President Monson to Celebrate 85th Birthday

Church President Thomas S. Monson will celebrate his 85th birthday on August 21. A gala event called "Golden Days: A Celebration of Life"  will be held at the SLC Conference Center on Friday  August 17th.

President Thomas Spencer Monson, born August 21, 1927.



Beloved Broadway selections and other of his favorites will be performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square and notable guest artists. “We are very pleased that talented solo artists will be joining the choir to honor this great man,” said choir president Mac Christensen. “I happen to know the songs being performed will delight President Monson.”



The evening will also take a nostalgic look back at President Monson’s illustrious life from his childhood, marriage and stint in the Navy during World War II to his decades of service. President Monson was called as a bishop of a congregation at age 22 and has served for nearly a half century as a general authority of the Church and ultimately as president. Monson became the 16th president of the LDS Church on February 3, 2008.

This celebration is a great way to let him know how much he is loved and appreciated.
Free tickets are required to attend. They will be given out through a random selection process. If interested, go to www.lds.org/events. The program will also be shown at various LDS stake centers over the Church satellite system on Saturday, 18 August. We will be sure to announce if the event will be broadcast at any of our Colfax/Pullman/Moscow buildings.