![[FILE] An American flag and State of Utah flag fly at half mast near the Utah State Capitol. Gov. Spencer Cox ordered flags to be lowered at state facilities Monday in honor of the 9/11 tragedy.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a48c6ad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4256x2832+0+0/resize/840x558!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F44%2F5e0d0dcc4630982df96e029459a8%2Fadobestock-158195647.jpeg)
Utah Governor Spencer Cox has ordered flags to be lowered in honor of the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Russell M. Nelson, who died Saturday. He was 101.
Dallin Oaks, a 93-year-old former judge and the longest-serving apostle, is expected to take the helm.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chooses each new prophet-president based on seniority among the remaining apostles.
Flags will be lowered at sunrise Oct. 7, the day of Nelson’s funeral, and remain at half-staff until sunset.
