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Gordon Monson: Is it time for aging LDS apostles to pull a Pope Benedict and step aside?

It’s at least worth asking whether extending emeritus status to the top leaders could be a gift to them and to the church — infusing the faith with younger blood and fresher ideas.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Members of the First Presidency — President Russell M. Nelson, center, with President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor, left, and President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor — smile at the beginning of the First Presidency's Christmas Devotional in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. All the men are in their 90s.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Members of the First Presidency — President Russell M. Nelson, center, with President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor, left, and President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor — smile at the beginning of the First Presidency's Christmas Devotional in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. All the men are in their 90s.

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