Today came the announcement of the new First Presidency of the Church. Right before the news conference was to start, Carol Mikita on Channel 5, said she had seen Sis. Monson, Sis. Eyring, and Sis. Uchtdorf in the room; so there went the suspense of wondering who the new counselors would be. We kind of suspected one would be Elder Eyring, but we didn't know who the other counselor would be until Carol Mikita spilled the beans. After mentioning the wives, she said, "I don't know if that means anything." Right.
Anyway, it was wonderful to see them walk in and to know that a new First Presidency is now in place. I liked what Pres. Uchtdorf said about Pres. Monson in that he is one who "focuses on the individual but is also able to bridge continents." When asked by a reporter if it would be hard to follow Pres. Hinckley, Pres. Monson answered, "Actually, it won't be hard to follow Pres. Hinckley because he blazed the way." I'm grateful for the new First Presidency and for Pres. Monson. He has been prepared by the Lord and will be a wonderful prophet. We, of course, love Pres. Eyring and Pres. Uchtdorf. Steven and I have had several opportunities to hear Elder Uchtdorf at the MTC. We saw him and Sis. Uchtdorf one evening when we were taking a stroll around the MTC before the devotional. They were out strolling, as well. I used a quote about "remembering" from Pres. Eyring's talk last conference here on my blog.
For FHE tonight we didn't have a lesson (Richard will give it next week), but we did our planning and reading. We also talked about the happenings of the day and the new First Presidency. Also, we're hoping for a "Miracle for Mitt" tomorrow on Super Tuesday. Here's hoping that enough right-thinking people will vote for him and put him out in front of McCain. When I talked to Tiff tonight, she said they were having some wild weather in Charleston, with heavy storms expected tonight and tomorrow. We're hoping that things won't be too bad and will settle down soon.