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Summarized by Kent Larsen
RLDS Church To Change First Presidency
(World View: ArchbishopTo Priests:No Gambling)
Salt Lake Tribune (AP) 11Mar00 N5
Compiled by Peggy Fletcher Stack
INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI -- The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints is expected to fill a coming vacancy in its First
Presidency in its upcoming World Conference in April. The vacancy
occurs because Howard S. Sheehy, Jr., a member of the First
Presidency for 22 years, is retiring. RLDS Church president W. Grant
McMurray announced Thursday, March 9th that he is recommending that
Peter A. Judd, currently secretary to the Council of Twelve Apostles,
replace Sheehy.
McMurray also announced other recommendations on Thursday. He
proposed that Danny A. Belrose, a member of the Council of Twelve
replace Everett S. Graffeo as the Church's presiding evangelist.
Graffeo is also retiring. To replace Judd as secretary for the
Council of Twelve, McMurray recommended Bunda C. Chibwe of Zambia,
and to replace Belrose as a member of the Council of Twelve, he
proposed Leonard M. Young, who has been president of the Quorum of
High Priests.
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