He is an amazing, charismatic man. I would love to know him on a personal level. Did you know that he still breeds and keeps show pigeons in his backyard, a hobby that began when he was a boy?
His secretary says that he has given away an average of 10 suits a year over the last 40 years. He would give them spontaneously to men he had just called or interviewed, who either had threadbare suits or no suit at all. A story tells of President Monson interviewing a young missionary and being told that the suit he was wearing was one that President Monson had given his father years ago.
"[President Monson] has this energy, this liveliness and bounce. He goes through the halls like a whirlwind; sometimes the paintings have to be straightened after he has gone by."
- Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Don't you just love this man?
If we lived close, I would borrow that book from you, I have been wanting to read it. He has always been one of my favorites, long before he became president, I love how well read he is, and the stories and quotes he shares. And that quote by Elder Holland is perfect and makes me laugh! He is a good man indeed!
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