Succession in the Presidency

Bruce R. McConkie was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when this devotional address was given at Brigham Young University on 8 January 1974.

http://speeches.byu.edu/reader/reader.php?id=6070

Elder McConkie detailed the process of succession when President Lee died and President Kimball was ordained and set apart as the President of the church. He gave this talk just 10 days after their meeting in the temple.

I invite every member of our family and anyone else to read this talk during this season of transition to re-affirm or establish their testimony that we will always have a living prophet on the earth until the Lord comes.

I imagine they are meeting in the temple even now or have met earlier today to set apart President Thomas S. Monson as President of the Church. I have heard we can look for an anouncement Monday morning around 11:00.