Monson, Thomas S., 1927-2018
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1927 - 2018
Biographical History
Thomas S. Monson (1927-2018) was the sixteenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving from 2008-2018.
Citation:
His 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)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Brigham Young University photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3244
Scope and Contents
Collection documents people, places, and topics related to Brigham Young University between 1968 and 1994. Subjects include: theatre arts, mountain scenery, music, Festival of Life, parades, sports, football, ballet, running, basketball, Ezra Taft Benson, Dallin H. Oaks, Jeffrey R. Holland, Thomas S. Monson, Gordon B. Hinckley, Spencer W. Kimball, Henry B. Eyring, Boyd K. Packer, Neal A. Maxwell, Howard W. Hunter, Hugh Nibley, and N. Eldon Tanner.
Dates:
approximately 1968-1994