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President Thomas S. Monson was set apart as first counselor to President Gordon B. Hinckley on March 12, 1995. He was previously set apart as second counselor to President Howard W. Hunter on June 5, 1994. He also served as second counselor to President Ezra Taft Benson from Nov. 10, 1985, until President Benson's death on May 30, 1994. President Monson served 22 years in the Quorum of the Twelve, sustained as an apostle on Oct. 4, 1963, and ordained an apostle Oct. 10, 1963, at age 36. Before being called as a General Authority, he was general manager of Deseret Press. His association with Deseret Press began in 1948, where he served as an advertising executive. Later he was named sales manager of the press, then one of the West's largest commercial printing companies. He is the author of a number of books and has served on a number of corporation boards. Born Aug. 21, 1927, in Salt Lake City, to G. Spencer and Gladys Condie Monson, he graduated cum laude from the University of Utah in business management, and received an MBA degree from BYU. In April 1981, Brigham Young University conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was ordained a bishop of a Salt Lake City ward at age 22. President Monson served in the presidency of the Temple View Stake in Salt Lake City and was called as president of the Canadian Mission in 1959. He and his wife, the former Frances Beverly Johnson, are parents of three children and have six grandchildren. |
