
"Church Announces New Sunday School Leadership and Emeritus Status for General Authority Seventies"
Eight General Authority Seventies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be given emeritus status effective Aug. 1, 2024, with eleven new General Authority Seventies and a new Sunday School general presidency being sustained. The eight General Authority Seventies to be released from assignments and given emeritus status are Elder Ian S. Ardern, Elder Shayne M. Bowen, Elder Paul V. Johnson, Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, Elder Brent H. Nielson, Elder Adrián Ochoa, Elder Gary B. Sabin, and Elder Evan A. Schmutz. They have collectively served 100 years as General Authority Seventies.