His parents are L. Tom and Nora Sonne Perry.
He married Virginia Lee and they are the parents of three children. She died in 1974. He married Barbara Dayton in 1976.
He served in the Marines in the Pacific during World War II.
He was vice president and treasurer of a department store chain, based out of Boston, Massachusetts.
He was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve on April 6th, 1974 and ordained an apostle April 11, 1974.
Some of the books he wrote include:
Living With Enthusiasm
An Evening with Elder L. Tom Perry
Some of the books he co-wrote include:
Prayer
Priesthood (Deseret Book)
Heroes from the Book of Mormon
A Bountiful Harvest - 1996 - 1997
His speeches include:
Book of Mormon Symposium Speeches 1986 and an Evening with Elder L. Tom Perry
1987-88 Devotional and Fireside Speeches
Speeches (Brigham Young University Fireside and Devotional)
Speeches - Brigham Young University 2002-2003
175th Semiannual General Conference October 2005
One of two talks I remember is the one where he commented on the people of Cache County for their fine observance of the Sabbath.
Another is his talk about service that talked about his wife and mother.
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