Photo gallery: the life of Mormon apostle L. Tom Perry

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Dignitaries stand in front of Carlson Hall on the University of utah campus, the site of the new S.J. Quinney College of Law building, for the ceremonial ground breaking. Carlson Hall will be razed and replaced with the state-of-the-art facility. From left to right: David King,principal architect, Hiram Chodosh, Dean of Quinney College of Law, Elder Tom Perry, of the LDS Church, Adina Zahradnikova,CEO of The Disability Law Center, Myron Willson, UofU Office of Sustainability , Lori Nelson, President Utah State Bar, Robert Adler, law school interim dean, David Pershing President University of Utah, and Vicki Baldwin.President College of Law Board of Trustees
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

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Elder L. Tom Perry gives speaks during the Commencement exercises at the Marriott Center Thursday April 25, 2013.

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Elder L. Tom Perry holds up a small book of guidelines for LDS servicemen as he spoke during the second day of the 183rd LDS General Conference, Sunday, April 7, 2013.

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Elder L. Tom Perry, left, Russell M. Nelson, center, and Dallin H. Oaks, right, sit as the 184th Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints begins, Sunday, October 5, 2014.

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Elder David A. Bednar, left, fist bumps Elder L. Tom Perry with the empty chair of Elder Boyd K. Packer between them at the end of the afternoon session of the 183rd LDS General Conference, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Elder M. Russell Nelson is at the far right. Packer did not attend Sunday.

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Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, leaves the morning session of the 181st Annual LDS General Conference, Saturday, April 2nd, 2011.

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Elder L. Tom Perry helps President Boyd K. Packer stand as they sing the hymn Praise to the Man during the Saturday afternoon session of the 181st Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011.

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Elder L. Tom Perry, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, left, speaks with other members of church leadership prior to the beginning of the afternoon session of the 182nd General Conference, Saturday, October 6, 2012.

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Elder L. Tom Perry, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, center, sits with other members of church leadership prior to the beginning of the afternoon session of the 182nd General Conference, Saturday, October 6, 2012.

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President Boyd K. Packer, center, is helped off the stand by Elder L. Tom Perry after the Saturday afternoon session of the 181st Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011.

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Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Dignitaries stand in front of Carlson Hall on the University of utah campus, the site of the new S.J. Quinney College of Law building, for the ceremonial ground breaking. Carlson Hall will be razed and replaced with the state-of-the-art facility. From left to right: David King,principal architect, Hiram Chodosh, Dean of Quinney College of Law, Elder Tom Perry, of the LDS Church, Adina Zahradnikova,CEO of The Disability Law Center, Myron Willson, UofU Office of Sustainability , Lori Nelson, President Utah State Bar, Robert Adler, law school interim dean, David Pershing President University of Utah, and Vicki Baldwin.President College of Law Board of Trustees Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Elder L. Tom Perry gives speaks during the Commencement exercises at the Marriott Center Thursday April 25, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Elder L. Tom Perry holds up a small book of guidelines for LDS servicemen as he spoke during the second day of the 183rd LDS General Conference, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Elder L. Tom Perry, left, Russell M. Nelson, center, and Dallin H. Oaks, right, sit as the 184th Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints begins, Sunday, October 5, 2014. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Elder David A. Bednar, left, fist bumps Elder L. Tom Perry with the empty chair of Elder Boyd K. Packer between them at the end of the afternoon session of the 183rd LDS General Conference, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Elder M. Russell Nelson is at the far right. Packer did not attend Sunday. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, leaves the morning session of the 181st Annual LDS General Conference, Saturday, April 2nd, 2011. Jeremy Harmon | The Salt Lake Tribune Elder L. Tom Perry helps President Boyd K. Packer stand as they sing the hymn Praise to the Man during the Saturday afternoon session of the 181st Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Elder L. Tom Perry, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, left, speaks with other members of church leadership prior to the beginning of the afternoon session of the 182nd General Conference, Saturday, October 6, 2012. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Elder L. Tom Perry, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, center, sits with other members of church leadership prior to the beginning of the afternoon session of the 182nd General Conference, Saturday, October 6, 2012. Jeremy Harmon | The Salt Lake Tribune President Boyd K. Packer, center, is helped off the stand by Elder L. Tom Perry after the Saturday afternoon session of the 181st Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Tribune File Photo L. Tom Perry Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Elder L. Tom Perry gives speaks during the Commencement exercises at the Marriott Center Thursday April 25, 2013.

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· May 31, 2015 4:33 am

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L. Tom Perry, the oldest apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Saturday at age 92.

Perry's life took him from Logan to the U.S. Marine Corps to business and — in 1974 — to a calling as a Mormon apostle.

Here is a photo gallery of Perry.