the Hinckley-era boom (which may be redesigned):
1.      Spokane Washington
2.      Columbus Ohio
3.      Bismarck North Dakota
4.      Columbia South Carolina
5.      Detroit Michigan
6.      Halifax Nova Scotia
7.      Regina Saskatchewan
8.      Edmonton Alberta
9.      St. Paul Minnesota
10.  Kona Hawaii
11.  Ciudad Juarez Mexico
12.  Hermosillo Sonora Mexico
13.  Oaxaca Mexico
14.  Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico
15.  Louisville Kentucky
16.  Palmyra New York
17.  Fresno California
18.  Medford Oregon
19.  Reno Nevada
20.  Tampico Mexico
21.  Nashville Tennessee
22.  Villahermosa Mexico
23.  San Jose Costa Rica
24.  Fukuoka Japan
25.  Adelaide Australia
26.  Melbourne Australia
27.  Merida Mexico
28.  Veracruz Mexico
29.  Birmingham Alabama
30.  Porto Alegre Brazil
31.  Montevideo Uruguay
32.  Guadalajara Mexico
33.  Perth Australia
34.  The Hague Netherlands

35.  Brisbane Australia


Tuesday, January 29, 2019

BREAKING TEMPLE NEWS: Hong Kong China Temple to Close for Renovation in July; Other Temple Updates Provided

Hello again, everyone! I have some breaking temple news to report. A short while ago, the First Presidency released this announcement to note that the Hong Kong China Temple will close for extensive renovation on July 8 of this year. It appears that further details on this renovation will be announced as plans are made. Given that this temple is medium-sized, and of a special design which came to President Hinckley by revelation as something that had never been done before, I would anticipate that this process will take between 2-4 years to complete.

The temple, originally dedicated in 1996, became the 48th in operation for the Church, and the last one announced before President Hinckley formally announced his smaller temple building plan that would more than double that number over a period of just 2-3 years. I imagine that the intent is to perform seismic and systemic updates, refresh furnishings and other interior decor, and fixing any exterior issues. So that is another temple closure set to occur later this year.

In the meantime, as I mentioned in the comments of my most recent post before this one, the open house for the Rome Italy Temple is now officially underway as of yesterday. Additionally, yet another update has been provided for the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple. That report notes that the spire has been attached to the temple, and that stone cladding continues. It strikes me as an interesting coincidence that, following the rescheduling of that temple's dedication, progress on its' construction has picked up quite a bit lately.

There have not been any other changes reported in relation to the status of that temple's construction since my last update (which was also provided in the comments of a recent post), nor on any other temples under construction, undergoing renovation, or any announced temples. But I will continue to monitor all such developments, along with the latest Church news, and bring you word of those things here (through either new posts or comments on existing posts) as I receive word of them.

That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are made in accordance with the established guidelines. 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 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.

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Current Apostolic Statistics: Part Two—Updated Ages, Averages & Apostolic Nonagenarians


Hello again, everyone! I am back again now with the second part of this apostolic update, in which we will move on to talk specifics regarding the long-form and decimal ages of our current apostles, which will also include updated information on the average ages of the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and the 15 apostles as a group, and current and future nonagenarians.

So let’s get right into all of that. Again, all data is current as of today (Sunday January 27, 2019). Since my last update, Elder Gong has celebrated his 65th birthday (which occurred one week after my last update) and Elder Christofferson has marked his 74th (which, as noted previously, happened 3 days ago). Elder Rasband’s 68th birthday will occur 10 days from now, and the next apostolic birthday (President Henry B. Eyring’s 86th) will not occur until the last day in May. By that time, two more of these updates will have been posted on this blog, and another such update will follow 2 days after President Eyring’s birthday.

With that noted, we now move on to some exact figures about the ages (and average ages) of the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and all 15 apostles as a group. In the Church’s leading Quorum, President Nelson is, as noted towards the end of my previous post, 94 years, 4 months, and 18 days old, which results in a decimal age of 94.38 years. His First Counselor, President Oaks, is now 86 years, 5 months, and 15 days old, or 86.46 years. President Eyring is now 85 years, 7 months, and 27 days old, which is 85.66 in decimal years.
 
The First Presidency thus now has a combined 266.5 years of life experience, which results in an average age for each man of 88.83 years. President Nelson remains 5.55 years older than that average, with President Oaks closest to it (as he remains 2.37 years younger than that average), which means that President Eyring remains 3.17 years below it. Unless there is something of which we are not aware in relation to the health of any of these Brethren, they will continue to set new records for the oldest-serving First Presidency in Church history for the foreseeable future.

Next, let’s turn our attention to the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. President Ballard’s long-form age now sits at 90 years, 3 months, and 19 days, or 90.30 years. Elder Holland now has a long-form age of 78 years 1 months, and 24 days, with a resulting 78.15 decimal years. Elder Uchtdorf (who is a mere 27 days older than his senior apostolic seatmate) age now stands at 78 years, 2 month, and 21 days old, which works out to 78.22 years.

Elder Bednar has now reached the full age of 66 years, 7 months, and 12 days, which works out to 66.62 decimal years. Elder Cook, the last and oldest of the 3 apostles born in 1940, has a long-form 78 years, 4 months, and 19 days old, with a resulting decimal age of 78.39 years. Elder Christofferson, whose birthday was, as previously noted, just 3 days ago, has now reached the age of 74 years and 3 days old, making his decimal age 74.01 years.

Elder Andersen, who will be marking a decade in the apostleship this April, is now 67 years, 5 months, and 18 days, and his decimal age is 67.47 years. Elder Rasband, who will be observing his birthday in 10 days, as I previously mentioned, is now 67 years, 11 months, and 21 days, or 67.97 years. Elder Stevenson, at exactly 4.5 years younger than Elder Rasband (as both were born on the 6th), has a long-form age of 63 years, 5 months, and 21 days old, or 63.48 in decimal years.

We move on now the final 3 apostles. Elder Renlund has now reached the exact age of 66 years, 2 months, and 14 days old, with a resulting decimal age of 66.21 years. Elder Gong, the one other apostle who has had his birthday since my last update, has a long-form age of 65 years, 1 month, and 4 days, which works out to 65.09 in decimal years. As for Elder Soares, he is now 60 years, 3 months, and 25 days old, which is a resulting 60.32 decimal years.
           
With those numbers in mind, the 12 Quorum members now have a cumulative 856.24 years of life experience, which is a resulting average of 71.35 years per member. Elders Christofferson and Rasband are respectively above and below that average, with the former now being 2.66 years older, and the latter remaining 3.38 years younger. Based on the information I provided earlier about the members of the First Presidency, the entire body of apostles now have a combined 1,122.74 years of life experience, which is an average of 74.85 years. Elder Holland is older than that average by 3.3 years, while Elder Christofferson remains 0.84 years younger.
           
We now move on to the nonagenarians. President Nelson remains the seventh oldest apostle in Church history, and is set to move up to the seventh spot on July 5 of next year. In the meantime, President Ballard’s next nonagenarian milestone will not be observed until after my next update. The exact date on which that will occur is Wednesday February 20, 2019. For the other apostles, President Oaks will join that list 3 years, 6 months, and 15 days from today, while Elder Soares will do so in 29 years, 8 months, and 5 days, with the other apostles doing so at other various intervals, which will be detailed more fully as they approach.

I hope that many of you found this information to be interesting, informative, and accurate. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such feedback is in accordance with the established guidelines. 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 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.


Current Apostolic Statistics: Part One—Updated Data for President Oaks, President Nelson, and Longest-Serving Apostolic Groups


Hello again, everyone! While I continue to welcome comments on any previous posts (particularly any feedback any of you have on my April 2019 General Conference predictions or the latest posts on other subjects), it is time once again to bring you all updated information on the latest apostolic statistics. This data will again be published in two posts. While I hope most of you will find this information interesting and enlightening, there may be some of you who are not interested in the data I will present. Consequently, I will not in any way be offended or bothered if any of you skip over this post and the next one.

The last time I provided such an update was 6 weeks ago, on Sunday December 16. Given that today is Sunday January 27, this will be my first such update for this year. Just a quick side-note here: Sharing these updates every 6 weeks has become somewhat of a tradition on this blog, one which I hope to continue for the foreseeable future. With that in mind, I will plan to post my next update relating to this data on Sunday March 10. As usual, all data is current as of today. That said, there have been some very significant changes relating to such information since my last such update, so let’s get right into all of that.

We will first look at President Dallin H. Oaks’ tenure as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, then turn our attention to where Church President Russell M. Nelson stands among the 16 previous Church Presidents in terms of his age and tenure length. That will be followed by some observations about the tenure lengths of our current First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and all currently-living ordained apostles as a group. The more specific data about upcoming apostolic birthdays, the long-form and decimal ages of our 15 current apostles, and details about nonagenarians will then follow in a second post.

President Oaks has now served as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for a period of 1 year and 13 days, and he has not moved up among the other Quorum Presidents since my last update. As noted previously, he will only be observing his next milestone on that list in April 2019. To put that into perspective in terms of these updates, if I continue to provide them every six weeks, there will be one more update of this kind before that milestone is reached. He will then observe two additional milestones two days apart in July, followed by one each in November and December of next year. More specific details on those milestones will be forthcoming closer to the time.
 
As mentioned previously, the length of President Oaks’ service will depend not only on his health and life length, but, of course, the health and life length of President Nelson will factor into that as well. Insofar as I am aware, not one of our 15 current apostles is having any health-related issues at the present time. That said, the health of our apostles is something else I am monitoring, and I will be sure to bring updates about that to you all as I become aware of them.

Shifting our focus now to President Nelson, since he was ordained and set apart as Church President on the same day he set apart President Oaks as Quorum President, his tenure has spanned 1 year and 13 days as well. He is also now 94 years, 4 months, and 18 days old. He will observe both his second tenure-length and his first age-length milestone two days apart in July of 2019, with subsequent milestones more spread out in the years following that. And again, I will be detailing those more specifically closer to the time when they will be reached.

In the meantime, as also noted previously, the current First Presidency will only be joining the list of longest continuously serving First Presidencies in Church history on Saturday April 20, 2024, so I will be outlining their future milestones on that list closer to the time.  As for the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the current members will mark 3 years together on March 31, 2021, at which point they will join the list of the longest-serving Quorums of the Twelve Apostles in Church history. I will likewise be providing updates on those future milestones closer to that time.

Interestingly enough, less than two months prior to that, the 15 apostles will make the list of the longest-serving such group (the exact date is February 8, 2021). With that said, I want to conclude this portion of the update. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated, on any post at any time, as long as such comments are in accordance with the established guidelines. 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 feel free to subscribe. Until my next post (which will be the second half of this update that published here within the next few minutes), I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.