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‘Mormon Land’: It would take a ‘bold’ move by a ‘bold’ LDS president to change how succession works in the church

Medical advances are giving apostles longer life spans, historian notes, but that can bring more issues with mental capacity in their final years.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) From left: Presidents Henry B. Eyring, Dallin H. Oaks, and D. Todd Christofferson, during an event announcing the reorganization of the First Presidency of the church at an event in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.