President Gordon B. Hinckley Dies at 97
January 27, 2008 | Items of Interest
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley has died. He was 97 years old.
President Gordon B. Hinckley, world leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was ordained and set apart as the 15th President of the Church on Sunday, March 12, 1995.
He had earlier served 14 years as a counselor in the First Presidency, the top governing body of the Church, and as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for 20 years prior to that.
President Hinckley married Marjorie Pay in the Salt Lake Temple in 1937. They have five children. Sister Hinckley passed away 6 April 2004.
The exact cause of President Hinckley’s death was not immediately released, but his health has been declining over the past two years due to a bout with cancer and complications of old age.
SALT LAKE CITY (Fox News Utah) - The president of the LDS Church passed away Sunday evening at the age of 97. Gordon B. Hinckley was the fifteenth president of the church and has been president since 1995. He was the oldest person to preside over the church in its history. We’ll have more tonight on Fox 13 News at Nine.
9 Responses to “President Gordon B. Hinckley Dies at 97”
I hope this doesn’t sound weird, but his death inspires me. Thinking of what a good man he was, of his assured happiness for eternity and the his reuniting with his wife, it makes me… happy.
Weird?
By ben on Jan 28, 2008
That’s not “weird” at all. I think that’s the appropriate way to view his death.
Think of being on the earth for more than 97 years. Your wife of 60 years as been gone from you for a few years now. You have the burdens of this worldwide church, as well as the health problems attendant to very advanced age.
Suddenly, the pains and sorrows of this world drop from your shoulders and you step into a world of light, freed from pain and your aged mortal body. There is your beloved wife, as beautiful as the day you married her, there are your siblings, there are your parents and grandparents whom you have not seen for many decades!
Who can feel sorry for President Hinckley? Who can help but feel joy for him?
But we will miss him, just the same.
By bill on Jan 29, 2008
Funny the lesson I taught to my five year olds at church sunday was about what heaven was like and what it looks like now and how they can pet the lions and they all got to draw pictures of what their heavenly homes would look like, they all drew very beautiful pictures of heaven.One girls front door backed up to water and I said “So, I need a boat to float to your door and she said” “No, in Heaven, you can just walk on water to my door and also pet my lion Luca.” Anyway, I always loved Pres. Hinkley.
By lainie on Jan 29, 2008
I am so very, very overjoyed for this particular prophet that I came to love so much. Others I have loved of course. David O. McKay was special because he was the prophet when we joined the church, but next to him, came President Hinkley.
Immediately after reading Bill’s post about this marvelous, beloved prophet, I felt an overwhelming desire to pray, and that if I did it that minute, I would be blessed.
And I was. I went straight into my closet and closed the door, and knelt down. I must have been there for twenty or thirty minutes, and I was thanking Heavenly Father for the Savior, and for this prophet, President Hinkley, and I asked again that I might please be forgiven for the heavy burden of sin that I have been carrying for a long, long time. I began to feel warm, and then happy. I knew I was forgiven, and that I was to never hold myself guilty anymore. The Savior has paid for my sins, and for yours. He has. I don’t want him to have hung on that cross and died in vain for me. That bothered me so much. But I still couldn’t forgive myself. The sins were just so great and despairing. Even though I know that my mother and father don’t want me to suffer for being so selfish and forsaking them, I still couldn’t shake it.
I held myself in blame for the total failure of my first marriage. And for my failure at being a good mother and grandmother. But, it’s finally okay. I’m released from these shackles that have bound me for so long. I want all of you, my children, to know that. I love all of you deeply and dearly, and I love my grandchildren, too. I’m so sad for the grandchildren that have left our fold, but I believe that with consetrated prayers and an effort by all of us to begin to live a truly Christian life, that we can bring them back.
Most of all, I want my husband to know how very much I love him. He has REALLY stuck by me through thick and thin and mostly thin. He has listened to my moans and groans and whining and griping, and he has listened with unparalleled patience. Thank you, Luis. I love you so much.
By mother on Jan 29, 2008
As for the child in Lainie’s class who made the comment about walking on the water to her door, and petting her pet lion, Luca. Out of the mouth’s of babes, the truth shall be established. Of course!! The child knew very well that Jesus walked on water, and we should be able to do it, too. And also, the child knew that we would like down with the lions, and put our hand in a cockatrice’s pit (I think it says that??)or den?
By mother on Jan 30, 2008
By lainie on Jan 30, 2008
I am glad you finally got that feeling we talked about while I was in Florida with you when we went over the scriptures about Enos in the Book of Mormon when he said after prayer he was finally realeased of guilt. I hope you never forget this. That you are realeased for good. The Saviour remembers no more.
By lainie on Jan 30, 2008
Hey, Lainie, I just wanted to tell you that I so look forward to your posts on the blog. I love your insights.
I love you.
By bill on Jan 30, 2008
Thanks Bill , I love you too.
By lainie on Jan 30, 2008