Thomas Monson earned a bachelor's degree in business management in 1948, and later, while serving as a full-time general authority, earned an MBA from Brigham Young University.

Thomas S. Monson, as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, attends the memorial service for Mormon leader Boyd K. Packer at the Tabernacle in 2015.

Though Thomas S. Monson sat atop a church with millions of members worldwide, his one-hour funeral Friday was filled with tales of an epic, one-on-one ministry.

For more than 50 year, Thomas S. Monson served in top leadership councils for the Mormon church — making him a well-known face and personality to multiple generations of Mormons.

Thomas S. Monson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons/Brian Tibbets ...

Thomas S. Monson was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 4, 1963, and ordained an apostle on October 10, 1963, at the age of 36.

President Thomas S. Monson now leads The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Serving beside him as his new counselors are President Henry B. Eyring and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.

Reporting from SALT LAKE CITY — For more than 50 years, Thomas S. Monson served in top leadership councils for the Mormon Church — making him a well-known face and personality to multiple ...

Thomas S. Monson, who as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for nearly a decade dramatically grew its missionary corps and upheld a long-standing opposition to same-sex ...

LDS Church President Thomas Spencer Monson died Tuesday night at his home at the age of 90. Monson, who became the 16th president of the church in 2008, died shortly after 10 p.m. of age-related ...

Thomas S. Monson, the 16th president of the Mormon church, has died after overseeing the religion for nine years. He was 90. Monson died Tuesday, Jan. 2 2018, night at his home in Salt Lake City ...

Thomas S. Monson, considered a prophet by nearly 16 million Mormons worldwide, has died at the age of 90 after a nearly a decade as church president.