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Thomas Spencer Monson |
| Birth |
21 Aug 1927 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
5 Oct 1948 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWH3-DQT |
| Death |
2 Jan 2018 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I89928 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
George Spencer Monson, b. 17 May 1901, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 13 May 1979, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 77 years) |
| Mother |
Gladys Condie, b. 1 Oct 1902, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 13 Sep 1973, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Dec 1922 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F29949 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Frances Beverly Johnson, b. 27 Oct 1927, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 17 May 2013, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 85 years) |
| Marriage |
7 Oct 1948 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F29951 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 21 Aug 1927 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 5 Oct 1948 - SLAKE |
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| Marriage - 7 Oct 1948 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Death - 2 Jan 2018 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Burial - - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He was an American religious leader, author, and the 16th President of T h e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As presiden t , he was considered by adherents of the religion to be a prophet, seer , a nd revelator. Monson's early career was as a manager at the Deseret N ews , a Utah newspaper owned by the LDS Church. He spent most of his lif e eng aged in various church leadership positions and public service.
Monson was ordained an LDS apostle at age 36, served in the First Presid e ncy under three church presidents, and was the President of the Quoru m o f the Twelve Apostles from March 12, 1995, until he became Presiden t of t he Church on February 3, 2008. He succeeded Gordon B. Hinckley a s churc h president.
Monson received four honorary doctorate degrees, as well as the Boy Scou t s of America's Silver Buffalo and the World Organization of the Scout M ov ement's Bronze Wolf—the highest awards in each organization. He wa s a mem ber of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America , the org anization's governing body.
Monson was chairman of the Boards of Trustees/Education of the Church Ed u cational System, and Ronald Reagan appointed him to the U.S. President ' s Task Force for Private Sector Initiatives. He married Frances Beverl y J ohnson in the Salt Lake Temple in 1948, and together they raised thei r th ree children. Frances died on May 17, 2013.
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