Category: Obituaries LDS Leaders
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17th LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson, 101, Passes Away
Russell M. Nelson (9/9/1924-9/27/2025) passed away at his Salt Lake City home on Saturday night, September 27, 2025. He will be replaced by 93-year-old First Counselor of the First Presidency Dallin H. Oaks (born August 12, 1932), most likely at the October General Conference scheduled for this weekend. Nelson served as President of the Quorum…
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M. Russell Ballard (1928-2023)
M. Russell Ballard (1928-2023), a prominent leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served as an apostle and President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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On the Death of the Mormon Prophet
Thomas Monson, the 16th prophet of Mormonism, died at 90. While he was revered for his leadership and personal stories, his passing raises concerns about false prophecies within the LDS Church.
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Robert D. Hales Obituary (1932-2017)
Robert D. Hales, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away at 85 on October 1, 2017, after a 40-year career as a church leader and general authority.
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M. Russell Ballard Obituary (1928-2023)
M. Russell Ballard (10/8/1928-11/12/23, a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who served as an apostle and the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, died on November 12, 2023. Ballard was married to Barbara, with whom he had seven children. They had a total of 43 grandchildren, 105 great-grandchildren,…
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Thomas S. Monson Obituary (1927-2018)
Thomas Spencer Monson (1927-2018), the sixteenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died of natural causes on January 2, 2018 at the age of 90. Except for a short stint in the military, Monson was employed for his entire life by the LDS Church. He will be replaced by senior-ranking Apostle…
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Richard G. Scott Obituary (1928-2015)
Richard G. Scott, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away on September 22, 2015, at 86.
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L. Tom Perry Obituary (1922-2015)
L. Tom Perry (1922-2015). The oldest living apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died on May 30, 2015 in his Salt Lake City, UT home around 3 p.m. in the afternoon. He was 92 and had been diagnosed with terminal thyroid cancer just the month before. Perry was the second in line…
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Boyd K. Packer Obituary (1924-2015)
Boyd K. Packer (1924-2015), the senior apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, died of old age in Salt Lake City at about 2 p.m. MST on July 3, 2015. He was 90 years old. Packer, who died just 33 days after fellow apostle L. Tom…
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MormonGraves.com
Welcome to Mormongraves.com! We are not LDS but have studied The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for many years. This page is dedicated to providing a short history of some of Mormonism’s leaders, wives, scholars, and others important to the history of Mormonism. This is a living site and will have additions when…
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Joseph Smith (1805-1844)
Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1830)
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George P. Lee dies
On Wednesday, July 28, former LDS Seventy George P. Lee, a Navajo, died at the age of 67 due to health problems. Lee was best known for being the first Native American LDS General Authority, being commissioned at the age of 32 in 1975. The up-and-coming star was the poster child for Spencer Kimball’s “campaign…
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Gordon Hinckley Obituary
Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th prophet, seer and revelator of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died on January 27, 2008. He was 97 years-old.