It's always sad when a great leader in the church dies. President James E Faust, 2nd counselor in the First Presidency passed away yesterday. I guess there will be someone else just as great to take his place in the First Presidency. I guess we'll have to wait until next General Conference to find out who.
Here's an article from the LDS website:
SALT LAKE CITY 10 August 2007 President James E. Faust, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at his home early Friday morning surrounded by his family.
President Faust, 87, had served in the First Presidency since 1995 and as a General Authority of the Church for 35 years. A Church statement today said that President Faust had died of “causes incident to age.”
The funeral will be held on Tuesday in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square.
President Faust was appointed second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 12 March 1995. The First Presidency is the highest presiding body in the government of the Church
For the full article check out:
http://www.lds.org/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=ae11627d59eec010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD&locale=0
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