Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S Monson, and James E. Faust are ordained as the First Presidency, reported by Deseret News.
- Type
- News (traditional)
- Source
- Deseret News LDS
- Hearsay
- Journalism
- Reference
Twila Van Leer, "PRES. HINCKLEY ORDAINED LDS PROPHET," Deseret News, March 13, 1995, accessed November 6, 2025
- Scribe/Publisher
- Deseret News
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
Holding to long tradition, Gordon B. Hinckley - longtime member of the First Presidency and the church's senior apostle - was ordained and set apart Sunday as 15th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Approximately 9 million members worldwide accept the president as prophet, seer and revelator and as spiritual guide. Also announced during a news conference Monday in the Joseph Smith Building were Thomas S. Monson as first counselor and James E. Faust as second counselor.
- Citations in Mormonr Qnas
Copyright © B. H. Roberts Foundation
The B. H. Roberts Foundation is not owned by, operated by, or affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The B. H. Roberts Foundation is not owned by, operated by, or affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.