February 4, 2008

One out of Two isn't bad.

I was right on President Eyring but the second counselor is Dieter F. Uchtdorf, which is much harder to pronounce, though fortunately his English has gotten better over the past few years, even though he'd spoken English his entire adult life (a requirement to be an airline pilot, even in Germany).

I'm reminded of the saying, "The King is dead, God save the King" that is used in England when a monarch dies. It signifies that death does not leave the country leaderless, nor does it do so with the LDS Church. Upon President Hinckley's death, President Monson assumed leadership as the President of the Quorum of Apostles which became the highest governing body in the Church. President Monson had already had that position for nearly 13 years and Boyd K. Packer was "acting" president. President Packer is now in his own right President of the Quorum of Apostles, though a new Apostle has not been named.

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