Thomas Spencer Monson was set apart on February 3, 2008 as the sixteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. As President of the Church, he is also sustained as a prophet, seer and revelator.
President Monson was born August 21, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
He married Frances Beverly Johnson on October 7, 1948. They are the parents of three children.
He was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 10, 1963.
He served as Second Counselor in the First Presidency from November 3, 1985 to March 3, 1995 as a counselor to both President Ezra Taft Benson, and President Howard W. Hunter.
On March 12, 1995 he became President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and at the same time served as First Counselor in the First Presidency until February 3, 2008 as a counselor to President Gordon B. Hinckley.
How have the teachings of President Monson changed your life? We would love to hear comments from you.
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