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[[Thomas S. Monson|Thomas Spencer Monson]] was  [[FAQ: The Passing of Mormon Prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley|sustained]] as the 16th President of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] on April 5, 2008, following the death of President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]].
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[[Thomas S. Monson|Thomas Spencer Monson]] was  [[FAQ: The Passing of Mormon Prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley|sustained]] as the 16th President of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] on April 5, 2008, following the death of President [[Gordon B. Hinckley]]. [[Thomas S. Monson|Read more...]]
  
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==Solemn Assembly==
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'''*[http://www.lds.org/broadcasts/archive/celebration-of-life/2012/08?lang=eng Watch President Monson's 85th Birthday Celebration.]'''
  
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There’s an air of anticipation that fills the air in weeks, days and hours before General Conference, which intensifies when a new prophet and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sustained by the general membership of the Church (Mormons). Such was the case today, April 5, 2008, in light of the 178th Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ.  
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==Slate Magazine Awards Thomas Monson Top Honors==
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In the recent past, Slate Magazine annually awarded honors to 80 influential people over age 80, called "80 Over 80."  In October, 2009, the magazine chose [[Thomas S. Monson]], President and Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the number one most influential American over age 80.  [http://www.slate.com/id/2232918/?GT1=38001]
  
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Individuals, families, and extended families gather together in their homes, meetinghouses, and, in Salt Lake City, on Temple Square in the newly built [[Conference Center]], refurbished [[Tabernacle]] and Assembly Hall--to glean spiritual knowledge, direction, vision, and replenishment to guide them in coming months. Donned in spring colors and in the shadow of the [[Salt Lake Temple]], thousands of Latter-day Saints gather at the feet of modern apostles and prophets just as those early Christian saints listened to the early apostles and the Savior at the gates of the temple, in meetinghouses, and on the shores of Galilee.  
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In 2010, President Monson won the award again. [http://www.examiner.com/lds-church-in-roanoke/mormon-prophet-named-most-influential-octagenarian] "Slate predicts that Monson will claim the top spot until his death. It is expected that at that time [[Boyd K. Packer]], octogenarian current president of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]], will succeed him as prophet and president, and most likely as Slate's top octogenarian as well."  [http://www.slate.com/articles/life/geezers/2010/11/80_over_80_2010.html]
  
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Such a meeting, in which the President of the Church is sustained, along with his two counselors, is referred to by the Lord and Mormons as a “[[Solemn Assembly|solemn assembly]]." In this spring conference, the solemn assembly occurred in the first session of the Saturday morning April 2008 conference.  Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, and Dieter F. Uchtdorf were sustained as the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [[Solemn Assembly|Read more...]]
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Since then, President Packer has passed away (in 2015). [http://lds.net/blog/faith/lds-church-leadership/boyd-k-packer-passes-away-90-years-old/] He was 90 years old and the President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles at the time, and the role passed to then 90 year old [[Russell M. Nelson]], who was a noted heart surgeon before his calling as an apostle. Amazingly, Mormon leaders are extremely long-lived and stay vibrant into old age.

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Thomas S. Monson


Thomas Spencer Monson was sustained as the 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 5, 2008, following the death of President Gordon B. Hinckley. Read more...

*Watch President Monson's 85th Birthday Celebration.

Slate Magazine Awards Thomas Monson Top Honors

In the recent past, Slate Magazine annually awarded honors to 80 influential people over age 80, called "80 Over 80." In October, 2009, the magazine chose Thomas S. Monson, President and Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the number one most influential American over age 80. [1]

In 2010, President Monson won the award again. [2] "Slate predicts that Monson will claim the top spot until his death. It is expected that at that time Boyd K. Packer, octogenarian current president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will succeed him as prophet and president, and most likely as Slate's top octogenarian as well." [3]

Since then, President Packer has passed away (in 2015). [4] He was 90 years old and the President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles at the time, and the role passed to then 90 year old Russell M. Nelson, who was a noted heart surgeon before his calling as an apostle. Amazingly, Mormon leaders are extremely long-lived and stay vibrant into old age.

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