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==Early Life==

==Early Life==

Thomas was born [[Salt Lake City]], Utah, to father G. Spencer and mother Gladys Condie Monson, 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.

He enrolled in classes at the University of Utah, and he graduated cum laude with a business degree in 1948.  

He enrolled in classes at the University of Utah, and he graduated cum laude with a business degree in 1948.