{"id":186,"date":"2026-05-12T11:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=186"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:33:45","slug":"latter-day-saint-general-authority-dies-unexpectedly-at-age-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=186","title":{"rendered":"Latter-day Saint General Authority dies unexpectedly at age 59"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>ST. GEORGE, UT \u2014 A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints&#8217; Quorum of the Seventy died Monday at just 59 years old. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=184\">MOST ACCURATE FORECAST: Extreme Heat Warning through Tuesday in the Valley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The church announced that Elder W. Mark Bassett passed away from a traumatic brain injury. He was with his family in St. George, but no further details about what happened were provided. <\/p>\n<p>Bassett had been in the Seventy since 2016 and was the executive director of the Missionary Department. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His service in this calling coincided with a period of historic growth in missionary efforts around the world and unprecedented levels of missionaries deciding to serve. Elder Bassett will be deeply missed and always remembered for his great faith and dedicated service to the Lord Jesus Christ,&#8221; the church&#8217;s announcement read. &#8220;Our love and prayers are with his dear wife Angela, his children, and his grandchildren during this difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=182\">Chandler launching \u2018Roadway Safety Action Plan\u2019 study to drive road fatalities to zero<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bassett was born in Carmichael, California. He and his wife Angela had five children. 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