A prophet of God

Thomas Spencer Monson became the 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints two months ago on Sunday, February 3, 2008. His appointment came a week following the death of President Gordon B. Hinckley, who had presided over the Church since 1995.


Yesterday morning in a solemn assembly at the beginning of the Church's annual general conference, President Monson was officially sustained as President of the Church.

Last night in the priesthood session of general conference, near the end of President Monson's talk to the assembled brethren, the Holy Spirit quietly but powerfully bore witness to my soul that Thomas S. Monson was indeed the Lord's anointed prophet, seer, and revelator for the season in which we now live. I am grateful for that revealed knowledge. Now my heart knows what my head already accepted.