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President Thomas S. Monson to speak at BYU devotional Nov. 1

President Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and chair of the Brigham Young University Board of Trustees, will  speak at the weekly BYU devotional Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.

The devotional will be broadcast live on the BYU Broadcasting channels and online at byub.org. Rebroadcast and archive information will be available at byub.org/devotionals or speeches.byu.edu.

President Monson became president of the Church on Feb. 3, 2008, having served as a member of the First Presidency since 1985. He became an apostle in 1963 and was a counselor to three Church presidents. He also served as president of the Canadian Mission and was a bishop and member of a stake presidency.

He graduated cum laude in business management from the University of Utah, and later earned an MBA from BYU. He had a distinguished career in publishing and printing, including a long association with the Deseret News.

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Photo by Jaren S. Wilkey/BYU Photo

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