Realize this doesn't matter to everybody, but I thought some of the LDS hatrackers might care. Faust was one of the three men the Mormon church calls "President."
Faust was a good man--served his mission in Brazil, so that always gave me a bit of a feel of kinship with him.
Not unexpected at all, but he'll be missed.
Thought I'd share.
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He was our most visible democrat, though he didn't go off about it very often. He was a very meek but intelligent trusted servant.
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Why does that sound like some kind of league of really cheerful superheroes I loved the story about the letters to his wife.
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Heard about this while on vacation on Friday I believe. Faust was a really good man, and definately a visible Democrat.
So does anyone think an apostle will move in to replace him or will they dip down into the lower tiers?
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According to Wikipedia, anyone who is a high priest can be a counselor in the first presidency. The last counselor who was not ordained to the office of apostle was Thorpe B. Isaacson, who died in 1970.
Edit: Gah. It won't let me post a link that has parentheses in it. Well, at least this link has some of the same information.
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After a cursory consideration, I think Holland will fill the vacancy. I still have no idea who will fill the gap in the quorum of the twelve.
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There are generally actually 15 apostles at any given time, so a new apostle will be called. I also would tend toward thinking a younger member of the quorum will be called in. I guess when President Hincley was younger, he was called as a third counselor. I'm not sure if there were 16 apostles at any point. I know there was a time when two apostles died, more than one conference apart, without one being replaced. If you look in the back of the church history manual, it is possible to track.
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quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: After a cursory consideration, I think Holland will fill the vacancy. I still have no idea who will fill the gap in the quorum of the twelve.
Care to make it interesting?
I expect one of the more seasoned members of the Twelve to be called into the First Presidency, and a new Apostle to be called from the Seventy.
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Oh, I think it's more on the level of wondering what letter the last named storm of the season will be. Bednar wasn't a seventy. I think it will definitely be a man, though.
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I think he'll be a member of the Church, and be fairly financially independent. Most likely he will be married and have grown children.
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quote:Originally posted by Cashew: I think the speculation is pointless, and worse, presumptuous.
Really? It may be pointless, but I think it's just human nature, and totally harmless. Now if we start getting bent out of shape because "our guy" isn't picked, that's certainly presumptuous.
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quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: I think he'll be a member of the Church, and be fairly financially independent. Most likely he will be married and have grown children.
That rules out Brother Joseph it seems Posts: 14316 | Registered: Jul 2005
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Well actually I have to wonder if they are NOW dead now that the purpose in preserving them alive has been fulfilled.
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