Newly sustained LDS President Russell M. Nelson stunned the Mormon men and boys at Saturday evening’s priesthood session of General Conference with a seismic announcement: the Utah-based faith is combining Melchizedek Priesthood quorums for adult men from ages 18 on up into a single group.
Stake presidencies (regional LDS leaders) will release both high priest group leaderships and elders quorum presidencies and call new three-man elders presidencies.
“These modifications have been under study for many months,” the energetic 93-year-old Mormon prophet said. “We have felt a pressing need to improve the way we care for our members and report our contacts with them.