Mormon Solemn Assembly Thomas S Monson - 178th Conference

Mormon, LDS Church Solemn Assembly - The new First Presidency---Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring and Dieter F. Uchtdorf---were sustained by LDS Church members on April 5, 2008.
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This sustaining of Church leaders, known as a "solemn assembly," marks both their call to leadership and their sustaining. A solemn assembly is a sacred gathering of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes called Mormons) for a specific spiritual purpose, including the dedication of a temple or the sustaining of a new First Presidency and other divinely appointed Church leaders before the Lord.

Solemn assemblies have many historical precedents. To ancient Israel, the Lord called for a day of fasting and spiritual cleansing, and a day of assembling for special instruction and the receipt of ordinances. Solemn assemblies were held in conjunction with feast days, such as the Feast of the Tabernacles and the Passover ( Deut. 16: 8; Lev. 23: 33-36) and, specifically, at the dedication of Solomon's temple (2 Chr. 5: 2-3).

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[Meadows4thward]

Easy to answer Dictionary definition of Sustaining is

1 To support the spirits

2 To confirm

3 To bear up under; withstand

When christ died and was ressurected peter became the head apostle namely Prophet he then constituted again the twelve apostles as christ had before he died we have never changed the apostles and members then trusted in the leaders "Sustained" and the restored foundation is the same trust beleive "Sustaine"

[Meadows4thward]

BFaust03131 As a member of the church of Jesus christ of latter day saint's i Personaly do not think any one would be aposed so i would not think about it and if they were i do not think they would be in the building

[BFaust03131]

Makes me wonder what they'd do if somebody truly was opposed to to Monson's Presidency & refused to change their vote?

[NZbigguy33]

I'm a life long member of the church...I love and support this process and I am under no illusion...when you sustain here, you are only giving sanction to a decision thats already been made...they aren't asking for your permission.

[DoomExtreme1]

@carlasue88 Gods will be done, and we have faith in our father in heaven. Therefore we completely agree with their votes.

[fenderstrt4]

sorry lol.

[carlasue88]

Wow, that was so exciting. Is it even really "voting" if everyone knows everyone is going to sustain the prophet and the quorum of the 12? Does even matter if one or 10 or even 100 people stood up to oppose? No. There's no real democracy here, just a farce.

[carlasue88]

It's Philipino, not Spanish. Rude.

[rbvmtr]

actually yes they were , (it's called in the bible both old and new test. ''CASTING LOTS) the vote is brought before the whole church just because the 12 prayed and recieved a revalation to call a person doesn't mean they do so without the rest of the church (one or afew can not work independant from the rest of the church )

in biblical time they wrote epistle's to each of their church bishops who brought the matter before each congregation and return their casting lot or vote

[GohModley]

lol, you wish.