June 23, 1910 - January 27, 2008What a life he has lead in his 97 years! He's truly an inpirational man to all denominations. Here's some of his accomplishments that I've taken from an article from http://www.lds.org/:
"In 1999 — 169 years after the Church was organized by its founder, Joseph Smith — the Church had 56 operating temples. Three years later that number had doubled, largely because of a smaller, highly practical temple architectural plan that delivered these sacred buildings to Church members in far-flung parts of the world. Many more Church members can now experience the sacred ceremonies that occur only in temples, including marriages for eternity and the sealing of families in eternal units.
President Hinckley was the most traveled president in the Church’s history. His duties took him around the world many times to meet with Latter-day Saints in more than 60 countries. He was the first Church president to travel to Spain, where in 1996 he broke ground for a temple in Madrid; and to the African nations of Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Cape Verde, where he met with thousands of Latter-day Saints in 1998. In 2005, he traveled nearly 25,000 miles on a seven-nation, nine-day tour to Russia, South Korea, China, Taiwan, India, Kenya, and Nigeria.
President Hinckley received a number of educational honors, including the Distinguished Citizen Award from Southern Utah University; the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Utah; and honorary doctorates from Westminster College, Utah State University, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, Southern Utah University, Utah Valley State College and Salt Lake Community College. The Gordon B. Hinckley Endowment for British Studies, a program focused on the arts, literature and history of the United Kingdom, was established at the University of Utah.
President Hinckley was awarded the Silver Buffalo Award by the Boy Scouts of America; was honored by the National Conference for Community and Justice (formerly the National Conference of Christians and Jews) for his contributions to tolerance and understanding in the world; and received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In 2004, President Hinckley was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in the White House. "
Truly amazing!! His wonderful presence & not to mention his great sense of humor will be greatly missed. Isn't it wonderful as members to know that we will be able to see & hear from him again. I'm sure his work & service is far from over. But, I'm sure he's happy to see his lovely wife again. As much as this phrase still pains me after my friends passing:
"God be with you 'till we meet again..."
2 comments:
it wont be the same without him at conference....waving his cane in the air, or 'knighting' the next victim ;)
but what a great guy, he lived a great life, worthy of exaltation. what an example!
We will miss him so much. What a reunion he is having now. I'm so happy for him!
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