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Dr. Russell M. Nelson, the worldwide leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who became its oldest-ever prophet, has died. He was 101. He died Saturday night at his home in Salt Lake City.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are mourning the death of their president, Gordon B. Hinckley, while their top leadership begins to assemble to name his successor—which will almost certainly be Thomas S. Monson, 80. Hinckley ...
With the death of its prophet and president, Thomas S. Monson, the LDS Church will name a new “prophet, seer and revelator.” But scholars and church members don’t expect a new direction for the church with a new president — universally expected to ...
SALT LAKE CITY (SLT) Due to declining health, LDS church President Thomas S. Monson has given up overseeing the global faith’s daily operations, but his absence will scarcely alarm most Mormons. They’ve faced this challenge repeatedly with the rise in ...