Happy 92nd Elder Perry! Memes, Videos and Facts to Celebrate
Today is Elder L. Tom Perry’s 92nd birthday! To celebrate the work of the oldest (and at 6’4” possibly the tallest) general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we’ve browsed the web for ways people are celebrating. We hope you enjoy!
KSL published a piece on the apostle and included a video interview of his son and daughter. This year marks 40 years since his call to the apostleship in 1974 and they noted that while Elder Perry is in his nineties, his work and travel schedule has not let up.
“I don’t have the ability to keep track of him. He just goes too much,” Lee Perry said.
“We keep track of him from people who post things on Facebook,” Nelson said.
Watch the broadcast of last night’s interview on KSL.com.
LDS Living brings us “11 Fun Facts about Elder Perry” on their website. For example, did you know that as a child, Elder Perry was sick with tonsillitis, but because he vowed to never miss church he made every effort to be where he was supposed to be despite being sick? Or that only six weeks after his return from the Northeastern States Mission he was drafted into the armed forces?
Read some other interesting facts about Elder Perry at ldsliving.com.
Sometimes the best thing we can do to honor someone is to follow their advice. Take one of these memes and use it as the background for your smartphone or tablet for today and see if it helps apply the words of this modern-day prophet.
From LDS.net, we wish you a big happy birthday Elder Perry!