So this evening I got a phone call from my mom saying that President Gordon B. Hinckley has passed away. I could tell she was very teary over it. Honestly, the first thing that came to mind was that I bet he's so relieved and excited to see Marjorie again. I picked the above picture (I think its from a Pioneer Day parade) to represent him because I associate light heartedness and his wife with him. It seemed up until her death that the two were inseparable. It was so cute. I think what he did here during his lifetime was great. He set a great example of service, selflessness and endurance. I'm young enough that he's really the only prophet I've been able to form an opinion of. ( I vaguely remember President Kimball, and that memory is of hearing of his death at church, one Sunday morning. President Hunter, I honestly don't recall much of. ) I also think it is to his credit that he seemed very "real" to me and a lot less "bland" if you will, than some of his predecessors. Maybe a more eloquent way of saying it was that he was a "people person."
I'd say the best memory I have of him is when I was able to attend a BYU devotional before Michael and I got married. I was literally only 4 rows away from him and totally awestruck. We all stood to sing "We Thank Thee Oh God For A Prophet," and I felt one of the greatest floods of the spirit I can recall feeling in my lifetime, during one of the greatest periods of spiritual growth I've personally undergone. There's something incredible about being in the presence of a prophet of God. When I was googling pictures of President Hinckley for my blog, I came across this one.
For anyone interested, my mom sent me a link to a nice video on him if yo follow this url:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvB3z2U8DEo
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I remember that picture of him at the funeral. Heart wrenching! Thanks for your thoughts.
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