I know who the next Church President will be...

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST, the Church is led by 15 apostles, who are also regarded as prophets, seers, and revelators. The man who has been an apostle the longest is the President of the Church, and by inspiration he selects two other apostles as counselors. These three function as the First Presidency, which is the highest governing body of the Church. (For information on the other 12 apostles, see Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, which is the second-highest governing body of the Church.)

Members of the First Presidency are special witnesses of Jesus Christ, called to teach and testify of Him throughout the world. They travel frequently, addressing and encouraging large congregations of members and interested nonmembers, as well as meeting with local leaders.

When they are not traveling, members of the First Presidency counsel together and with other general Church leaders on matters affecting the worldwide Church, such as missionary work, temple building, spiritual and temporal welfare, and much more.

Drifting1 wrote:

The man who has been an apostle the longest is the President of the Church....

Nothing to do with God then...

Drifting1 wrote:...Nothing to do with God then...

Drifting1 wrote:No, I'm not a prophet. But I can read...

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST, the Church is led by 15 apostles, who are also regarded as prophets, seers, and revelators. The man who has been an apostle the longest is the President of the Church, and by inspiration he selects two other apostles as counselors. These three function as the First Presidency, which is the highest governing body of the Church. (For information on the other 12 apostles, see Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, which is the second-highest governing body of the Church.)

Members of the First Presidency are special witnesses of Jesus Christ, called to teach and testify of Him throughout the world. They travel frequently, addressing and encouraging large congregations of members and interested nonmembers, as well as meeting with local leaders.

When they are not traveling, members of the First Presidency counsel together and with other general Church leaders on matters affecting the worldwide Church, such as missionary work, temple building, spiritual and temporal welfare, and much more.

Nothing to do with God then...

subgenius wrote:

Drifting1 wrote:...Nothing to do with God then...

sure it does, who do you think has been keeping him alive all that time?
i once heard Elder Perry speak and on this subject he exclaimed how he prays for Elder Packer's longevity everyday!

White Buffalo wrote:I don't think Packer will outlive Monson. He's looking pretty bad these days, like his face is about to fall off his skull. Too bad. A Packer presidency would be hilarious.

AdminLiz wrote:

White Buffalo wrote:I don't think Packer will outlive Monson. He's looking pretty bad these days, like his face is about to fall off his skull. Too bad. A Packer presidency would be hilarious.

Actually, I think that a Packer presidency now would be pretty milquetoast. Remember how worried folks were when President Benson became prophet?

I have a feeling that based on the type of PR work that President Hinckley managed to accomplish during his presidency, Packer's "reign" would be fairly non-entertaining.

White Buffalo wrote:I don't know that you can generalize from Benson how Packer would behave. He still has a hard-on for gays. Pun intended.

subgenius wrote:

White Buffalo wrote:I don't know that you can generalize from Benson how Packer would behave. He still has a hard-on for gays. Pun intended.

what pun? Packer? or hard-on?

White Buffalo wrote:

subgenius wrote:

White Buffalo wrote:I don't know that you can generalize from Benson how Packer would behave. He still has a hard-on for gays. Pun intended.

what pun? Packer? or hard-on?

I didn't pick up on the Packer pun. I guess because it's been so long since I was in middle school.