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

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