From Deseret News archives:
Sustained: LDS faithful embrace new First Presidency
The three Saturday sessions featured sermons by top leaders on a variety of topics, including a frank discourse on the evils of verbal, emotional, physical and sexual abuse. President Monson spoke only during the evening priesthood session for male members, counseling them to live worthy of the priesthood they hold.
"The face of sin today often wears the Halloween mask of tolerance," he said. "Do not be deceived; behind that facade is heartache, unhappiness and pain. You know what is right and what is wrong, and no disguise, however appealing, can change that," President Monson counseled.
Thousands packed the Conference Center and other church meeting halls on Temple Square during the sessions, joined by additional millions who participated through electronic media. The proceedings, which continued today with sessions at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., are being translated into 92 languages and broadcast in 96 countries via the Internet.
The First Presidency also reported on the growth of the church's wards, stakes and missions, announcing that membership now exceeds 13.1 million around the world.
President Uchtdorf conducted the assembly, which provided church members their first opportunity to express support for the new presidency. The three were named in a press conference on Feb. 4, slightly more than a week after the death of President Gordon B. Hinckley on Jan. 27.
Throughout the history of the church, the succession of presidents has followed the same pattern: The president of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles has been elevated to the presidency of the church. The practice of sustaining the new president in a solemn assembly has been an important part of the process.
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, left, President Henry B. Eyring and President Thomas S. Monson raise their hands to sustain President Monson as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Saturday morning's solemn assembly was held during the 178th Annual General Conference at the Conference Center.
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