Nachrichten und Bekanntmachungen bei der Frühjahrs-Generalkonferenz 2024

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Die Generalkonferenz der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage findet halbjährlich statt. Die fünf Versammlungen der Frühjahrs-Generalkonferenz 2024 (6. und 7. April) wurden live vom Tempelplatz in Salt Lake City in mehr als 70 Sprachen übertragen

Neue Tempel

Zum Abschluss der letzten Versammlung der Frühjahrs-Generalkonferenz 2024 am Sonntagnachmittag kündigte Russell M. Nelson, Präsident der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage, 15 neue Tempel an, die auf der ganzen Welt gebaut werden sollen:

• Chihuahua in Mexiko
• Florianópolis in Brasilien
• Rosario in Argentinien
• Edinburgh in Schottland
• Brisbane Süd in Australien
• Victoria in British Columbia
• Yuma in Arizona
• Houston Süd in Texas
• Des Moines in Iowa
• Cincinnati in Ohio
• Honolulu in Hawaii
• West Jordan in Utah
• Lehi in Utah
• Maracaibo in Venezuela
• Uturoa in Französisch-Polynesien (wird das zweite Haus des Herrn in Französisch-Polynesien sein)

 

• Elder Ulisses Soares and Elder Patrick Kearon visit at the conclusion of the Saturday evening session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• President Dallin H. Oaks with his wife, Kristen, waves to the audience at the Saturday evening session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Elder David A. Bednar with his wife, Susan; Elder Quentin L. Cook with his wife, Mary, and Elder D. Todd Christofferson with his wife, Kathy, leaving the Saturday evening session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Elder Ronald A. Rasband with his wife, Melanie, wave to conference-goers at the Saturday evening session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles offers instruction during the Saturday evening session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Elder Shayne M. Bowen, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the Saturday evening session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Sister Andrea Muñoz Spannaus, second counselor in the Young Women General Presidency shares a message of inspiration during the Saturday evening session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Utah Valley Institute Choir— under the direction of Matt Johnson and Marshall McDonald, with Joseph Peeples and Linda Margetts at the organ — sings during the Saturday evening session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency waves to the general officers during the evening session of the 194th Annual General Conference on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, waves at the audience prior to the evening session of the 194th Annual General Conference on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• Leadership visit with one another prior to the evening session of the 194th Annual General Conference on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles conducts the evening session of the 194th Annual General Conference on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• Members attending general conference during the Saturday evening session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• President Henry B. Eyring and Elder Dale G. Renlund enjoy a moment prior to the evening session of the 194th Annual General Conference on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• Conference-goers prior to the Saturday evening session of general conference in the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• A family from Guatemala City, Guatemala, watches the afternoon session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• A family from San José, Uruguay, watches the afternoon session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024
• A family from San José, Uruguay, watches the afternoon session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• A young family from Corona, California, prays during the afternoon session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024
• A family from Corona, California, watches the afternoon session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• A bird’s-eye view of conference-goers at the Conference Center near the Salt Lake Temple on Temple Square in Utah, Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• A bird’s-eye view of conference-goers at the Conference Center near the Salt Lake Temple on Temple Square in Utah, Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• The newly sustained General Authority Seventies in the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Conference-goers sing hymn during the Saturday afternoon session of general conference in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• A Combined Choir from Brigham Young University–Idaho— under the direction of Paul Busselberg, Randall Kempton, Eda Ashby, and Atina Coates, with Linda Margetts and Joseph Peeples at the organ — sings during the Saturday afternoon session of general conference in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• President Russell M. Nelson and President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency during the Saturday afternoon session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Conference-goers gather prior to the Saturday afternoon session of general conference in the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• A Combined Choir from Brigham Young University–Idaho— under the direction of Paul Busselberg, Randall Kempton, Eda Ashby, and Atina Coates, with Linda Margetts and Joseph Peeples at the organ — sings during the Saturday afternoon session of general conference in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• President Russell M. Nelson (center) with his counselors, President Dallin H. Oaks (left) and President Henry B. Eyring (right), prior to the Saturday afternoon session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• President Russell M. Nelson (center) with his counselors, President Dallin H. Oaks (left) and President Henry B. Eyring (right), prior to the Saturday afternoon session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Conference-goers listen to the Saturday afternoon session of general conference in the Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles conducts the Saturday afternoon session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• A young woman from Brasília, Brazil, watches the morning session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• A family from Utah, watches the morning session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• A family from Brasília, Brazil, watches the morning session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• Siblings from Brasília, Brazil, watch the morning session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• Brothers from Ecuador, watch the morning session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• Siblings from Ecuador, watches the morning session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• A family from Utah, watches the morning session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• A youth from Utah, watches the morning session of general conference in American Sign Language, on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• Siblings from Brasília, Brazil, watches the morning session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• A family from Utah, watches the morning session of general conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
• President Dallin H. Oaks and President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency arrive at the Saturday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• President Dallin H. Oaks and President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency arrive at the Saturday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Conference-goers gather at the conclusion of the Saturday morning session of general conference in the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Conference-goers gather prior to the Saturday morning session of general conference in the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Conference-goers gather at the conclusion of the Saturday morning session of general conference in the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Conference-goers stop to take a picture at the conclusion of the Saturday morning session of general conference in the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
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• Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles provides words of inspiration during the Saturday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• The congregation sings during the Saturday morning session of general conference in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Conference-goers listen to the morning session of general conference in the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Conference-goers listen to the morning session of general conference in the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Conference-goers listen to the morning session of general conference in the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.
• Sister J. Anette Dennis, First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency, speaks at the Saturday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 6, 2024.

 

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Berufungen und Entlassungen

Präsidentschaft der Sonntagsschule der Kirche

Es wurde eine neue Präsidentschaft der Sonntagsschule der Kirche bestätigt (mit Wirkung zum 1. August 2024):

• Paul V. Johnson (Präsident), derzeit in der Präsidentschaft der Siebziger
• Chad H Webb (Erster Ratgeber), seit 2008 Administrator für Seminar und Institut
• Gabriel W. Reid (Zweiter Ratgeber), derzeit Präsident der Australien-Mission Sydney

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Generalautorität-Siebziger

Die folgenden elf neuen Generalautorität-Siebziger wurden bestätigt:

• David L. Buckner. Lebt in New York in New York.
• Gregorio E. Casillas. Kommt aus Tijuana in Baja California in Mexiko.
• Aroldo B. Cavalcante. Wohnt in Recife in Brasilien.
• I. Raymond Egbo. Lebt in Abuja in Nigeria.
• D. Martin Goury. Geboren und aufgewachsen in der Elfenbeinküste.
• Karl D. Hirst. Wohnt in Bolsover in England.
• Christopher H. Kim. Wohnt in Seoul in Korea.
• Sandino Roman. Wohnt in Toluca in Mexiko.
• Steven D. Shumway. Lebt in Pinetop in Arizona.
• Michael B. Strong. Wohnt in Centervillle in Utah.
• Sergio R. Vargas. Wohnt in Frutillar in Chile.

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Außerdem werden am 1. August 2024 acht Generalautorität-Siebziger entlassen und emeritiert: Elder Ian S. Ardern, Elder Shayne M. Bowen, Elder Paul V. Johnson, Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, Elder Brent H. Nielson, Elder Adrián Ochoa, Elder Gary B. Sabin und Elder Evan A. Schmutz.

Elder Carlos A. Godoy wurde mit Wirkung zum 1. August 2024 aus seinem Dienst in der Präsidentschaft der Siebziger entlassen. Elder Marcus B. Nash (mit sofortiger Wirkung) und Elder Michael T. Ringwood, Elder Arnulfo Valenzuela und Elder Edward Dube (mit Wirkung zum 1. August 2024) wurden als neue Mitglieder der Präsidentschaft der Siebziger bestätigt.

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Die Gebietssiebziger

Bei der mit der Generalkonferenz verbundenen Führerschaftsversammlung am Donnerstag, dem 4. April, wurden 64 neue Gebietssiebziger bekanntgegeben und zur Bestätigung vorgelegt. Weitere 52 Gebietssiebziger werden am 1. August 2024 oder noch davor entlassen.

Drittes Kollegium (Gebiete Afrika Mitte, Afrika Süd und Afrika West)

Berufen: Daniel A. Abeo, Michel D. Avegnon, Sancho N. Chukwu, Kyoni Kasongo, Carl F. Krauss, Ignatius Maziofa, Albert Mutariswa, Kgomotso T. Sehloho, Asuquo E. Udobong, Dwayne J. Van Heerden

Entlassen: Solomon I. Aliche, Dunstan G. B. T. Chadambuka, I. Raymond Egbo, D. Martin Goury, Eustache Ilunga, Anthony M. Kaku, Thabo Lebethoa, Clement M. Matswagothata, Ifano Rasolondraibe

Viertes Kollegium (Gebiete Asien und Asien Nord)

Berufen: Stephen W. Dyer, Shinjiro Hara, Dan Kawashima, Yew Mun Kwan, Woo Cheol Lee, Wai Hung Mak, Kyung Yeol Park, Juswan Tandiman, Shih Ning (Steve) Yang

Entlassen: Alan C. K. Cheung, Hiroyuki Domon, Akinori Ito, Christopher H. Kim, Stephen Chee Kong Lai, Djarot Subiantoro

Fünftes Kollegium (Gebiet Brasilien)

Berufen: Mauricio A. Araújo, Eber Antônio Beck, Pierre Portes, Sandro Alex Silva

Entlassen: Marcos Cabral, H. Moroni Klein, Luiz C. D. Queiroz, Carlos G. Süffert

Sechstes Kollegium (Gebiete Karibik, Mittelamerika und Mexiko)

Berufen: Juan G. Cardenas, Gregorio Davalos, Fritzner A. Joseph, Marvin I. Palomo, Oscar A. Perez, Raul Perez

Entlassen: Guillermo A. Alvarez, Gregorio E. Casillas, Karim Del Valle, John J. Gallego, Itzcoatl Lozano, Edgar P. Montes, Tomás G. Román

Siebtes Kollegium (Gebiete Eurasien, Europa Mitte, Europa Nord und Naher Osten/Afrika Nord)

Berufen: Ángel J. Gómez, Thomas Hengst, Niels O. Jensen

Entlassen: Michael Cziesla, Saulo G. Franco, Tarmo Lepp, Helmut Wondra

Achtes Kollegium (Gebiete Pazifik und Philippinen)

Berufen: Philip J. Barton, Bryan G. Borela, Danilo F. Costales, Denny Faʼalogo, Georgie E. Guidi, John R. Higgins

Entlassen: Julius F. Barrientos, Glenn Burgess, Mernard P. Donatom, Sapele Faʼalogo Jr., Robert Gordon

Neuntes Kollegium der Siebziger (Gebiete Südamerika Nordwest und Südamerika Süd)

Berufen: Jaime A. Bravo, Daniel A. Cruzado, Julio N. Del Sero, Luis A. Ferrizo, Domingo J. Perez, Marco A. Quezada, Juan F. Zorrilla, Leopoldo Zuñiga

Entlassen: Efraín R. García, Bhanu K. Hiranandani, Tito Ibañez, V. Daniel Lattaro, Eduardo D. Resek, Ramon E. Sarmiento, Luis Spina, Sergio R. Vargas

Zehntes Kollegium (Gebiete Nordamerika Mitte, Nordamerika Nordost und Nordamerika Südost)

Berufen: Bradley S. Bateman, Eric D. Bednar, J. Joseph Kiehl, David R. Marriott

Entlassen: David L. Buckner, Zachary F. Evans, Richard S. Hutchins, Jared W. Stone

Elftes Kollegium (Gebiete Nordamerika Südwest und Nordamerika West)

Berufen: Mark J. Cluff, Ryan E. Dobbs, Daniel L. Harris, Todd D. Haynie, John S. K. Kauwe III., Guillermo Rojas

Entlassen: Mark A. Gottfredson, Kevin Lythgoe, Steven D. Shumway, Voi R. Taeoalii

Zwölftes Kollegium (Gebiet Utah)

Berufen: Randy T. Austin, Jared Black, Brik V. Eyre, Timothy L. Farnes, Martín P. Fernández, Derek B. Miller, Gayle L. Pollock, Stephen T. Rockwood

Entlassen: Daren R. Barney, James H. Bekker, Paul N. Clayton, David Frischknecht, Michael J. Hess, Michael B. Strong

Statistischer Bericht 2023

*Umfasst die folgenden Tempel, die derzeit
renoviert/wieder aufgebaut werden: Manti in Utah,
Salt Lake, Stockholm in Schweden und San Diego in Kalifornien

Konferenzbeiträge stehen im Text-, Audio- und Videoformat auf mehreren Kanälen in über 70 Sprachen zur Verfügung, damit man sie jederzeit ansehen und für das Evangeliumsstudium nutzen kann. Zu diesen Kanälen gehören das Archiv Kirchenliteratur, die Mediathek, der YouTube-Kanal der Generalkonferenz, die App Gospel Stream und die Zeitschriften der Kirche.

Presse Präsident Nelson fordert zum Gottesdienst im Tempel auf, den Priestertumsschlüs