Category Archives: Succession

A sweet look from outside [OOPS!]

Posted on February 15, 2008 by bfwebster

EGG ON MY FACE: Kathleen Flake is LDS. My fault for leaping to the assumption that a professor of religious history at Vanderbilt was not LDS. Thanks for the comments that corrected me. Sigh…. As Latter-day Saints, we (well, I, … Continue reading →

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Succession in LDS Leadership (part IV)

Posted on February 4, 2008 by bfwebster

As expected, President Thomas S. Monson has been set apart as the 16th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has retained President Henry B. Eyring as First Counselor, also no surprise. Most interestingly, he selected … Continue reading →

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The Hinckley challenge

Posted on February 1, 2008 by bfwebster

A group of Latter-day Saints have decided to honor the late President Hinckley by reading the Book of Mormon in 97 days (to commemorate his 97 years of life). They are issuing the same challenge to Latter-day Saints everywhere and … Continue reading →

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Succession in LDS Leadership (part III)

Posted on January 30, 2008 by bfwebster

Last August, after the death of Pres. James E. Faust, I wrote about the standard approach to succession for the Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and noted at the time: The infographic that accompanies Stack’s … Continue reading →

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Gordon B. Hinckley (1910 – 2008)

Posted on January 27, 2008 by bfwebster

[For details on succession in LDS leadership, see this post.] Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), passed away earlier today, at age 97. No man ever came to office of LDS … Continue reading →

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Succession in LDS Leadership (part II)

Posted on October 6, 2007 by bfwebster

The 177th Semi-Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has started, and it began with Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley presenting the general authorities and officers for sustaining. The two biggest changes: Elder Henry B. Eyring … Continue reading →

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Succession in LDS Leadership

Posted on August 16, 2007 by bfwebster

[UPDATED 01/27/08 2125 MST] This entry is suddenly getting a lot of hits, due undoubtedly to the death earlier today of Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley. With the death of Pres. Hinckley, the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ … Continue reading →

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