SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thomas S. Monson, the 16th president of the Mormon church, has died after overseeing the religion for nearly a decade. He was 90.
Monson died Tuesday night at his home in Salt Lake City, according to church spokesman Eric Hawkins.
kAm|@?D@? DA6?E >@C6 E92? 7:G6 564256D D6CG:?8 :? E@A 49FC49 =6256CD9:A 4@F?4:=D — >2<:?8 9:> 2 H6==\<?@H? 7246 2?5 A6CD@?2=:EJ E@ >F=E:A=6 86?6C2E:@?D @7 |@C>@?D]k^Am
kAmp 49FC49 3:D9@A 2E E96 286 @7 aa[ E96 $2=E {2<6 r:EJ ?2E:G6 3642>6 E96 J@F?86DE 49FC49 2A@DE=6 6G6C :? `heb 2E E96 286 @7 be] w6 D6CG65 2D 2 4@F?D6=@C 7@C E9C66 49FC49 AC6D:56?ED 367@C6 2DDF>:?8 E96 C@=6 @7 E96 E@A =6256C @7 %96 r9FC49 @7 y6DFD r9C:DE @7 {2EE6C\52J $2:?ED :? u63CF2CJ a__g]k^Am
kAmpD AC6D:56?E @7 E96 ?62C=J `e >:==:@?\>6>36C C6=:8:@?[ |@?D@? H2D 4@?D:56C65 2 AC@A96E H9@ =65 E96 49FC49 E9C@F89 C6G6=2E:@? 7C@> v@5 :? 4@==23@C2E:@? H:E9 EH@ E@A 4@F?D6=@CD 2?5 >6>36CD @7 E96 "F@CF> @7 E96 %H6=G6 pA@DE=6D]k^Am
kAm%96 ?6IE AC6D:56?E H2D ?@E :>>65:2E6=J ?2>65[ 3FE E96 ;@3 :D 6IA64E65 E@ 8@ E@ E96 ?6IE =@?86DE\E6?FC65 >6>36C @7 E96 49FC49VD 8@G6C?:?8 "F@CF> @7 E96 %H6=G6 pA@DE=6D[ #FDD6== |] }6=D@?[ A6C 49FC49 AC@E@4@=]k^Am
kAm|@?D@?VD AC6D:56?4J H2D >2C<65 3J 9:D ?@E:4623=J =@H AC@7:=6 5FC:?8 2 E:>6 @7 :?E6?D6 AF3=:4:EJ 7@C E96 49FC49[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 a__g 2?5 a_`a AC6D:56?E:2= 42>A2:8?D @7 |@C>@? |:EE #@>?6J] |@?D@?VD >@DE AF3=:4 24ED H6C6 2AA62C2?46D 2E 49FC49 4@?76C6?46D 2?5 56G@E:@?2=D 2D H6== 2D 565:42E:@?D @7 49FC49 E6>A=6D]k^Am
kAm|@?D@? H:== 2=D@ 36 C6>6>36C65 7@C 9:D 6>A92D:D @? 9F>2?:E2C:2? H@C<j =625:?8 E96 72:E9VD :?G@=G6>6?E :? E96 A2DD286 @7 82J >2CC:286 32? :? r2=:7@C?:2 :? a__gj 4@?E:?F:?8 E96 C6=:8:@?VD AFD9 E@ 36 >@C6 EC2?DA2C6?E 23@FE :ED A2DEj 2?5 =@H6C:?8 E96 >:?:>F> 286 7@C >:DD:@?2C:6D]k^Am
kAm|@C>@?D 4@?D:56C65 |@?D@? 2 H2C>[ 42C:?8[ 6?562C:?8 2?5 2AAC@24923=6 =6256C[ D2:5 !2EC:4< |2D@?[ 2DD@4:2E6 AC@76DD@C @7 C6=:8:@? 2E r=2C6>@?E vC25F2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ :? r2=:7@C?:2] w6 H2D <?@H? 7@C 5C@AA:?8 6G6CJE9:?8 E@ >2<6 9@DA:E2= G:D:ED E@ A6@A=6 :? ?665] w:D DA66496D 2E E96 72:E9VD EH:46\J62C=J 4@?76C6?46D @7E6? 7@4FD65 @? A2C23=6D @7 9F>2? DECF88=6D C6D@=G65 E9C@F89 72:E9]k^Am
kAmw6 AFE 2? 6>A92D:D @? E96 9F>2?:E2C:2? 6E9:4 @7 |@C>@?D[ 6G:56?465 3J 9:D 6IA2?D:@? @7 E96 49FC49VD 5:D2DE6C C6=:67 AC@8C2>D 2C@F?5 E96 H@C=5[ D2:5 pC>2?5 |2FDD[ 2 C6E:C65 AC@76DD@C @7 D@4:@=@8J 2?5 C6=:8:@FD DEF5:6D 2E (2D9:?8E@? $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ]k^Am
kAmQ!C6D:56?E |@?D@? 2=H2JD D66>65 >@C6 :?E6C6DE65 :? H92E H6 5@ H:E9 @FC C6=:8:@? C2E96C E92? :? H92E H6 36=:6G6[Q |2FDD D2:5]k^Am
kAm(6==\<?@H? |@C>@?D >@FC?65 |@?D@?VD 562E9 (65?6D52J 2?5 C6>6>36C65 9:D =:76 @7 D6CG:46] #@>?6J[ 6?E6CE2:?6C |2C:6 ~D>@?5 2?5 4@?D6CG2E:G6 E2=<\D9@H 9@DE v=6?? q64< H6C6 2>@?8 E9@D6 EH66E:?8 >6>@C:6D 2?5 4@?5@=6?46D]k^Am
kAm#@>?6J D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E E92E 96V== C6>6>36C |@?D@?VD 4@>A2DD:@? 7@C E96 5@H?EC@556?] ~D>@?5 EH66E65 2 A:4EFC6 @7 96C 6>3C24:?8 |@?D@?[ D2J:?8 96 H2D 2=H2JD E96C6 7@C 96C 72>:=J] q64< C642==65 |@?D@?VD <:?5?6DD 2?5 9F>:=:EJ]k^Am
kAmr@?5@=6?46D 2=D@ 42>6 :? 7C@> pC:K@?2 $6?] y677 u=2<6 2?5 &E29 $6?] ~CC:? w2E49[ H9@ D2:5 @7 |@?D@?[ Q$6CG:46 H2D 9:D >@EE@ 2?5 9F>:=:EJ 9:D 92==>2C<]Qk^Am
kAm%96 |@C>@? 49FC49 H2D 7@F?565 :? `gb_ :? FADE2E6 }6H *@C< 3J y@D6A9 $>:E9[ H9@ 4=2:>65 96 H2D G:D:E65 3J v@5 2?5 y6DFD H9:=6 AC2J:?8 :? 2 8C@G6 @7 EC66D 2?5 H2D 42==65 E@ 7@F?5 E96 49FC49] |6>36CD 2C6 <?@H? 2D |@C>@?D 3642FD6 @7 E96 C6=:8:@?VD <6JDE@?6 D4C:AEFC6[ E96 q@@< @7 |@C>@?]k^Am
kAmp (@C=5 (2C xx G6E6C2?[ |@?D@? D6CG65 :? E96 }2GJ 2?5 DA6?E 2 J62C @G6CD62D 367@C6 C6EFC?:?8 E@ 86E 2 3FD:?6DD 568C66 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29 2?5 2 >2DE6CVD 568C66 :? 3FD:?6DD 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 7C@> E96 49FC49\@H?65 qC:892> *@F?8 &?:G6CD:EJ]k^Am
kAmq67@C6 36:?8 49@D6? E@ ;@:? E96 72:E9VD 8@G6C?:?8 "F@CF> @7 E96 %H6=G6 pA@DE=6D[ |@?D@? H@C<65 7@C E96 49FC49VD D64F=2C 3FD:?6DD6D[ AC:>2C:=J :? 25G6CE:D:?8[ AC:?E:?8 2?5 AF3=:D9:?8 :?4=F5:?8 E96 s6D6C6E |@C?:?8 }6HD]k^Am
kAm|@?D@? >2CC:65 uC2?46D q6G6C=J y@9?D@? :? `hcg] %96 4@FA=6 925 E9C66 49:=5C6?[ 6:89E 8C2?549:=5C6? 2?5 `` 8C62E\8C2?549:=5C6?] uC2?46D 5:65 :? a_`b 2E E96 286 @7 gd]k^Am
kAm%9C@F89@FE 9:D =:76[ |@?D@? H2D 2? 2G:5 7:D96C>2? H9@ 2=D@ C2:D65 9@>:?8 A:86@?D[ DA64:7:42==J[ C@==6C A:86@?D H9@ EH:C=65 2D E96J 7=6H] w6 H2D <?@H? 7@C 9:D =@G6 @7 D9@H EF?6D[ q@J $4@FED 2?5 E96 &E29 y2KK]k^Am
kAm|@?D@?VD =6824J H:== 36 E:65 E@ E96 C6=:8:@?VD 677@CED E@ 9@=5 E:89E E@ :ED @AA@D:E:@? @7 D2>6\D6I >2CC:286 H9:=6 6?4@FC28:?8 >6>36CD E@ 36 >@C6 @A6? 2?5 4@>A2DD:@?2E6 E@H2C5 82JD 2?5 =6D3:2?D 2D 2446AE2?46 7@C {vq% A6@A=6 :?4C62D65 24C@DD E96 4@F?EJ]k^Am
kAm~?6 @7 E96 >@DE >6>@C23=6 >@>6?ED @7 |@?D@?VD E6?FC6 42>6 :? ~4E@36C a_`a[ H96? 96 2??@F?465 2E 49FC49 4@?76C6?46 E92E E96 >:?:>F> 286 E@ 56A2CE @? >:DD:@?D H2D 36:?8 =@H6C65 E@ `h 7C@> a` 7@C H@>6?j 2?5 E@ `g 7C@> `h 7@C >6?] %96 492?86 EC:886C65 2 9:DE@C:4 :?7=FI @7 >:DD:@?2C:6D[ 2?5 AC@G65 2 >:=6DE@?6 492?86 7@C H@>6? 3J 2==@H:?8 >2?J >@C6 E@ D6CG6]k^Am
kAm%96 >2? 6IA64E65 E@ E2<6 |@?D@?VD D62E[ E96 hb\J62C\@=5 }6=D@?[ 92D 366? 2 49FC49 2A@DE=6 D:?46 pAC:= `hgc] ~FE @7 C6DA64E 7@C |@?D@?[ 9:D DF446DD@C H:== ?@E 36 @77:4:2==J ?2>65 F?E:= 27E6C 9:D 7F?6C2= D6CG:46D]k^Am
kAmx? <66A:?8 H:E9 EC25:E:@?[ E96 DF446DD@C H:== 49@@D6 EH@ 4@F?D6=@CD 7C@> E96 "F@CF> @7 E96 %H6=G6 E@ ;@:? 9:> E@ 7@C> 2 E9C66\A6CD@? QAC6D:56?4JQ E92E :D E96 E@A @7 E96 C6=:8:@?VD 8@G6C?:?8 9:6C2C49J] x7 96 6=64ED ?@E E@ <66A |@?D@?VD EH@ 4@F?D6=@CD[ w6?CJ q] tJC:?8 2?5 s:6E6C &49E5@C7[ E96J H@F=5 8@ 324< E@ 36:?8 C68F=2C >6>36CD @7 E96 "F@CF>]k^Am
kAmq6:?8 @?6 @7 E96 AC6D:56?EVD EH@ 4@F?D6=@CD 5@6D?VE AFD9 E96> E@ E96 7C@?E @7 E96 =:?6 E@ 364@>6 E96 ?6IE AC6D:56?E] %92E :D 2=H2JD C6D6CG65 7@C E96 =@?86DE\E6?FC65 >6>36C @7 E96 "F@CF>] ~?46 }6=D@? 2DDF>6D E96 AC6D:56?4J[ E92E 5:DE:?4E:@? H:== 72== E@ gd\J62C\@=5 s2==:? w] ~2<D[ 2 7@C>6C &E29 $FAC6>6 r@FCE yFDE:46 H9@ H2D ?2>65 E@ E96 BF@CF> :? |2J `hgc[ @?6 >@?E9 27E6C }6=D@?]k^Am
kAm|@?D@?VD 562E9 2=D@ >62?D E96C6 2C6 ?@H EH@ @A6?:?8D @? E96 "F@CF>[ H9:49 H:== =:<6=J 36 7:==65 2E E96 ?6IE 49FC49 4@?76C6?46 :? pAC:=] %96 @E96C @A6?:?8 H2D 4C62E65 H96? =6256C #@36CE s] w2=6D 5:65 =2DE ~4E@36C]k^Am
kAm———k^Am
kAmp! HC:E6C |:496==6 p] |@?C@6 :? !9@6?:I 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ E9:D C6A@CE]k^Am
kAm———k^Am
kAm%9:D DE@CJ 92D 366? 4@CC64E65 E@ D9@H E92E #FDD6== |] }6=D@? 92D 366? 2 49FC49 2A@DE=6 D:?46 pAC:= `hgc[ ?@E `hf_]k^Am
Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.