Entries Categorized as 'Mormon Church Hierarchy'

The Apostle Song

Date April 30, 2008

Someone sent me a link to a YouTube video for something called “The Apostle Song”. It is a little song that helps you remember our current 15 apostles (including the First Presidency). The tune sounds like the theme song from The Beverly Hillbillies (or so my wife says).
Strangely enough, that very day I also received [...]

Mormons affirm new church leader

Date April 6, 2008

From MSNBC:
Faithful Mormons stood by the thousands with upraised hands Saturday, officially installing the newly appointed head of their first new leader in 13 years.
Thomas S. Monson took over The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in February after the death of Gordon B. Hinckley, but the faith traditionally calls for a sustaining vote [...]

D. Todd Christofferson press conference

Date April 6, 2008

As seems to be the tradition, there was a press conference held between sessions of conference yesterday where Elder Christofferson and his wife spoke. Sister Christofferson didn’t have much to say other than that she fully supported her husband. Elder Christofferson didn’t have any opening remarks and immediately took questions. He was asked questions about [...]

New official picture of the First Presidency

Date March 10, 2008

Although the posting is dated from Friday, today an official picture of the new First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was released. I quite like it.

You can download a large version of the picture from the Newsroom.

My first memo with new First Presidency signatures

Date March 1, 2008

Essentially every week I get a large envelope with various memos in it from Church headquarters. The packet I got this week had the first memo with signatures from all three members of the new First Presidency. The memo was dated February 6, 2008 and is called “Reissued Statement son Missionary Work”. If you’re into [...]

“We don’t have to find them. They are already there”

Date February 28, 2008

There is an “In Memoriam: President Gordon B. Hinckley 1910–2008″ booklet that we will be getting with the Ensign that has been put up on the Church web site. If you visit the Funeral Services for President Gordon B. Hinckley page, you can download the PDF.

Out of all of the wonderful things that were said [...]

President Hinckley’s Poem

Date February 11, 2008

I think this is the last posting I’ll have about Gordon B. Hinckley’s passing and the event surrounding it…
At the funeral, there were two hymns sung that were written by President Hinckley. Most people are aware that the lyrics for hymn # 135, My Redeemer Lives, were written by President Hinckley and the music was composed by [...]

ThomasSMonson.com

Date February 5, 2008

Similar to the GordonBHinckley.com web site, the Church now has a ThomasSMonson.com web site:

Former Executive Named to Lead Mormon Church

Date February 5, 2008

From the New York Times:
An 80-year-old former advertising and publishing executive, Thomas S. Monson, was named on Monday to be the 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one week after the death of the previous president, Gordon B. Hinckley.
Mr. Monson’s appointment was expected. Leadership changes in the 13-million member Mormon [...]

And so the work moves on…

Date February 4, 2008

It really is one of the beautiful things about the Church… a change in the First Presidency is smooth and simple. Today at a press conference (which I watched on the BYU TV web site) it was announced that Thomas S. Monson is the new President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, [...]