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NEWS ABOUT: Thomas Monson

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 America's 
 Most 
 Powerful 
 Octogenarians 

Slate ranks the country's top old people

Oct 21, 09 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Retirement? Bah! Slate’s annual 80 for 80 list ranks America’s mightiest octogenarians, giving extra credit for post-80 achievements, and “being really, really old.” The top:
  1. Thomas Monson (82): As the head of the Mormon church, 13 million people think he’s a prophet “in
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Barbara Walters • Alan Greenspan • list • John Paul Stevens • Daniel Inouye • Thomas Monson • senior citizens • seniors • Noam Chomsky

New Mormon Prez Vows to Stay the Course

Church picks Monson, 80, who displays old-fashioned style

Feb 4, 08 7:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The new Mormon church president vowed to stay the course with "no abrupt changes" in policy after he was inaugurated this morning, the Deseret Morning News reports. Thomas S. Monson, 80, an old-fashioned storyteller who enjoys quoting Dickens, asked for God's "spirit in my heart and angels round... More »

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gay marriage • Salt Lake City • Mormon • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Gordon B. Hinckley • Thomas Monson

Mormons Look to Next Prophet

Hinckley's successor all but certain

Jan 29, 08 12:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The death of longtime president-prophet Gordon Hinckley left the Mormon church with a void but not a leadership gap, Newsweek reports. The most senior leader and all-but-certain successor is Thomas Monson. The 80-year-old's selection, which must be unanimous, would all but guarantee a smooth transition for a thriving church undergoing... More »

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Mormon • missionaries • Mormonism • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Thomas Monson • Gordon Hinckley • Quorum of the Twelve

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