Talk:List of general authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

August 2022 Changes in area leadership
Hello again, everyone! Based on this announcement, further confirmed here, I have created a subpage here to which we can add those assignments before transferring any subpage changes here once August 1 rolls around. I have created a document showing the chages affecting the GA Seventies on this page (with that list being in alphabetical order by last name). I will begin incorporating the changes noted on that document into the subpage ASAP. Anyone with any questions about the subpage can feel free to post them here. My thanks once again to you all. --Jgstokes (talk) 01:47, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Help Needed: Errors with Emeritus GA Seventy Entries
Hello again, everyone! I just updated the list of GA Seventies and Emeritus GA Seventies based on the 8 releases announced today. However, I ran into some errors that I couldn't resolve. So I'm hoping someone here reading this message can help to fix the errors. Thanks. Jgstokes (talk) 02:43, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Subpage Created/What to do about emeritus announcements
Hello. As I have done in past years, I have created a subpage at User:Jgstokes/List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/August 2023 to hold the area leadership changes which were announced today. I will be implementing the following changes onto that page:


 * General Authority Seventies
 * Marcos A. Aidukaitis will continue as First Counselor in the Africa South Area.
 * Ruben V. Alliaud will be released as Second Counselor and will serve as First Counselor in the Europe Central Area.
 * Jose L. Alonso will continue as First Counselor in the North America Southwest Area.
 * Jorge M. Alvarado will be released as First Counselor in the Caribbean Area.
 * Ian S. Ardern will be released as Second Counselor and will serve as the President of the Africa Central Area.
 * Steven R. Bangerter will continue as President of the Philippines Area.
 * W. Mark Bassett will be released as First Counselor in the North Areamerica Northeast Area and will serve as Second Counselor in the North America Southeast Area.
 * Jorge T. Becerra will continue as First Counselor in the South America Northwest Area.
 * Randall K. Bennett will be released ass Second Counselor and will serve as First Counselor in the North America Central Area.
 * Hans T. Boom will continue as President of the Europe North Area.
 * Shayne M. Bowen will be released as Second Counselor and will serve as First Counselor in the North America Southeast Area.
 * Mark A. Bragg will continue as President of the North America West Area.
 * Matthew S. Carpenter will be released as President of the Africa Central Area.
 * Yoon Hwan Choi will continue as First Counselor in the Philippines Area.
 * Craig C. Christensen will continue as President of the South America South Area.
 * Valeri V. Cordon will be released as First Counselor in the North America West Area and will serve as First Counselor in the Caribbean Area.
 * Joaquin E. Costa will continue as First Counselor in the South America South Area.
 * Massimo De Feo will continue as President of the Euorpe Central Area.
 * Sean Douglas will continue as Second Counselor in the Mexico Area.
 * Edward Dube will continue as President of the Africa South Area.
 * Michael A. Dunn will continue as Second Counselor in the North America Southwest Area.
 * Mark D. Eddy will serve as Second Counselor in the Brazil Area.
 * J. Kimo Esplin will serve as Second Counselor in the Asia North Area.
 * Eduardo Gavarret will continue as President of the Caribbean Area.
 * Jack N. Gerard will serve as Second Counselor in the Euorpe Central Area.
 * Patricio M. Giuffra will be released as Second Counselor and will serve as First Counselor in the Central America Area.
 * Taylor G. Godoy will be released as First Counselor and will serve as President of the Central America Area.
 * Ricardo P. Gimenez will serve as Second Counselor in the North America Central Area.
 * Allen D. Haynie will continue as President of the North America Northeast Area.
 * Mathias Held will serve as Second Counselor in the North America Northeast Area.
 * Matthew S. Holland will be released as First Counselor in the North America Southeast Area
 * David P. Homer will be released as President of the Asia Area.
 * Jeremy R. Jaggi will serve as Second Counselor in the Pacific Area.
 * Kelly R. Johnson will be released as Second Counselor and will serve as First Counselor in the Asia Area.
 * Jörg Klebingat will continue as First Counselor in the Africa West Area.
 * Joni L. Koch will be released as First Counselor and will serve as President of the Brazil Area.
 * Erich W. Kopischke will be released as First Counselor in the Europe Central Area.
 * Alfred Kyungu will continue as Second Counselor in the Africa West Area.
 * Hugo E. Martinez will be released as Second Counselor and will serve as First Counselor in the Utah Area.
 * John A. McCune will be released as Second Counselor and will serve as First Counselor in the Asia North Area.
 * Alvin F. Meredith III will continue as First Counselor in the Middle East/Africa North Area.
 * Peter F. Meurs will be released as First Counselor and will serve as President of the Pacific Area.
 * Hugo Montoya will continue as President of the Mexico Area.
 * Thierry K. Mutombo will continue as First Counselor in the Africa Centra Area.
 * K. Brett Nattress will be released as President of the Pacific Area
 * S. Gifford Nielsen will continue as President of the Africa West Area.
 * Adrian Ochoa will continue as First Counselor in the Mexico Area.
 * Adeyinka A. Ojediran will serve as Second Counselor in the North America West Area.
 * Ryan K. Olsen will serve as Second Counselor in the Central America Area.
 * Adilson de Paula Parrella will be released as President of the Brazil Area.
 * Kevin W. Pearson will continue as President of the Utah Area.
 * Anthony D. Perkins will continue as President of the Middle East/Africa North Area.
 * Alan T. Phillips will continue as Second Counselor in the Europe North Area.
 * Paul B. Pieper will be released as President of the North America Southwest Area and will serve as Second Counselor in the Africa Central Area.
 * Rafael E. Pino will continue as Second Counselor in the South America Northwest Area.
 * James R. Rasband will be released as First Counselor in the Asia North Area
 * Carlos G. Revillo Jr. will continue as Second Counselor in the Philippines Area.
 * Gary B. Sabin will be released as Second Counselor and will serve ass First Counselor in the North America West Area.
 * Evan A. Schmutz will be released as First Counselor in the Utah Area and will serve as President of the North America Southwest Area.
 * Vaiangina Sikahema will be released as Second Counselor and will serve as First Counselor in the North America Northeast Area.
 * Denelson Silva will continue as Second Counselor in the Africa South Area.
 * Vern P. Stanfill will continue as President of the North America Southeast Area.
 * Benjamin M. Z. Tai will be released as First Counselor and will serve as President of the Asia Area.
 * Brian K. Taylor will be released as President of the Central America Area and will serve as Second Counselor in the Utah Area.
 * Michael John U. Teh will serve as Second Counselor in the Asia Area.
 * Juan A. Uceda will be released as Second Counselor in the Brazil Area.
 * Arnulfo Valenzuela will be released as First Counselor in the North America Central Area and will serve as First Counselor in the Brazil Area.
 * Moises Villanueva will continue as Second Counselor in the Caribbean Area.
 * Takashi Wada will continue as President of the Asia North Area.
 * Taniela B. Wakolo will be released as Second Counselor and will serve as First Counselor in the Pacific Area.
 * Alan R. Walker will continue as Second Counselor in the South America South Area.
 * Scott D. Whiting will continue as First Counselor in the Europe North Area.
 * Chi Hong (Sam) Wong will continue as President of the North America Central Area.
 * Jorge F. Zeballos will continue as President of the South America Northwest Area.


 * Area Seventies
 * Roland J. Bäck will continue as Second Counselor in the Middle East/Africa North Area.
 * Aleksandr A. Drachyov will continue as Second Counselor in the Euorpe East Area.
 * Alexey V. Samaykin will continue as President of the Europe East Area.
 * Nikolai Ustyuzahaninov will continue as First Counselor in the Europe East Area.

Additionally, I wanted to ask how we should handle emeritus general authority seventies going forward. During The Sustaining of Church Officers, Dallin H. Oaks noted that Elders Benjamin De Hoyos, Juan A Uceda, and Kazuhiko Yamashita would be released and granted emeritus status effective August 1. Since that was officially announced there, I'm assuming that this policy wouldn't apply in this case. I will add those changes to the subpage, but since they were noted in General Conference, is that something we want to go ahead and change on this page as well? Thanks. Jgstokes (talk) 04:27, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Senior President of the Seventy
With Patrick Kearon's call to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, he is no longer the Senior President of Seventy. With Carl B. Cook now the senior member thereof, I assume he has become the Senior President of the Seventy. But I also assume we'll have to wait for confirmation before listing that here. My thanks once again to you all. User:Jgstokes (talk)—We can disagree without becoming disagreeable. 20:32, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

August 2024 Changes in Area Leadership
Hello again, everyone! In anticipation of the announcement of new area leadership assignments, which was made on Friday, I set up a subpage to hold those changes, as per my yearly tradition. The following changes will be made to that subpage shortly:


 * Presidency of the Seventy: Carlos A. Godoy, Brent H. Nielson, and Paul V. Johnson will be released, and Michael T. Ringwood, Arnulfo Valenzuela, and Edward Dube will begin serving on August 1.


 * General Authority Seventies
 * Marcos A. Aidukaitis will be released as the First Counselor in the Africa South Area and become the First Counselor in the Europe North Area.
 * Ruben V. Alliaud will be released as the First Counselor and become the President of the Europe Central Area.
 * Jose L. Alonso will be released as the First Counselor and will become President of the North America Southwest Area.
 * Ian S. Ardern will be released as the President of the Africa Central Area.
 * Steven R. Bangerter will be released as President of the Philippines Area and become First Counselor in the North America Central Area.
 * Jorge T. Becerra will be released as the First Counselor and will become the President of the South America Northwest Area.
 * Randall K. Bennett will be released as the First Counselor and become President of the North America Central Area.
 * Hans T. Boom will be released as the President of the Europe North Area.
 * Shayne M. Bowen will be released as the First Counselor in the North America Southeast Area.
 * Mark A. Bragg will continue as the North America West Area President.

Yoon Hwan Choi will be released as the First Counselor in the Philippines Area.
 * Craig C. Christensen will be released as the President of the South America South Area and will become President of the North America Southeast Area.
 * Ahmad S. Corbitt will be released as the Second Counselor and become the First Counselor in the North America Southeast Area.
 * Valeri V. Cordon will continue as the First Counselor in the Caribbean Area.
 * Joaquin E. Costa will be released as the First Counselor and become the South America South Area President.
 * Robert M. Daines will become the Second Counselor in the North America Northeast Area.
 * Massimo De Feo will be released as President of the Europe Central Area and become the Second Counselor in the North America Southeast Area.
 * Sean Douglas will be released as the Second Counselor and become the First Counselor in the Mexico Area.
 * Edward Dube will be released as President of the Africa South Area.
 * Michael A. Dunn will be released as the Second Counselor and become the First Counselor in the North America Southwest Area.
 * Mark D. Eddy will continue as the Second Counselor in the Brazil Area.
 * J. Kimo Esplin will be released as the Second Counselor and become the First Counselor in the Asia North Area.
 * Eduardo Gavarret will be released as the President of the Caribbean Area and become the Second Counselor in the South America South Area.
 * Jack N. Gerard will be released as the Second Counselor and will become the First Counselor in the Europe Central Area.
 * Ricardo P. Gimenez will continue as the Second Counselor in the North America Central Area.
 * Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier will become the Second Counselor in the Africa Central Area.
 * Patricio M. Giuffra will continue as the First Counselor in the Central America Area.
 * Carlos A. Godoy will become President of the Africa South Area.
 * Taylor G. Godoy will continue as the President of the Central America Area.
 * Allen D. Haynie will continue as President of the North America Northeast Area.
 * Mathias Held will be released as the Second Counselor and become the First Counselor in the North America Northeast Area.
 * Jeremy R. Jaggi will continue as the Second Counselor in the Pacific Area.
 * Kelly R. Johnson will continue as the First Counselor in the Asia Area.
 * Peter M. Johnson will become the Second Counselor in the North America West Area.
 * Christopher H. Kim will become the Second Counselor in the Asia North Area.
 * Jörg Klebingat will be released as the First Counselor in the Africa West Area.
 * Joni L. Koch will continue as the President of the Brazil Area.
 * Alfred Kyungu will be released as the Second Counselor and become the Africa West Area President.
 * Hugo E. Martinez will continue as the First Counselor in the Utah Area.
 * James W. McConkie III will become the Second Counselor in the Europe Central Area.
 * John A. McCune will be released as the First Counselor and become the Asia North Area President.
 * Alvin F. Meredith III will continue as First Counselor in the Middle East/Africa North Area.
 * Peter F. Meurs will continue as President of the Pacific Area.
 * Hugo Montoya will continue as President of the Mexico Area.
 * Isaac K. Morrison will become the Second Counselor in the Africa West Area.
 * Thierry K. Mutombo will be released as the First Counselor and will become the President of the Africa Central Area
 * K. Brett Nattress will be released as President of the Pacific Area
 * S. Gifford Nielsen will be released as the President of the Africa West Area.
 * Adrian Ochoa will be released as the First Counselor in the Mexico Area.
 * Adeyinka A. Ojediran will be released as the Second Counselor in the North America West Area and become the First Counselor in the Africa West Area.
 * Ryan K. Olsen will continue as the Second Counselor in the Central America Area.
 * Adilson de Paula Parrella will continue as the First Counselor in the Middle East/Africa North Area.
 * Kevin W. Pearson will continue as President of the Utah Area.
 * Anthony D. Perkins will continue as the President of the Middle East/Africa North Area.
 * Alan T. Phillips will continue as the Second Counselor in the Europe North Area.
 * Paul B. Pieper will be released as the Second Counselor and become the First Counselor in the Africa Central Area.
 * Rafael E. Pino will continue as the Second Counselor in the South America Northwest Area.
 * James R. Rasband will be released as First Counselor in the Asia North Area.
 * Carlos G. Revillo Jr. will be released as the Second Counselor and become the Philippines Area President.
 * Gary B. Sabin will be released as the First Counselor in the North America West Area.
 * Ciro Schmiel will become the First Counselor in the Brazil Area.
 * Jonathan S. Schmitt will become the Second Counselor in the North America Southwest Area.
 * Evan A. Schmutz will be released as President of the North America Southwest Area.
 * Vaiangina Sikahema will be released as the First Counselor in the North America Northeast Area and become the Second Counselor in the Africa South Area.
 * Denelson Silva will be released as the Second Counselor and become the First Counselor in the Africa South Area.
 * Vern P. Stanfill will be released as the President of the North America Southeast Area and become the Second Counselor in the Caribbean Area.
 * Michael B. Strong will become the Second Counselor in the Philippines Area.
 * Benjamin M. Z. Tai will continue as the Asia Area President.
 * Brian K. Taylor will continue as the Second Counselor in the Utah Area.
 * Michael John U. Teh will continue as the Second Counselor in the Asia Area.
 * Arnulfo Valenzuela will be released as the First Counselor in the Brazil Area.
 * Moises Villanueva will be released as the Second Counselor in the Caribbean Area and will become the Second Counselor in the Mexico Area.
 * Juan Pablo Villar will become the Second Counselor in the South America Northwest Area.
 * Takashi Wada will be released as President of the Asia North Area and become First Counselor in the North America West Area.
 * Taniela B. Wakolo will continue as the First Counselor in the Pacific Area.
 * Alan R. Walker will be released as the Second Counselor and become the First Counselor in the South America South Area.
 * Scott D. Whiting will be released as the First Counselor and become the Europe North Area President.
 * Chi Hong (Sam) Wong will be released as the President of the North America Central Area and become the First Counselor in the Philippines Area.
 * Jorge F. Zeballos will be released as President of the South America Northwest Area and become the President of the Caribbean Area.


 * Area Seventies
 * Roland J. Bäck will continue as the Second Counselor in the Middle East/Africa North Area.
 * Aleksandr A. Drachyov will continue as the Second Counselor in the Eurasian Area.
 * Alexey V. Samaykin will continue as the President of the Eurasian Area.
 * Nikolai Ustyuzahaninov will continue as the First Counselor in the Eurasian Area.

My thanks once again to you all. User:Jgstokes (talk)—We can disagree without becoming disagreeable. 04:29, 20 April 2024 (UTC)