Church President, Thomas Monson is laid to rest and is honored by those who loved him. He is dressed in the robes of the Holy Priesthood and presumably a copy of the holy scriptures is placed carefully inside the burial casket. He wears his wedding ring in token of love and marriage.
Having been buried in a solemn funeral -- Monson's body was prepared and laid to rest, Thomas Monson awaits the day he is resurrected by his Lord Jesus according to his faith and the sacred writings in which he trusted.
It is well. That was his faith. That was his wish. He has been buried and may his grave never be violated nor his memory desecrated by falsehoods. Let the truth about Thomas Monson be told both now, later, and forever.
Sadly, the same cannot be said for Hor, an ancient Egyptian who was buried near Thebes. His tomb was violated and pillaged by raiders of the day who sought treasure and who paid little mind to the memory and sacred nature of Egyptian burials. His body and effects were hauled away, shipped across the ocean, and in the end sold to the highest bidder -- so to speak. The mummy of Hor and his sacred writings were kept and maintained by the Mormons through conservation efforts but sadly the quality and care for precious artifacts and human remains was substandard, crude, and poor. The bodies of the dead (including Hor) were manhandled and treated as curiosities and props to display and make money. The sacred funerary writings were interpreted and translated in a nonscientific manner and the writings and vignettes were assigned meaning according to what Joseph Smith said they represent. In the end, Hor's memory was violated in an unspeakable manner in which the ancient Egyptians would weep and grieve. The sacred writings attributed to Hor were rebranded to accommodate Mormon teachings and philosophy. The name of
'Hor' was never mentioned by Joseph Smith and the Mormons, not once. The memory of Hor was forgotten and trampled -- disrespected in a manner that the ancient Egyptians considered to be a most vile and heinous act.