Study Guide for "The Sustaining of Church Officers"

In this talk, President Dallin H. Oaks presents the General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Auxiliary Presidencies of the Church for sustaining vote. He outlines the process of sustaining, from the First Presidency to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, to Area Seventies and other Church leaders. This talk provides a clear understanding of the order and significance of sustaining leaders in the Church.

Before Reading

Before reading or listening to the talk, consider the following questions:

What is the process of sustaining church leaders?
What is the importance of sustaining leaders in the Church?
Who were the leaders presented for sustaining in this talk?

Topics

Sustaining the First Presidency

President Oaks presents Russell Marion Nelson as prophet, seer, and revelator and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Dallin Harris Oaks as First Counselor in the First Presidency; and Henry Bennion Eyring as Second Counselor in the First Presidency for sustaining.

It is proposed that we sustain Russell Marion Nelson as prophet, seer, and revelator and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Dallin Harris Oaks as First Counselor in the First Presidency; and Henry Bennion Eyring as Second Counselor in the First Presidency.

Who are the members of the First Presidency presented for sustaining?
What are the roles of the First Presidency?
How can you sustain the First Presidency in your daily life?
What does it mean to you to sustain the prophet as a seer and revelator?

Sustaining the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

President Oaks proposes the sustaining of himself as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and M. Russell Ballard as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He also presents the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for sustaining.

It is proposed that we sustain Dallin H. Oaks as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and M. Russell Ballard as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

It is proposed that we sustain the following as members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: M. Russell Ballard, Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund, Gerrit W. Gong, and Ulisses Soares.

Who are the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presented for sustaining?
What are the roles of the President and the Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles?
How can you sustain the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in your daily life?
What does it mean to you to sustain these leaders?

Releasing and Sustaining Area Seventies

President Oaks announces the release of some Area Seventies from their service and presents new Area Seventies for sustaining.

It is proposed that we release the following from their service as Area Seventies: Elders Victorino A. Babida, L. Todd Budge, Peter M. Johnson, John A. McCune, Mark L. Pace, James R. Rasband, and Benjamin M. Z. Tai.

It is proposed that we sustain the following as Area Seventies: Solomon I. Aliche, Guillermo A. Alvarez, Daren R. Barney, Julius F. Barrientos, James H. Bekker, Kevin G. Brown, Mark S. Bryce, A. Marcos Cabral, Dunstan G. B. T. Chadambuka, Alan C. K. Cheung, Christian C. Chigbundu, Paul N. Clayton, Karim Del Valle, Hiroyuki Domon, Mernard P. Donato, Mark D. Eddy, Zachary F. Evans, Henry J. Eyring, Sapele Fa’alogo Jr., David L. Frischknecht, John J. Gallego, Efraín R. García, Robert Gordon, Mark A. Gottfredson, Thomas Hänni, Michael J. Hess, Glenn M. Holmes, Richard S. Hutchins, Tito Ibañez, Akinori Ito, Jeremy R. Jaggi, Kelly R. Johnson, Christopher Hyunsu Kim, H. Moroni Klein, ’Inoke F. Kupu, Stephen Chee Kong Lai, Victor D. Lattaro, Tarmo Lepp, Itzcoatl Lozano, Kevin J. Lythgoe, Edgar P. Montes, S. Ephraim Msane, Luiz C. D. Queiroz, Ifanomezana Rasolondraibe, Eduardo D. Resek, Tomás G. Román, Ramon E. Sarmiento, Jonathan S. Schmitt, Vai Sikahema, Denelson Silva, Luis Spina, Carlos G. Süffert, Voi R. Taeoalii, Sergio R. Vargas, and Markus Zarse.

Who are the Area Seventies released from their service?
Who are the new Area Seventies presented for sustaining?
How can you sustain the Area Seventies in your daily life?
What does it mean to you to sustain these leaders?

Sustaining the Sunday School General Presidency

President Oaks releases the current Sunday School General Presidency with gratitude and presents the new Sunday School General Presidency for sustaining.

It is proposed that we release with heartfelt gratitude Brother Tad R. Callister, Devin G. Durrant, and Brian K. Ashton as the Sunday School General Presidency.

It is proposed that we sustain Mark L. Pace to serve as Sunday School General President, with Milton da Rocha Camargo as First Counselor and Jan Eric Newman as Second Counselor.

Who are the members of the Sunday School General Presidency released from their service?
Who are the new members of the Sunday School General Presidency presented for sustaining?
How can you sustain the Sunday School General Presidency in your daily life?
What does it mean to you to sustain these leaders?

Sustaining Other Church Leaders

President Oaks proposes the sustaining of the other General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Auxiliary Presidencies as presently constituted.

It is proposed that we sustain the other General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Auxiliary Presidencies as presently constituted.

What does it mean to sustain the General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Auxiliary Presidencies?
How can you sustain these leaders in your daily life?
What does it mean to you to sustain these leaders?