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The current President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is Thomas S. Monson. He replaced Gordon B. Hinckley after his death in 2008.

The President of the Church is considered the Prophet of the Lord by members of the Church. They believe that he receives direct revelation from God in guiding the members and affairs of the Church.

To learn more about each Church president in the history of the Church, visit:

http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/presidents/leaders.jsp

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The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church) presently comprises three individuals: The president of the church (Thomas S. Monson) and his two counselors (Henry Eyring and Dieter Uchtdorf.) There have been periods of time, historically, when there was also a third counselor.

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Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) believe that Jesus Christ is the head of the Church. They believe that he leads his church through direct revelation to a prophet. The current (November 2010) prophet is Thomas S. Monson.

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The current (as of June 2013) president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) is Thomas S. Monson. He has held this position since the death of the previous president, Gordon B. Hinckley, in 2008.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) is lead by a prophet/president, his two counselors, and twelve apostles. Currently (November 2010), the prophet is Thomas S. Monson. Previous prophets of the church are (starting with the first and going to the most recent):

Joseph Smith, Jr.

Brigham Young

John Taylor

Wilford Woodruff

Lorenzo Snow

Joseph F. Smith

Heber J. Grant

George Albert Smith

David O. McKay

Joseph Fielding Smith

Harold B. Lee

Spencer W. Kimball

Ezra Taft Benson

Howard W. Hunter

Gordon B. Hinckley

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Currently Thomas Spencer Monson is the 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has been serving in this position since the death of Gordon B. Hinckley in 2008.

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The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) is Thomas S. Monson

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