Tuesday - May 12, 2026
Elder W. Mark Bassett Dies at Age 59
May 12, 2026
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 12 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following statement on May 11, 2026:

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Elder W. Mark Bassett Dies at Age 59

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the following statement today on the passing of Elder W. Mark Bassett:

We are deeply saddened at the sudden passing of Elder W. Mark Bassett, a General Authority Seventy who had been serving since April of 2016. Elder Ba . . .

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