Gordon B. Hinckley has passed away. This prophet will be missed. I am trying to find the words on how I feel about this. On one hand I am saddened by his passing but I know now that he has gone to a better place and he is back together with his wife and family.
Being a recent convert, I have gotten to know this quite remarkable man. We have seen programs on byu.tv about his life and his accomplishments and they are amazing, they also had his children and wife making comments about this man that they called father or husband. I don’t remember the name of the program – maybe LDS life? you can find the listing in the program guide on byu.tv on your computer – we watch this on the computer all of the time they have some great shows.
Anyway getting back to the prophet – this man was amazing, the things he has accomplished and the progress he has made for the church during his presidency. I hear that we went from 56 to 224 temples – this in itself is something to admire the man for but there are so many other things also, I read about the education fund that he helped setup so that when returning missionarys from poor areas return they are helped with their education costs – this is just such a great thing.
Gordon B. Hinckley, the president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away on 1/27/2008 shortly after 7 p.m., in his apartment in Salt Lake, surrounded by his family. He was 97 years old.
Gordon B. Hinckley – you will be missed, God bless you.
February 7, 2008 at 10:15 am |
Enjoyed reading this. I’m going to follow your example and watch more about his life on BYU tv. I still haven’t posted anything about this remarkable man because whenever I read other people’s blogs, it seems that they’ve already said it all…and said it better than I could.
Still, one of the little things that he said that I think about often is the phrase, “Things will work out.” So many times when I’ve been frustrated or worried about something, I remember this short but true reassurance from President Hinckley, and I feel better. Of course, we’re told this same thing over and over in the scriptures, but somehow hearing it from him stuck with me.