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Utah House passes concurrent resolution honoring Thomas S. Monson
Summary
The Utah House considered HCR 5 to honor the late Thomas S. Monson. Representative Nelson introduced the resolution, recounted Monson’s decades of church and civic service, and invited family members in the gallery; the resolution was submitted for support and referred for enrollment.
Representative Nelson introduced House Concurrent Resolution 5 on the floor of the Utah House of Representatives, asking colleagues to recognize the family of Thomas S. Monson who were in the chamber’s gallery and to honor Monson’s life of public service. Nelson said Monson was “homegrown and educated here in Salt Lake City,” recalled his post-World War II return to Utah and his University of Utah education, and described his decades-long service in the LDS Church, including as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and later as church president.
Nelson outlined four marks of Monson’s service he considered significant: longtime commitment to scouting, international missionary and diplomatic efforts (including work in East Germany), a prolific record of public addresses, and an expansion of institutional emphasis on humanitarian care. He cited an estimate included in his remarks that over the 30 years Monson served in the first presidency, “the church provided nearly $2,000,000,000 in humanitarian aid” to scores of nations.
After detailing Monson’s background and examples of private acts of compassion, Nelson closed by submitting the resolution for the House’s support and welcomed the family to the proceedings. The clerk recorded that the Senate had transmitted the concurrent resolution for the Speaker’s signature and staff enrollment.
