Updated Estimates for Future Temple Events: Part Three—Remaining Estimates for Known Events

Hello again, everyone! I am back once again with the third and final post in this mini-series on estimates for known temple events in the near future. In this post, the final estimates for events that are anticipated between the beginning of 2022 and the end of 2024 will be shared. Those follow below. In order to not 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 stablished gudelines. 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.

2022:

Saturday & Sunday April 2 & 3: 192^nd Annual General Conference

Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each April, October, and subsequent April.

Mid-to-late April: Dedication of the Urdaneta Philippines Temple (177^th operating temple)

Mid-August: Dedication of the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple (178^th operating temple)

Saturday & Sunday October 1 & 2: 192^nd Semiannual General Conference

Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each April, October, and subsequent April.

Mid-November: Dedication of the Bangkok Thailand Temple (179^th 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.

Final note on 2022: 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.

2023:

Saturday & Sunday April 1 & 2: 193^rd Annual General Conference

Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each April, October, and subsequent April.

Saturday September 30 & Sunday October 1: 193^rd Semiannual General Conference

Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each April, October, and subsequent April.

Final note on 2023: Any temple events which may occur during 2023 will be determined by whatever temple announcements are made within the next couple of years. I will be sure to add such events as I learn about their likelihood.

2024:

Saturday & Sunday April 6 & 7: 194^th Annual General Conference

Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each April, October, and subsequent April.

May or June: Rededication of the Salt Lake Temple

Saturday & Sunday October 5 & 6: 194^th Semiannual General Conference

Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each April, October, and subsequent April.

Final note: As noted previously, any temple events which may occur during 2024 will be determined by whatever temple announcements are made within the next couple of years. I will be sure to add such events as I learn about their likelihood.

Updated Estimates for Future Temple Events: Part Two—2020-2021 Estimates

Hello again, everyone! I am back with the second of the 3-part series I am doing in order to share my updated estimates for known temple events in the near future. This post will share the updated estimates for those known or anticipated events in 2020 and 2021, which follow below. In order to not 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 gudelines. 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.

2020:

Mid-January: Dedication of the Durban South Africa Temple (168^th operating temple)

Note: On May 2, 2019, I received new information which indicated that the completion of this temple could occur in late 2019 or early 2020. I believe the most likely scenario to be that construction will wrap up on this temple and that an open house could take place prior to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, but that a dedication would be deferred until after those holidays have passed.

Mid-to-late February: Dedication of the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple (169^th operating temple)

Saturday & Sunday April 4 & 5: 190^th Annual General Conference

Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each April, October, and subsequent April.

Mid-to-late April: Rededication of the Tokyo Japan Temple

June or early-to-mid August: Dedication of the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple (170^th operating temple)

Saturday & Sunday October 3 & 4: 190^th 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-September: Rededication of the Mesa Arizona Temple

Mid-November: Rededication of the Washington DC Temple

Mid-December: Dedication of the Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Temple (171^st 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.

Final note on 2020: Based on what I have heard, 2020 seems as though it will be another big year for temple groundbreakings. I am specifically keeping my eyes open for information on the following temples: Puebla Mexico (in view of a tip from a member of the Church in Mexico, who noted the groundbreaking for that temple is anticipated in early 2020), Nairobi Kenya, Salta and Mendoza Argentina, Managua Nicaragua, Auckland New Zealand, Belem Brazil, Layton Utah, Managua Nicaragua, Yuba City California, Phnom Penh Cambodia, and Bengaluru India Temples.

2021:

Mid-January: Dedication of the Yigo Guam Temple (172^nd operating temple

Mid-to-late March: Dedication of the Praia Cabo Verde Temple (173^rd operating temple)

Saturday & Sunday April 3 & 4: 191^st Annual General Conference

Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each April, October, and subsequent April.

Mid-to-late April: Dedication of the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple (174^th operating temple)

Mid-May: Rededication of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple

June: Dedication of the Quito Ecuador Temple (175^th operating temple)

Saturday & Sunday October 2 & 3: 191^st Semiannual General Conference

Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each April, October, and subsequent April.

Mid-to-late October: 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-November: Dedication of the Pocatello Idaho Temple (176^th operating temple)

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.

Updated Estimates for Future Temple Events: Part One—Overview and 2019 Estimates

Hello again, everyone! Based on what I shared in my last post regarding the updated general time-frames, I have updated my more specific estimates for known temple events. This post will share those temple events anticipated to occur during the remainder of this year. Two other posts will then follow to share the changed estimates for 2020 & 2021, and for 2022-2024, of which there are comparatively far less. The estimates for the remainder of this year, along with the relevant notes, follow below. In order to not 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.

2019:

Saturday May 4: Groundbreakings for the Yigo Guam, Praia Cabo Verde, and San Juan Puerto Rico Temples

Note: In mid-January the First Presidency released the artist’s rendering for the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple, and announced the groundbreaking for that temple less than a week later. Elder Walter F. Gonzalez, president of the Church's Caribbean Area, will preside at that ceremony. In early-to-mid February, the artist’s renderings for the Yigo Guam and Praia Cabo Verde Temples were also released, with their groundbreakings set to occur on May 4 as well. Elders Yoon Hwan Choi (the president of the Asia North Area) and Paul V. Johnson, (the president of the Europe Area) will preside at the groundbreakings in Yigo and Praia respectively. The time in Guam is ahead of that in Cabo Verde, which is ahead of the time in Puerto Rico, so I am listing them in that order. Since the construction for each of those temples is anticipated to take 2 years, I am estimating that all of them will be dedicated in early-to-mid 2021.

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, and that Elder Jeffrey R. Holland would preside at the rededication. Although it was originally announced that no open house tours would be offered, on February 28, 2019, the First Presidency subsequently announced that a one-week open house would be held for this temple in mid-April.

Saturday May 11: Groundbreaking for the Quito Ecuador Temple (confirmed)

Note: The First Presidency released the artist’s rendering and announced the groundbreaking arrangements for this temple on March 7, 2019. Elder Enrique R. Falabella, president of the South America Northwest Area, will preside at this event. Construction on this temple is anticipated to take between 2-3 years.

Thursday May 16-Saturday May 25: President Nelson Pacific Ministry Tour

Note: On April 10, 2019, the Church announced that President Russell M. Nelson and his wife Wendy W. Nelson, accompanied by Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Susan L. Gong, would be doing a ministry tour in the Pacific (which will be the next leg of the prophet’s ongoing Global Ministry Tour). Since that tour includes stops in areas where temples are either operating (Kona Hawaii, Apia Samoa, Sydney Australia, Suva Fiji, Nuku’alofa Tonga, and Papeete Tahiti) or where temples have been announced (Auckland New Zealand), it seems appropriate to include this trip among the list of known temple events, since part of the time will surely be used to scout out temple locations in Auckland New Zealand, Pago Pago American Samoa, and Neiafu Tonga.

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 also announced. President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, will preside at the single-session rededication. On February 28, 2019, in conjunction with the aforementioned announcement of the one-week open house for the Memphis Tennessee Temple, an identical arrangement was set (with slightly different timing) for this temple.

Sunday June 2: Dedication of the Fortaleza Brazil Temple (165^th operating temple; confirmed)

Note: On January 10, 2019, 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. President Nelson could personally preside at this dedication, or he could delegate that to either of his counselors or a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. While it used to be customary for only the most senior apostles to preside at a temple dedication or rededication, in April, junior apostle Elder Dale G. Renlund presided at the dedication of the Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple. With that in mind, Elder David A. Bednar (who broke ground for this temple) or Elder Ulisses Soares (our native Brazilian apostle) could preside at this dedication.

Saturday June 8: Groundbreaking for the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple

Note: On March 7, 2019, the groundbreaking for this temple was also announced. Since this temple is also being built within the South America Northwest Area, Elder Falabella will preside over this as well. And based on the fact that the design of this temple reminds me of the Mesa Arizona Temple, I am anticipating a 3-4 year construction period for that process.

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 around 3 years, so I have set a preliminary estimate of mid-to-late 2022.

Sunday September 1: Dedication of the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple (165^th operating temple; confirmed)

Note: On November 14, 2018, the First Presidency announced the open house and dedication information for this temple (with the latter originally set for mid-May). Then, on January 18, 2019, the dedication was pushed back to this date in view of delays in the construction process. It is possible that President Nelson could preside at this temple’s dedication, and that perhaps that would be done as part of a Global Ministry Tour, but time will tell whether he dedicates this temple, or delegates that task to either of his counselors, or any of the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Insofar as I am aware, none of the current apostles have a personal connection to Haiti, so any of them could preside.

Friday September 6: President Nelson’s 95^th Birthday Celebration

Note: On March 14, 2019, the Church announced this milestone celebration for President Nelson, which will occur 3 days before his actual 95^th birthday. In view of the fact that President Nelson has announced 27 temples since his prophetic administration began, it seems appropriate to mention this milestone   birthday among other events on this timeline.

Sunday September 15: Dedication of the Lisbon Portugal Temple (166^th operating temple; confirmed)

Note: On March 4, 2019, the First Presidency announced the open house and dedication information for this temple. What I noted above in terms of who might preside at this event (and under what circumstances that might occur) applies to this event as well.

Saturday & Sunday October 5 & 6: 189^th Semiannual General Conference:

Note: Given that there have been 27 new temples announced during the first 3 General Conferences of President Nelson’s prophetic administration, I believe he will continue to announce temples every six months in General Conference, and may also announce some in between each April, October, and subsequent April.

Mid-to-late October: Dedication of the Arequipa Peru Temple (167^th operating temple)

Note: The Arequipa Peru Temple has been ahead of schedule for a while now, and a Church member living in Peru spotted the cornerstone engraving, which reads: “Erected 2019”. With that in mind, I feel reasonably confident that this temple will be dedicated at around this time.

Sunday October 20: Rededication of the Frankfurt Germany Temple (confirmed)

Note: New information received on February 22, 2019 indicated that the Frankfurt Germany Temple was anticipated to be dedicated in October. Then, on March 5, 2019, the First Presidency officially announced that this temple would be rededicated on this date. I am anticipating that the First Presidency will ask Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, our native German apostle who is also the third most-senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the sixth most senior apostle overall, to represent them in rededicating this temple, both because it would be personal for him and because he has had experience dedicating other temples during his near-decade of service in the First Presidency.

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.

Early-to-mid November: Private rededication for the Raleigh North Carolina Temple

Note: On May 2, 2019, many of the sources I utilize for temple information noted that this temple’s renovation was only likely to be completed in late 2019. As a consequence, I adjusted my estimate to this point.

Mid-to-late November: Rededication of the Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple

Note: On May 2, 2019, many of the sources I utilize for temple information noted that this temple’s renovation was only likely to be completed in late 2019. As a consequence, I adjusted my estimate to this point.

December: Rededication of the Asuncion Paraguay Temple

Note: Although information about the progress on this temple’s renovation is scarce, given the need to adjust my estimate for the Durban South Africa Temple, I have moved this temple’s rededication up to this point. If I find out anything that leads me to revise that thinking, I will adjust this estimate again.

Sunday December 29: Salt Lake Temple Renovation Closure (confirmed)

Note: On April 19, 2019, President Nelson announced renovation plans for this temple. Based on those plans, the temple is scheduled to close on this date and is anticipated to be rededicated in 2024. I will be offering my estimate for this temple’s rededication later on in this document.

                                                                                                                                                           

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. With groundbreakings held so far for the Urdaneta Philippines, Bangkok Thailand, and Pocatello Idaho Temples, groundbreakings have also been confirmed for the Yigo Guam, Praia Cabo Verde, San Juan Puerto Rico, Quito Ecuador, and Lima Peru Los Olivos Temples. I am also anticipating that groundbreakings may be held for the Brasilia Brazil, Richmond Virginia, Saratoga Springs Utah, Greater Manila Philippines, and Harare Zimbabwe Temples, most (if not all) of which could have a groundbreaking this year. But in view of the unexpected announcement of the groundbreakings for 3 of the temples President Nelson announced last year, we could also see other temples have a groundbreaking by that time as well.

8 New Temple Presidents Announced; Additional Temple Updates Reported

Hello again, everyone! The Church News has continued to share biographies of new temple presidents called by the First Presidency who will begin serving later this year, with a new article sharing biographies of 8 others called to so serve. All of the temples which received new presidents with this announcement were on my list.

Among the newest batch of those called are: 1 former area seventy, 1 current counselor in the presidency of the temple for which he will assume oversight, 1 former counselor in the presidency of the same temple for which he will assume oversight, 1 current mission president, and several who are currently ordinance workers and/or current or former stake presidents and bishops.

With these newly-called temple presidents, the total number of those called to serve this year thus far has gone up to 49. and in addition to the 4 new temples that will be dedicated within the next year, there are 19 other temples left on my personal list of those that are most likely to have a new president called this year. An updated copy of that list follows below.

New presidents have been called for the following temples:

1.      Copenhagen Denmark

2.      Manila Philippines (not anticipated; current president has only served for two years)

3.      Tampico Mexico

4.      Philadelphia Pennsylvania

5.      Spokane Washington

6.      Manhattan New York

7.      Columbia River Washington

8.      St. Paul Minnesota

9.      Jordan River Utah

10.  Medford Oregon

11.  Rexburg Idaho

12.  Provo Utah

13.  London England

14.  Tegucigalpa Honduras (not anticipated; current president has only served for one year)

15.  Johannesburg South Africa

16.  Fort Collins Colorado

17.  Panama City Panama

18.  Nauvoo Illinois

19.  Suva Fiji (not anticipated; current president has only served for one year)

20.  Paris France (not anticipated; current president has only served for two years)

21.  Dallas Texas

22.  Guadalajara Mexico

23.  Gilbert Arizona

24.  Detroit Michigan

25.  Anchorage Alaska

26.  Twin Falls Idaho

27.  Sapporo Japan

28.  Kyiv Ukraine

29.  Columbus Ohio

30.  Calgary Alberta (not anticipated; current president has only served for two years)

31.  Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico

32.  Ciudad Juarez Mexico

33.  Monterrey Mexico

34.  Idaho Falls Idaho

35.  Orlando Florida

36.  Halifax Nova Scotia

37.  Mexico City Mexico

38.  Santiago Chile

39.  Nashville Tennessee

40.  Merida Mexico

41.  Star Valley Wyoming

42.  Winter Quarters Nebraska

43.  Portland Oregon

44.  Montreal Quebec

45.  Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

46.  Seattle Washington

47.  Campinas Brazil

48.  Perth Australia

49.  Curitiba Brazil

The first presidents will likely be announced for the following new temples:

1.      Arequipa Peru

2.      Rio de Janeiro Brazil

3.      Winnipeg Manitoba

4.      Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire

List of currently-operating temples which may be getting a new president in 2019:

1.      Aba Nigeria

2.      Birmingham Alabama

3.      Chicago Illinois

4.      Cochabamba Bolivia

5.      Fresno California

6.      Hamilton New Zealand (Note: It is possible that the Church could hold off on calling a new president for this temple until its’ rededication is held in 2021)

7.      Hartford Connecticut

8.      Hong Kong China (Note: It is possible that the Church could hold off on calling a new president for this temple until its’ rededication in 2021 or 2022)

9.      Lima Peru

10.  Melbourne Australia

11.  Memphis Tennessee (Note: Since the current president of this temple had his service interrupted by its’ renovation, the Church could hold off another year or two on replacing him.)

12.  Nuku’alofa Tonga

13.  Oklahoma City Oklahoma (Note: Since the current president of this temple had his service interrupted by its’ renovation, the Church could hold off another year or two on replacing him.)

14.  Raleigh North Carolina (Note: Since the current president of this temple had his service interrupted by its’ renovation, the Church could hold off another year or two on replacing him.)

15.  Reno Nevada

16.  Seoul Korea

17.  St. George Utah (Note: Since this temple is scheduled to close for renovation later this year, the Church could hold off on calling a new president until the renovation is complete)

18.  Veracruz Mexico

19.  Washington D.C. (Note: Since the current president of this temple had his service interrupted by its’ renovation, the Church could hold off another year or two on replacing him.)

I would have ended my post before including that list, but I have some temple updates to share as well. First, new information received today indicates that the completion of the Durban South Africa Temple is now anticipated to occur in either late 2019 or early 2020, and the completion of the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple has now been pushed back to early 2020.  For the Yigo Guam, Praia Cabo Verde, San Juan Puerto Rico, and Quito Ecuador Temples, the temple sites have been officially cleared for their groundbreaking ceremonies.

And at the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple site, the demolition of the institute building and meetinghouse is nearing completion as well. As for temples undergoing renovation, new information on the Raleigh North Carolina and Baton Rouge Louisiana Temples indicate that those processes are now anticipated to conclude in late 2019 rather than mid-to-late 2019.  Additionally, new information on the Washington DC Temple indicates that the completion of its' renovation process is anticipated in the latter half of 2020, which more or less confirms my previously-offered estimate of mid-to-late 2020.

Until further information indicates otherwise, I also stand by my previously-offered estimate of early-to-mid 2020 for the Tokyo Japan Temple, and mid-to-late 2020 for the Mesa Arizona Temple. And I still strongly suspect that the Mesa Arizona Temple's renovation will be completed prior to the completion of renovation work on the Washington DC Temple. I also continue to stand by my estimate of early-to-mid 2021 for the completion of the renovation of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple.

It appears that I will have to yet again revisit my estimates for known temple events very soon, and I will be sure to publish that here once that process is complete. I also have a half-dozen or so other projects still pending for this blog in the near future, but have had to defer work on those while I continue to recover from my procedure and deal with additional illness. I will be updating you all on my progress on those projects as I figure it all out.

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-addded 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 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, 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 April 28, 2019).

There have been no apostolic birthdays since my last update (which was posted on Sunday March 10 of this year). The next apostolic birthday (President Eyring’s 86^th) will not occur until the last day in May. 15 days after that (on June 15) Elder Bednar will observe his 67^th birthday. With this update being posted a week later than planned, and the next one moved back as a result of that, I am planning to post that next update on Sunday June 16. The next apostolic birthdays will not take place until August, and will be detailed more fully closer to the time (in the update which is now planned for Sunday August 4.)

Having noted that, 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, 7 months, and 19 days old, with a resulting decimal age of 94.63 years. First Counselor President Oaks is now 86 years, 8 months, and 16 days old, or 86.71 years. The junior member of the First Presidency, President Eyring, is now 85 years, 10 months, and 28 days old, which is 85.91 in decimal years.

The First Presidency thus now has a combined 267.25 years of life experience, which results in an average age for each man of 89.08 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, 6 months, and 20 days, or 90.55 years. Elder Holland now has a long-form age of 78 years, 4 months, and 25 days, with a resulting 78.40 decimal years. Elder Uchtdorf (who is a mere 27 days older than his senior apostolic seatmate) is now 78 years, 5 months, and 22 days old, which works out to 78.47 years. Elder Bednar has now reached the full age of 66 years, 10 months, and 13 days, which works out to 66.87 decimal years. Elder Cook, the oldest but least senior of the 3 apostles born in 1940, has a long-form age of 78 years, 7 months, and 20 days old, with a resulting decimal age of 78.64 years. Elder Christofferson has now reached the age of 74 years, 3 months and 4 days, making his decimal age 74.26 years.

Elder Andersen is now 67 years, 8 months, and 19 days old, and his decimal age is 67.72 years. Elder Rasband is now 68 years, 2 months, and 22 days old, or 68.22 years. Elder Stevenson, at exactly 4.5 years younger than Elder Rasband (as both were born on the 6^th), has a long-form age of 63 years, 8 months, and 22 days, or 63.73 in decimal years. Elder Renlund is now exactly 66 years, 5 months, and 15 days, with a resulting decimal age of 66.45 years. Elder Gong is now 65 years, 4 months, and 5 days old, which works out to 65.35 in decimal years. As for Elder Soares, he is now 60 years, 6 months, and 26 days old, which is a resulting 60.57 decimal years.

           

Based on those numbers, the current members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles now have a combined 859.23 years of life experience, which results in an average of 71.6 years per member. Elders Christofferson and Rasband remain respectively above and below that average. Elder Christofferson is 2.66 years older, while Elder Rasband is 3.38 years below it. With the information I presented earlier about the First Presidency, the 15 apostles as a group now have a combined 1,126.48 years of life experience, which is an average of 75.1 years. As noted previously, Elders Holland and Christofferson are older and younger than that average, by 3.3 and 6.88 years respectively.

           

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 this year. In the meantime, President Ballard remains the the 17^th oldest apostle. By the time of my next update (on June 16), he will have moved up two spots on the list to become the 15^th oldest apostle. He will do so when his lifespan matches that of President Spencer W. Kimball (which will occur on Wednesday May 15), and again, less than a month later, when on June 9, his lifespan will match that of President Marion G. Romney. Among the other apostles, President Oaks will join the nonagenarian list in 3 years, 3 months, and 15 days, while Elder Soares will do so in 29 years, 5 months, and 4 days, with the other apostles doing so at other various intervals, which will be detailed more fully as they approach.

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