Henry B. Eyring · Second Counselor in the First Presidency
1Brothers and sisters, as announced, I will now present the General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Officers of the Church for your sustaining vote.
2Please express your vote in the usual way wherever you may be. If there are those who oppose any of the proposals, we ask that you contact your stake president.
3It is proposed that we sustain Russell Marion Nelson as prophet, seer, and revelator and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Dallin Harris Oaks as First Counselor in the First Presidency; and Henry Bennion Eyring as Second Counselor in the First Presidency.
4Those in favor may manifest it.
5Those opposed, if any, may manifest it.
6It is proposed that we sustain Dallin H. Oaks as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and M. Russell Ballard as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
7Those in favor, please signify.
8Any opposed may manifest it.
9It is proposed that we sustain the following as the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: M. Russell Ballard, Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund, Gerrit W. Gong, and Ulisses Soares.
10Those in favor, please manifest it.
11Any opposed may so indicate.
12It is proposed that we sustain the counselors in the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators.
13All in favor, please manifest it.
14Contrary, if there be any, by the same sign.
15We have released Elders J. Devn Cornish, Timothy J. Dyches, David F. Evans, Robert C. Gay, James B. Martino, and Terence M. Vinson as General Authority Seventies and grant them emeritus status.
16Those who wish to express gratitude to these Brethren and their families for their dedicated service may do so by the uplifted hand.
17We note that Elder Dean M. Davies, who passed away on August 31, 2021, would have been released as a General Authority Seventy this conference. We extend to Sister Darla Davies and to the family our heartfelt condolences and appreciation for Elder Davies’s tireless service.
18We also note with appreciation the Area Seventies who have completed their service during this past year.
19Those who wish to join in expressing gratitude to these brethren for their excellent service may manifest it.
20It is proposed that we sustain the other General Authorities, Area Seventies—including two new Area Seventies announced earlier this week in newsroom.ChurchofJesusChrist.org—and General Officers as presently constituted.
21All in favor, please manifest it.
22Those opposed, if any.
23Thank you for your continued faith and prayers in behalf of the leaders of the Church.
24The following Area Seventies were sustained during a leadership meeting held as part of general conference:
25Pedro E. Hernández and Charden Ndinga.
26The following Area Seventies were released during a leadership meeting held as part of general conference:
27Guillermo I. Guardia and Gaëtan Kelounou.
28The following Area Seventies were released on August 1, 2021:
29P. David Agazzani, Quilmer A. Agüero, Frederick O. Akinbo, Nelson Ardila, Richard C. Baquiran, Dong Chol Beh, Matthieu Bennasar, Lawrence P. Blunck, Luis J. Camey, Douglas B. Carter, Aroldo B. Cavalcante, Luis C. Chaverri, Ulises Chávez, Brent J. Christensen, Douglas L. Dance, M. T. Ben Davis, Marc C. Davis, J. Scott Dorius, M. Dirk Driscoll, Antonio F. Faúndez, José A. Fernández, Matías D. Fernández, Candido Fortuna, Bruce E. Ghent, Michael A. Gillenwater, Michael D. Groll, Daniel G. Hamilton, Tom-Atle Herland, Raymond S. Heyman, Jerat K. C. Igwe, Christophe Kawaya, John A. Koranteng, Ming-Shun Kuan, Todd S. Larkin, Juan J. Levrino, Carlo M. Lezano, Felix A. Martinez, J Vaun McArthur, Kevin K. Miskin, Helamán Montejo, Michael R. Murray, Ryan V. Pagaduan, A. Moroni Pérez, Carlos E. Perrotti, Mark P. Peteru, Thomas T. Priday, Brian L. Rawson, Rene Romay, Blake M. Roney, Luis G. Ruiz, Maximo A. Saavedra Jr., Pedro A. Sanhueza, Eric J. Schmutz, Paul H. Sinclair, Benjamin T. Sinjoux, David L. Stapleton, Daniel Texeira, Seiji Tokuzawa, Maxsimo C. Torres, Jesús Vélez, Carlos Villarreal, Paul H. Watkins, Robert K. William, C. Dale Willis, Kevin J Worthen, and Luis G. Zapata.