Follow The Prophet – The Words & Deeds of God's Living Prophet, President Thomas S. Monson

President Monson has agreed to give the address at the commencement exercises of Dixie State College in St. George on May 6th, 2011, at 2:00 pm at the Avenna Center Burns Arena. He will also receive an honorary doctorate of Humanities degree from the college. Dixie State College President Dr. Stephen D. Nadauld notes the historical significance of the occasion:

Given that Dixie State College was originally founded by the LDS Church a century ago, it seems appropriate to acknowledge our roots as we prepare to enter our next 100 years…  Accordingly, we will be honored to welcome President Thomas S. Monson to our campus as our Centennial Commencement speaker. This will be a great opportunity for our graduates to receive counsel and encouragement as they prepare to enter into the next phase of their lives.

President Monson also spoke at Dixie State College’s 1975 Commencement Ceremony.

Read more about the announcement at the link below:

Dixie State College News – LDS President Thomas S. Monson to Deliver 2011 Dixie State College Centennial Commencement Address

President Monson Speaking. Photo by August Miller/Deseret Morning News

The 180th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be held this weekend, April 3-4, 2010, at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Messages will be given by President Monson, God’s prophet and spokesman on the Earth today, his counselors, President Eyring and President Uchtdorf, and by each of the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.  Messages will also be given by other General Authorities and officers of the Church.

The schedule is as follows:

• Saturday, April 3rd, General Session, 10:00am MDT
• Saturday, April 3rd, General Session, 2:00pm MDT
• Saturday, April 3rd, Priesthood Session, 6:00pm MDT
• Sunday, April 4th, General Session, 10:00am MDT
• Sunday, April 4th, General Session, 2:00pm MDT

LDS.org notes, “The First Presidency invites all members of the Church to participate by attending, viewing, or listening via television, radio, satellite, or Internet transmission at www.lds.org.”

The Church News reports that more than 100,000 people will attend the Conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Many millions more will participate by other means.  Here are the different modes of listening to or viewing Conference: (more info here)

• Internet – Video and audio streams are available on LDS.org.  Video streams are provided in five languages.  Audio streams are provided in 76 languages.
• Television – KSL Channel 5, BYU-TV, BYU-TV International, and KBYU-HD.  On DirecTV it is channel 374, and on Dish Network it is channel 9403.
• Radio – KSL News Radio, BYU Radio, BYU Radio International, and KBYU-FM.
• Other – the Conference will be made available in a number of media formats in the following days and weeks.

The Church has also prepared materials for small children to also benefit from Conference.

Take this opportunity to listen to the prophet of God, the man God has chosen on Earth today to give us the word of God.

Place: Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Purpose: Commencement speech

President Monson has been invited to speak at the Weber State University commencement exercises on April 23, 2010, in Ogden, Utah.  In addition to his religious service, President Monson has had a tremendous career as well.  Here are some notes the announcement gives about him:

• MBA degree from Brigham Young University
• Served as a member of the National Executive Board of Boy Scouts of America since 1969
• Appointed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan to serve on the President’s Task Force for Private Sector Initiatives
• Career in publishing and printing
• Executive in the Deseret News advertising division
• Held a position as a member of the Utah State Board of Regents

For more information about this, please see the link below:

The Signpost – “President Monson to speak at spring commencement”

Today President Monson announced the construction of a new temple in Payson, Utah. The announcement came from the Church’s Newsroom website.  The Church’s site notes:

The new temple will help meet the needs of a growing Church membership in the area and will ease the heavy use of the Provo temple, which is one of the busiest in the Church. The Payson temple will bring to 15 the number of operating and announced temples in Utah.

The property for the Payson temple is located on gently sloping ground at approximately 930 West and 1550 South on the southwest side of Payson, a mile from the 800 South I-15 interchange. The property offers scenic views of the area as well as easy access to the freeway.

The new temple will serve approximately 22 stakes from Spanish Fork to Nephi comprising approximately 78,000 Church members. Temple-going members have been driving to Provo or Manti for temple services.

Artists’ renderings, the size of the temple, groundbreaking dates and other information will be released as they become available.

More information is available from the link below:

President Monson Announces New Temple in Payson, Utah