SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 11, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Elder W. Mark Bassett, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died at age 59.
“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,” an LDS Church statement says.
“Elder Bassett passed away on May 11, 2026, as a result of a traumatic brain injury. He was with his family in St. George, Utah, when the incident occurred.”
No information was provided about the nature of the incident that killed Bassett.
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