Pres. Hinckley optimistic
LDS leader offers views on variety of subjects on 'Larry King Live'
"(The year) 2005, I think, is going to be a good year," said President Hinckley, who earlier chuckled he sometimes feels "like the last leaf on the tree, and the wind's blowing" when asked about outliving friends.
"I'm optimistic. I think we can look forward with hope and faith. I hope there will be a resolution of the Iraq situation. . . . I hope the economy will be good, and I hope there will be peace across the world. And I'll be traveling at my age," said President Hinckley, age 94.
His appearance on the CNN talk show is his fourth since September 1998. He also appeared on the program in 1999 and days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The broadcast was taped in advance at the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City's Temple Square. It was interwoven with scenes from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Christmas concert and military choirs and orchestras, and punctuated with King displaying a gift from President Hinckley: a tome of King's genealogy, including maps of his parents' European birthplaces, their immigration documents and even what happened to the ships on which they sailed to the United States.
"I can't tell you what this means to me," King said. "This I will treasure more than any other (gift). . . . I'm pleased and honored to accept it."
King, whose wife is a member of the LDS Church, asked President Hinckley an array of questions, from life after death to how he feels about Utah Gov.-elect Jon Huntsman Jr. ("I think he's a good man," President Hinckley said.)
The conversation a few times touched on the church's perceived wealth and how tithing is spent.
Some 400 buildings are erected each year across the world to house members of the growing faith, President Hinckley said.
"They're beautiful. Nothing's too good for the Lord," he said when asked why some of the buildings are "so grand."
"In doing this, we don't neglect humanitarian . . . (or) welfare efforts."
The church this year spent millions of dollars on humanitarian aid and worked with other groups including the American Red Cross and Catholic charities, said President Hinckley, who in October received the Distinguished Humanitarian Award from Catholic Community Services of Utah. The church's perpetual education fund, created via donations, is helping 16,000 people.
"Our concern is to take care of people who are in need (or) help them in their distress," he said.
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