The New York Times Needlessly Defamed My Church's Leader

The New York Times Needlessly Defamed My Church's Leader
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Thomas S. Monson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died last week at the age of 90.

Revered as a prophet by the approximately 16 million Mormons scattered across the globe, Monson devoted his life to serving God and his fellow men.

So it was with great sadness that I read The New York Times headline announcing his passing, which cast him in a completely unfair light.

The Times wrote: “Thomas Monson, the president of the Mormon Church who rebuffed demands to ordain women as priests and refused to alter church opposition to same-sex marriage, died Tuesday at 90.”

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