11 January 2008

Useful Files Explanation

Over on the sidebar I've linked to a couple of Excel files I've made.  I've found them to be useful and I hope you do too.

The first file contains some information on all of the men who have served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in this dispensation.  (Sorry, nothing on those who were ordained Apostles but were never given a place in the Quorum.)  This file is a workbook with two sheets.  The first sheet lists the currently serving Apostles, their date of birth, date of ordination as an Apostle, age at ordination, current age, and length of time served.  It also averages those last three fields.

The second sheet lists all the Apostles since 1835, and in addition to the information above, it lists the date they were "released" (either through death or excommunication) and who they replaced.  Some of the names are coded the following way:

     •  Black Bold:  President of the Church
     •  Green Bold:  First Counselor in First Presidency
     •  Blue Bold:  Second Counselor in First Presidency
       Italicized:  Non-Apostles preceded the Apostle who eventually "replaced" him
       Underlined:  New Apostle was called prior to his "release"

The second file is a schedule I worked out on how to read the entire Standard Works in one year.  (It assumes a non-leap year so you get a day off in leap years like 2008.)  I made it so it could be printed on one 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper for easy reference.

If you find any errors or have any suggestions for improvement with these files, let me know in the comments.  Enjoy!

Update-20 Jan 2008

There were some problems with accessing these files, but I was able to fix it by using Google Docs.  However, Google Docs came with its own issues.  For example, during the process of uploading these files, some of the cell formatting, such as column width, was changed.  That means the one page Scripture Reading Schedule may not print on just one page unless you do some adjusting first.

In any case, I hope this works better than before.  As always, feel free to leave any suggestions on how I can make it better.

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