More than 21,000 gather to remember life of LDS President Thomas Monson
The funeral for Thomas S. Monson, who had served as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since February 2008, was held Friday at the LDS Church Conference Center in Salt Lake City.
Monson, the 16th president of the church, died Jan. 2 at the age of 90.
Ann Dibb speaks about her father, President Thomas S. Monson at his funeral pic.twitter.com/nj8bEdhujJ
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According to KSL.com, more than 31,000 people attended Monson’s viewing Thursday while thousands more attended the funeral. An additional 21,000 attended his funeral.
Russell M. Nelson, 93, will be the next president of the LDS church.
“President Monson never sought the limelight,” Nelson said Friday. “In a world now saturated with ‘selfies,’ he modeled selflessness. … He gave his own time to visit, bless, and love others. Even in his waning season, he continued to minister, making frequent visits to hospitals and senior centers.”
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Funeral attendees gather at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City for @LDSchurch President Thomas S. Monson's funeral services. https://t.co/tZoEcCa4mE pic.twitter.com/Fb9kpWmXV2
— Deseret News (@DeseretNews) January 12, 2018
“I just wanted to honor the prophet by visiting him and thanking him for his service.”
— Religion News Service (@RNS) January 12, 2018
We spoke to six mourners who attended LDS Church leader Thomas Monson's casket viewing. Here's what they had to say about the man Mormons consider a prophet. https://t.co/U60kC26HvU
Monson was born in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 1927. He served in the United States Navy and served on President Ronald Reagan’s Task Force for Private Sector Initiatives, according to his LDS church biography. Monson was ordained an apostle in 1963 and was a counselor in the First Presidency under three different church presidents.
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This story was originally published January 12, 2018 at 2:11 PM with the headline "More than 21,000 gather to remember life of LDS President Thomas Monson."