Robert D. Hales

Robert D. Hales
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02)  October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)
LDS Church Apostle
April 7, 1994 (1994-04-07)  October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)
ReasonDeath of Marvin J. Ashton
Reorganization
at end of term
Gerrit W. Gong and Ulisses Soares were ordained following deaths of Hales and Thomas S. Monson
Presiding Bishop
April 6, 1985 (1985-04-06)  April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02)
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
First Quorum of the Seventy
October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)  April 6, 1985 (1985-04-06)
End reasonCalled as Presiding Bishop
Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 4, 1975 (1975-04-04)  October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)
End reasonPosition abolished
Military career
1954-1958
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Rank Captain
Personal details
BornRobert Dean Hales
(1932-08-24)August 24, 1932
New York City, United States
DiedOctober 1, 2017(2017-10-01) (aged 85)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting placeBountiful City Cemetery
Alma mater
Spouse(s)Mary Crandall (m. 1953)
Children2
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Robert Dean Hales (August 24, 1932 – October 1, 2017) was an American businessman and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1994 until his death. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Hales was accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. At the time of his death he was the fifth most senior apostle in the church.