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14 Photos of President Monson That Will Make You Love Him Even More

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We will miss our beloved prophet dearly, who passed away on Tuesday, January 2.

Here are some of our favorite photos of the beloved prophet. From baby pictures to exotic travel to family life, you're sure to enjoy these glimpses into the life of this great man.

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Tommy Monson, 1928

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Tommy at the beach in California.

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Tommy on his tricycle at the Fifth South home.

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Newlyweds Tom and Frances Monson at their wedding reception at the Johnson family home, 1046 Yale Avenue, October 7, 1948.

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The Monsons returned home from Canada in 1962. Left to right: Frances, son Tom, Clark, father Tom, Ann

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Photo courtesy of LDS Church News, taken from To the Rescue

In the backyard of the Monson home in Salt Lake City with two of his prize Birmingham roller pigeons.

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Fishing in Star Valley, Wyoming, with son Clark, July 19, 1971

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Photo courtesy of LDS Church News, taken from To the Rescue

Being greeted warmly by the Saints in the South Seas on the Monsons' 1965 visit.

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Photo by Gerry Avant, LDS Church News, taken from To the Rescue

On August 26, 1996, walking down the path from the sacred spot on a hilltop between Dresden and Meissen where he offered the 1975 prayer of dedication for the German Democratic Republic.

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Photo by Jason N. Swensen, Deseret News, taken from To the Rescue

Draped in Mexican serapes to stay warm, President Thomas S. Monson and President Henry B. Eyring salute the crowd of 87,000 inside Mexico city's Azteca Stadium during the LDS cultural event prior to the Mexico City Temple rededication. Ann Monson Dibb (seated, right) looks on.

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At his first general conference meeting. Right to left, Elders Thomas S. Monson, Gordon B. Hinckley, Howard W. Hunter, Richard L. Evans, and Ezra Taft Benson (at the pulpit).

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Photo by Tom Smart, Deseret News, taken from To the Rescue

President Monson felt that President Benson treated him like a son.

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With U.S. President Ronald Reagan and President Hinckley at the Ogden Cannery on a special tour of the welfare facility.

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At the Taj Mahal, August 1971, on a stop between a Scouting World Jamboree in Tokyo and a Church area conference in Manchester, England.


 See additional pictures like these and learn more about the life of President Monson in his biography, To The Rescue.

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