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Old 12-04-2008, 03:50 PM   #1
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administratively speaking, how do they go about it? Function of the first presidency or president presenting a name to the Q12?
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Old 12-04-2008, 03:54 PM   #2
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administratively speaking, how do they go about it? Function of the first presidency or president presenting a name to the Q12?
The President selects a name, presents it to the presidency and the quorum, who agree to it.

. . . Unless you are President Gordon B. Hinckley, second counselor in the Presidency, and Spencer W. Kimball is not well enough to act in his capacity as President, and you do it yourself. An interesting era.
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The President selects a name, presents it to the presidency and the quorum, who agree to it.

. . . Unless you are President Gordon B. Hinckley, second counselor in the Presidency, and Spencer W. Kimball is not well enough to act in his capacity as President, and you do it yourself. An interesting era.
I don't recall hearing the back story to this. Is it recorded somewhere?
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I don't recall hearing the back story to this. Is it recorded somewhere?
Wasn't the reason Pres. Hinckley called as a counselor to Pres. Kimball because all three members of the first presidency were pretty much incapacitated?

Also, he was first counselor to Pres. Benson for the years Pres. Benson was incapacitated (interesting anecdote - they had trouble keeping nursing help for Pres. Benson because in his dementia, he had a potty mouth, and it was wreaking havoc on the testimonies of the young nurses).

I'd say Pres. Hinckley has been the single most influential church leader since Pres. Mackay.
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Wasn't the reason Pres. Hinckley called as a counselor to Pres. Kimball because all three members of the first presidency were pretty much incapacitated?
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Also, he was first counselor to Pres. Benson for the years Pres. Benson was incapacitated (interesting anecdote - they had trouble keeping nursing help for Pres. Benson because in his dementia, he had a potty mouth, and it was wreaking havoc on the testimonies of the young nurses).
I'd love to see the documentation for this as well.

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I'd say Pres. Hinckley has been the single most influential church leader since Pres. Mackay.
I agree.
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I'd love to see the documentation for this as well.
http://newsroom.lds.com/benson...p=29706
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Where did Rick Rolling come from anyway? it's so strange.
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Where did Rick Rolling come from anyway? it's so strange.
Wikipedia gives a good timeline:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling
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I'm going to write a book like this detailing all of Cougarguard's "interesting anecdotes."
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I'm going to write a book like this detailing all of Cougarguard's "interesting anecdotes."
Right. And it can be titled: Tales from the Crypt
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