Mormon church president released from hospital

Monson "plans to resume his normal schedule and duties today," church spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a statement Thursday.Representatives of the faith, formally known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, declined to give further information about Monson's hospital stay.Concerns about Monson's health arose as early as 2015, when local media cited Hawkins as saying Monson "was feeling the effects of advancing age," and reported that Monson appeared visibly weakened during an October