Pulpit

The Sustaining of Church Officers

Gordon B. Hinckley, Counselor in the First Presidency

1981 October General Conference·Saturday Morning Session·1981-10-01

It is proposed that we sustain Gordon B. Hinckley as a Counselor in the First Presidency. All in favor please manifest it. Any opposed may so manifest it.

It is also proposed that we sustain Elder Neal A. Maxwell as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. All in favor please manifest it. Any opposed may so manifest it.

It is also proposed that we sustain Elder G. Homer Durham as one of the Presidents of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Those in favor please manifest it. Any opposed may so manifest it.

With the exception of these brethren whom we have just sustained, there have been no other changes is the General Authorities since the last conference. It is proposed, therefore, that we sustain all of the General Authorities and general officers of the Church as at present constituted. Those in favor please manifest it. Those opposed by the same sign. Thank you.

Cite this talkGordon B. Hinckley, "The Sustaining of Church Officers," 1981 October General Conference, Saturday Morning Session (1981-10-01). Pulpit Vault, 1981-10-hinckley-the-sustaining-of-church-officers. Verbatim text from churchofjesuschrist.org.Pulpit Vault, edition of 23 September 2026 (commit 4bdc6ac627).
Elsewhere in the corpus
  1. 1986The Sustaining of Church OfficersGordon B. Hinckley¶ 4
  2. 1984The Sustaining of Church OfficersGordon B. Hinckley¶ 4
  3. 1985The Sustaining of Church OfficersGordon B. Hinckley¶ 4
  4. 1992The Sustaining of Church OfficersThomas S. Monson¶ 4
  5. 1994The Solemn Assembly Sustaining of Church OfficersGordon B. Hinckley¶ 1

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