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The Sustaining of Church Officers by President Thomas S. Monson First Counselor in the First Presidency

My brothers and sisters, President Hinckley has requested that I now present to you the General Authorities, Area Authorities, and general auxiliary presidencies of the Church for your sustaining vote. (See Common Consent; Follow the Prophets home page)

It is proposed that we sustain Gordon Bitner Hinckley as prophet, seer, and revelator and President of THE CHURCH of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints; Thomas Spencer Monson as First Counselor in the First Presidency; and James Esdras Faust as Second Counselor in the First Presidency. Those in favor may manifest it. Those opposed, if any, may manifest it.

It is proposed that we sustain Thomas Spencer Monson as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Boyd Kenneth Packer as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; and the following as members of that quorum: Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, and Henry B. Eyring. Those in favor, please manifest it. Any opposed.

It is proposed that we sustain the Counselors in the First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators. All in favor, please manifest it. Contrary, if there be any, by the same sign.

It is proposed that we sustain Elders Gary J. Coleman, John M. Madsen, Wm. Rolfe Kerr, and Carl B. Pratt as members of the First Quorum of the Seventy. All in favor, please manifest it. Any opposed.

It is proposed that we sustain Elders Richard D. Allred, Eran A. Call, Richard E. Cook, Duane B. Gerrard, Wayne M. Hancock, J. Kent Jolley, Richard J. Maynes, Dale E. Miller, Lynn G. Robbins, Donald L. Staheli, and Richard E. Turley Sr. as members of the Second Quorum of the Seventy. All in favor, please manifest it. Any opposed, by the same sign.

It is proposed that we sustain the 134 Area Authorities, who are present with us today, as Seventies of THE CHURCH of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints to act in the office of Area Authority Seventies. These brethren are:

Oscar H. Aguayo
Carlos E. Agüero
Julio E. Alvarado
Paulo C. F. Amorím
Adolfo Ávalos
Carl W. Bacon
Lowell C. Barber
David A. Bednar
Blair S. Bennett
Robert K. Bills
Bruce B. Bingham
O. Brent Black
Norman C. Boehm
Harold C. Brown
Donald J Butler
René J. Cabrera
Douglas L. Callister
Antonio Cappi
Raimondo Castellani
Hugo A. Catrón
Victor D. Cave
Chu-Jen Chia
V. Francisco Chinchay
Jess L. Christensen
Kay H. Christensen
Christopher N. Chukwurah
L. Whitney Clayton
Ambrosio C. Collado
Gordon G. Conger
Max W. Craner
Cláudio Cuellar
César A. Dávila
Cleto P. De Oliveira
Jorge L. del Castillo
Paul L. Diehl
Lindsay T. Dil
Donald B. Doty
Dale L. Dransfield
Alvie R. Evans Sr.
Enrique R. Falabella
David W. Ferrel
Lawrence R. Fuller
Armando Gaona
Ruben G. Gapiz
Harvey L. Gardner
Daryl H. Garn
Eduardo Gavarret
Silvio Geschwandtner
Larry W. Gibbons
Francisco G. Giménez
Christoffel Golden Jr.
Walter F. González
Paulo R. Grahl
James E. Griffin
C. Scott Grow
Esteban Guevara
Mario E. Guzmán
Donald L. Hallstrom
Ronald T. Halverson
Ronald J. Hammond
John A. Harris
Keith K. Hilbig
Thomas A. Holt
Pita F. Hopoate
Clayton S. Huber
Jon M. Huntsman Sr.
Ernst Husz
Salomón Jaar
Julio H. Jaramillo
Lloyd W Jones
Hitoshi Kashikura
Seiji Katanuma
Chong-Youl Kim
Richard K. Klein
Won Yong Ko
Brent H. Koyle
Eduardo A. Lamartine
James G. Larkin
Shih-An Liang
David López
J. Willard Marriott Jr.
Gary Matsuda
John Maxwell
W. E. Barry Mayo
Hyde M. Merrill
César A. S. Milder
P. Bruce Mitchell
J. Michael Moeller
J. Kirk Moyes
Mitchell V Myers
Karl E. Nelson
Rodrigo Obeso
James S. Olson
Julio E. Otay
Glen A. Overton
William W. Parmley
Adelson de Paula Parrella
Wolfgang H. Paul
Stein Pedersen
Jorge A. Pedrero
E. Israel Pérez
Wayne S. Peterson
Alain A. Petion
Steven H. Pond
R. Gordon Porter
Holger D. Rakow
Gustavo Ramos
Eugene F. E. W. Reid
Michael T. Robinson
Alejandro M. Robles
Servando Rojas
Lynn A. Rosenvall
Claudio D. Signorelli
João R. C. Martins Silva
Keith L. Smith
R. Lloyd Smith
L. Douglas Smoot
Irajá B. Soares
Su Kiong Tan
José A. Teixeira da Silva
Ernani Teixeira
Octaviano Tenorio
D. Lee Tobler
Juan Uceda
Tomás Valdés
Carlos D. Vargas
Jorge W. Ventura
Hector M. Verdugo
Remus G. Villarete
Craig T. Vincent
Brian A. Watling
Robert S. Wood
Jorge F. Zeballos
Claudio D. Zivic

Those in favor may manifest it. Those opposed may also manifest it.

It is proposed that we release with a vote of thanks and sincere appreciation Sisters Elaine L. Jack, Chieko N. Okazaki, and Aileen H. Clyde as the Relief Society general presidency. We also release all members of the Relief Society general board.

It is also proposed that we release as second counselor in the Young Women general presidency Sister Bonnie D. Parkin. Sister Parkin has accepted a call to serve with her husband as he presides over the England London South Mission.

All who wish to join in an expression of profound appreciation for the excellent service of these sisters may do so.

It is proposed that we sustain Sister Mary Ellen Wood Smoot as the new general president of the Relief Society, with Sister Virginia Urry Jensen as first counselor and Sister Sheri L. Dew as second counselor. Those in favor may manifest it. Any opposed may so signify.

It is proposed that we sustain Sister Carol Ann Burdett Thomas as second counselor in the Young Women general presidency. All in favor, please signify. Any opposed, by the same sign.

It is proposed that we sustain the other General Authorities and general auxiliary presidencies as presently constituted. Those in favor, please manifest it. Any opposed may manifest it.

It appears that the sustaining has been unanimous in the affirmative.

(See April 1997 General Conference)

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