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Marjorie Pay Hinckley — Every bit his equal

Her sensible nature, devotion to family served her well

Published: Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 8:44 p.m. MST
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While he was busy opening missions in the Orient and traveling abroad, she was taking care of the house and yard, putting the kids through their chores, driving the boys on their paper routes, picking fruit from the backyard trees. It was a job she loved. When the kids went back to school at the end of the summer, she cried. She hoarded every minute she could with them.Once, when one of her children was required to stay after school for disciplinary reasons, she marched into the school and told the teacher, "You can do anything you want with this boy all day long, but after 3 p.m. he's mine"

"I'm grateful to say our family's turned out amazingly well in my judgment," says President Hinckley, "and I give all the credit to this little lady."

Perhaps it is revealing that all five children live in the same corner of the Salt Lake Valley. Sister Hinckley no longer hears the screen door slamming, but she is surrounded by her children and their children and standing at her husband's side, and she's still putting on her shoes every morning to go to workand is thankful just for all of that.

"Well, it turned out better than I expected," she says. "It's been a good life."


E-mail: drob@desnews.com

Recent comments

what a beautiful story!! i learned so much. she truly is an angel.

amber | Feb. 20, 2008 at 11:34 a.m.

I think that, that artice is very true I will always remember Gordan...

2tall | Feb. 2, 2008 at 7:36 p.m.

Thank you for a beautiful article. You can almost feel the warmth and...

GlorK | Jan. 30, 2008 at 7:29 a.m.

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Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret Morning News

President Gordon B. and Marjorie Hinckley pose for photo prior to media interview March 13, 2003.

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