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==Early Life==

==Early Life==

Thomas was born [[Salt Lake Cit]]y, 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 [[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.

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.  

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 Americ]]a.

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>