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Show "W - I 4 4 ? a j ii ti . a.U.- - ilsf t-- ii President Spencer W. Kimball speaks from podium, left, to tell reason for recent changes, and President N. Eldon Tanner, right, presents the names for sustaining vote. , 5 - U . a change in the organization of the sustained by the members of the Conference Oct. 1, is in anticipation of "when the Lord will return to take direct charge of His Church and Kingdom. The Church, General the day , This was reported by President Spencer Kimball as he explained the reasons for the changes which included the reassignment of all the Assistants to the Twelve, the reorganization of the First Council of the Seventy and the enlarging of the First 1 Quorum of Seventy. President Kimball spoke briefly on the ' changes before President N. Eldon Tanner V presented ail the leaders of the Church to membership for a sustaining vote. f - V-- 5 W. Following is the complete text of President Kimballs explanatory' remarks: In 1941, five high priests were called to assist the Twelve apostles in their heavy work and to fill a role similar to that envisioned by the revelations for the First Quorum of The Seventy. The scope and demands of the work at that time did justify the reconstitution of the First Quorum of Seventy. In the intervening years, additional Assistants to the Twelve have been called and today 21 are in service. Commencing s year ago, brethren other than the Firt Council of Seventy were called into the First Quorum of Seventy and at present there are 14 in that quorum, including the First Council. nt Since the functions and responsibilities of the Assistants to the Twelve and the Seventy are similar and oinee the accelereated, worldwide gm',tn of the Church requires a consolidation of its administrative functions at the general level, the First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve Apostles, with the concurrence of the Assistants to the Twelve and the First Quorum of Seventy, have felt inspired to call all of the Assistants to the Twelve into the First Quorum of Seventy, to call four new members into that quorum, and to restructure the First Council of Seventy. You will see that these changes, which are reflected in the list of General Authorities to be read by President Tanner, bring to 39 the total number of the First Quorum of Seventy, a quorum thus providing majoiity for the transaction of business. "With this move, the three governing quorums of the Church defined by revelations, the First Presidency, the Quorum of the Twelve ApOotles, and the First Quorum of Seventy, have been set in their places as revealed by the Lord. This will make it possible to handle efficiently the present heavy workload and to prepare for the increasing expansion and acceleration of the work, anticipating the day when the Lord will return to take direct charge of His Church and Kingdom. General Authorities Listed By Calling in Their Quorums Council of the Seventy, First and Presiding Bishopric, as sustained at the 146th Semiannual General Conference after organisational change, are as follows. First Council of the Seventy: Elders Franklin D. Richards, James E. Faust, J Thomas Fyans, A. Theodore Tuttle, Neal A. Maxwell, Marion D. Hanks and Paul II. Dunn. of Seventy: Elders Alma First Quorum W. Sill, Henry D. Taylor, Alvin R. Sonne, Sterling P Brockbank, Dyer, Theodore M. Burton, Bernard William H. Anderson, A. James Cullimore, Joseph Bennett, John H. Vandenberg, Robert L Simpson, Q. Leslie Stone, W. Grant Bangerter, Robert D. Hales, S. Dilworth Aiiney Y Komatsu, Joseph B. Wirthhn, C Dunn, Rex Loren D. Young, Hartman Rector Jr., A. R. Pinegar, Gene R. Cook, Charles E.Didier, William Bradford, George P. Lee, Carlos Asay, M. Russell .Vaughn J. Ballard, John H Groberg, Jacob deJager u Featherstone, Dean L. Larsen, Roydefl Derrick and Robert E. Wells. Victor L Brown, H. Presiding Bishopric: BishopClarke Richard Burke Peterson and J. Members of the First Quorum of Seventy n , ,4 L; r Jt i n Sr General Authorities me in new teaming arrangement as President Tanner conducts conference session. |
