Thomas S. Monson

Thomas S. Monson currently serves as the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was previously a Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church for over 20 years. He was ordained an Apostle and called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 4, 1963, at the age of 36.

Born in Salt Lake City, on August 21, 1927, President Monson is the son of G. Spencer and Gladys Condie Monson. He attended Salt Lake City public schools and graduated cum laude from the University of Utah in 1948, receiving a degree in business management. He later received his MBA degree from Brigham Young University.

President Monson has had a distinguished career in publishing and printing. He became associated with the Deseret News in 1948, where he served as an executive in the advertising division of that newspaper and the Newspaper Agency Corporation. Later he was named sales manager of the Deseret News Press, one of the West’s largest commercial printing firms, rising to the position of general manager, which position he held at the time of his appointment to the Quorum of the Twelve in 1963.

He married Frances Beverly Johnson on October 7, 1948. They have three children and eight grandchildren.