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Updated · Church Newsroom · Aug 28LDS First Presidency Mourns King Harald V, Praising His Long Life of Service
3 articles · Updated · Church Newsroom · Aug 28Summary
- Friday’s statement from the First Presidency said the church’s top leaders and members join Norwegians in mourning King Harald V’s death.
- King Harald was remembered as a steady, unifying presence for Norway throughout what the statement called his long life of service.
- The message extended condolences to Queen Sonja, King Haakon VIII, Queen Mette-Marit, the wider royal family and the people of Norway.
- The statement closed by pointing to Christian hope in resurrection and reunion through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and Resurrection.
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