The Church released the following statement on January 26:
"We are deeply saddened to share with you that Elder Von G. Keetch, General Authority Seventy, died this evening following a brief and sudden illness. Elder Keetch has been serving as a General Authority Seventy since April of 2015. Among other assignments, Elder Keetch has been serving as the executive director of the Public Affairs Department. His loss is deeply felt, and we extend our love and prayers to his wife Bernice, his children and loved ones, and pray for the Lord's blessings of peace to be with them at this tender time."
Read his biography on Mormon Newsroom.
Watch one of his beloved conference talks below:
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Blessed and Happy Are Those Who Keep the Commandments of God
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Blessed and Happy Are Those Who Keep the Commandments of God