Please extend our sympathy to the family of Elder Scott, to the other members of the First Presidency, to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and to the other General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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He is the third top member of the quorum to die this year, leaving three vacancies on the quorum for the first time since 1906, church officials said.
Elder Scott had served in the capacity of apostle since the late President Ezra Taft Benson extended the call on September 29, 1988.
Born in Pocatello, Idaho, Scott had a successful career as a nuclear engineer before being chosen in 1988 as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “He has just such a personality and a manner about him”. Mr Scott graduated from George Washington University with a degree in mechanical engineering.
In light of the death of Mormon leader Richard G. Scott, the Mormon church is postponing an event planned for Tuesday night that would have offered a sneak peek of the renovated history museum.
Elder Scott’s mission to Uruguay became the next course in his studies of the workings of the Spirit.
“In any gathering Elder Scott reflected a joy that truly came from his heart”. In college, he played the clarinet and saxophone in jazz band. She was the daughter of United States senator Arthur Watkins. She remained a part of all he did, even after her death at age 65 from cancer. Two weeks after his return home, the couple married in the Manti temple on July 16, 1953. Sister Scott died May 15, 1995 after a fight with lymphoma. In 2010, Deseret Book exhibited Elder Scott’s paintings, which are largely inspired by nature. That gives solace to his surviving family members. Observing the rather uptight demeanor of the congregation from the doorway, Elder Scott and his son entered the room and took their place on the stand.
His health began deteriorating earlier this year. Russell M Nelson, 91, is next in line to become cthe hurch president based on being the longest-tenured member of the quorum. It is undetermined when the vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will be filled.
From listening to cranked-up woofers and tweeters, to top-secret work on nuclear reactors, Richard G. Scott’s life was full of discovery, research and learning. Additionally, he served as the executive administrator in Mexico and Central America, living in Mexico for three years.
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Shortly after his call, Elder Scott, the soft-spoken scientist, humbly spoke to members of the Church about his new lifelong responsibility: “It is understandable that when one has received a call and been conveyed a trust that will completely change his life forever, feelings would be sensitive and emotions very near the surface”.
