Complex sentence: James Esdras Faust (July 31,1920--August 10,2007) was Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a general authority of the church for 35 years.
Split into simpler sentences: James Esdras Faust (July 31,1920--August 10,2007) was Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Faust was a general authority of the church for 35 years.