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[[Image:Thomas Monson.jpg|thumb|Thomas S. Monson]]
[[Image:Thomas Monson.jpg|thumb|Thomas S. Monson]]
'''Thomas Spencer Monson''' (b. August 21, 1927) is the current and 16th president of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Monson was set apart as the prophet, seer, and revelator and president of the church on February 4, 2008. Monson was the oldest serving apostle and served as First Counselor for Gordon B. Hinckley. A Navy veteran of [[World War II]], Monson holds a master's degree in business administration from the church-owned [[Brigham Young University]] in Provo, [[Utah]]. Monson served as a bishop when he was 22 years old. Later he served as president of the church's Canadian mission and at 36 was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
'''Thomas Spencer Monson''' (August 21, 1927 – January 2, 2018) was the 16th president of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Monson was set apart as the prophet, seer, and revelator and president of the church on February 4, 2008. Monson was the oldest serving apostle and served as First Counselor for Gordon B. Hinckley. A Navy veteran of [[World War II]], Monson held a master's degree in business administration from the church-owned [[Brigham Young University]] in [[Provo, Utah]]. Monson served as a bishop when he was 22 years old. Later he served as president of the church's Canadian mission and at 36 was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Monson passed away in his home on January 2, 2018 at the age of 90.
==Early Life==
==Early life==
Thomas was born in [[Salt Lake City]], Utah, to father G. Spencer and mother Gladys Condie Monson, the second of six siblings. He attended Salt Lake City public schools. Thomas received a Patriarchal blessing at the age of 16. At age seventeen, he joined the [[U.S. Navy]] for a four-year term. He chose the naval reserve for active duty. One-year after the armistice was signed in [[Europe]] followed by [[Japan]]'s surrender, Ensign Thomas S. Monson returned home.
Thomas was born in [[Salt Lake City]], Utah, to father G. Spencer and mother Gladys Condie Monson, the second of six siblings. He attended Salt Lake City public schools. Thomas received a Patriarchal blessing at the age of 16. At age seventeen, he joined the [[U.S. Navy]] for a four-year term. He chose the naval reserve for active duty. One-year after the armistice was signed in [[Europe]] followed by [[Japan]]'s surrender, Ensign Thomas S. Monson returned home.
On October 7, 1948, he married Frances Beverly Johnson in the Salt Lake Temple. They had three children, two sons and a daughter plus eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Thomas Monson has had a distinguished career in publishing and printing. He became associated with the Deseret News in 1948. Since 1969, Thomas has served as a member of the National Executive Board of [[Boy Scouts of America]].
On October 7, 1948, he married Frances Beverly Johnson in the Salt Lake Temple. They had three children, two sons and a daughter plus eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Thomas Monson has had a distinguished career in publishing and printing. He became associated with the Deseret News in 1948. Since 1969, Thomas has served as a member of the National Executive Board of [[Boy Scouts of America]].
In December 1981, President Monson was appointed by President [[Ronald Reagan]] to serve on the President’s Task Force for Private Sector Initiatives. <ref>[http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/biography-of-president-thomas-s-monson Biography of President Thomas S. Monson] LDS.org</ref>
In December 1981, President Monson was appointed by President [[Ronald Reagan]] to serve on the President’s Task Force for Private Sector Initiatives.<ref>[http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/biography-of-president-thomas-s-monson Biography of President Thomas S. Monson] LDS.org</ref>
In 1998, he and Sister Monson were each given the Continuum of Caring Humanitarian Award by the [[Sisters of Charity]] of St. Joseph Villa.
In 1998, he and Sister Monson were each given the Continuum of Caring Humanitarian Award by the [[Sisters of Charity]] of St. Joseph Villa.
* June 5, 1994, he was called to serve as Second Counselor under President Howard W. Hunter.
* June 5, 1994, he was called to serve as Second Counselor under President Howard W. Hunter.
* March 12, 1995, he was called to serve as First Counselor to President Gordon B. Hinckley.
* March 12, 1995, he was called to serve as First Counselor to President Gordon B. Hinckley.
* Thomas Spencer Monson became the president of the church on February 4th, 2008, following the death of President Gordon B Hinckley.
* Thomas Spencer Monson became the president of the church on February 4, 2008, following the death of President Gordon B Hinckley.
==Publications==
==Publications==