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Monson, Thomas S., 1927-2018

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Personal name headingMonson, Thomas S., 1927-2018
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Biography/History noteThomas S. Monson (1927-2018) was the sixteenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving from 2008-2018.
Birth date1927-08-21
Death date2018-01-02
Place of birthSalt Lake City (Utah)
Place of deathSalt Lake City (Utah)
Field of activityReligion Business
AffiliationChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
United States. Navy
University of Utah
Brigham Young University
Profession or occupationPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Religious leaders
Publishers
Sailors
Found inHis Pathways to perfection, 1973.
Wikipedia WWW site, February 12, 2008 (under Thomas S. Monson: Thomas Spencer Monson; born August 21, 1927, Salt Lake City, Utah; became 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, February 3, 2008)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, via WWW, Dec. 12, 2012 (served in the U.S. Navy during WWII; B.S., Business, University of Utah, 1948; M.B.A., Brigham Young University; worked for the Deseret News, served as president of the Canadian Mission, 1959-1962; became a general authority in the L.D.S. Church in 1963; lives in Salt Lake with his wife)
Deseret News, via WWW, January 3, 2017 (Thomas S. Monson, 1927-2018; President Thomas S. Monson, 16th prophet of the LDS Church, dies after a lifetime spent going 'to the rescue'; died on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in his Salt Lake City home at age 90; born August 21, 1927 in Salt Lake City; he was an LDS bishop at age 22 and president of the faith's Canadian Mission at age 31; he was ordained an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 4, 1963)
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