Replacing 90-Year-Old Leader With a 93-Year Old
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (61889)
United States
January 3, 2018 8:32am CST
The president is dead.
The president of the Mormon church, that is.
Thomas S. Monson, the 16th president of the church headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, died last night (1/2) mountain time (early this morning eastern time), "of issues relative to old age."
According to the news reports in the heavily-Mormon state, the heir apparent to the 90-year-old is Russell Nelson, "next in line" in terms of seniority in the church leadership.
Nelson, a former cardiologist, is 93.
Hey, makes sense to me!
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
12 Jan 18
i don't understand why any organization wants leaders of that advanced age-they might be out of touch.
and that includes congress and the popes.poor john paul 2 looked like they needed to prop him up with a stick after awhile.
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@FourWalls (61889)
• United States
3 Jan 18
Look at the bright side: you’re too young to apply for the job.
@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
4 Jan 18
Makes as much sense as their religion.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Jan 18
And the next guy behind him is 95!
Seriously, I have no idea.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jan 18
I guess longevity really counts there.
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