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SALT LAKE CITY — Friday night, President Thomas S. Monson was recognized for his service to the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.
The recognition came at the end of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Constitution Day Concert on Temple Square.
President Monson, in addition to his service as a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served as a member of the U.S. Navy during World War II, and is well-known within the community as one to reach out to the "elderly and downtrodden and others in need," said William O. Perry, chairman of the foundation's National Board of Directors.
Perry said the church president was a member of the Freedoms Foundation's board of directors from 1974 through 1978, and for several years thereafter was a member of its National Council of Trustees.
"He continues today to support one of the missions of the Freedoms Foundation, which is to educate and inspire in words the principles and values our nation was founded and to teach our citizens their responsibilities as members of a free society," Perry said. He added that President Monson was being recognized for outstanding service to his nation, church and community.
President Monson's honor came as the U.S. celebrates its freedom. Monday marks the 225th anniversary of the signing of the United States' Constitution.
