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LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley dies at age 97
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Allan & Linda Jorgensen | 9:43 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
We send our love to Pres. Hinckley's family in their sorrow. We extend our
love also to his brethren in the Leadership of the Resotred Gospel. Oh! may we
follow his incomparable example!
Norm | 9:43 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Think of all the families who have been sealed in the temple due to the huge
expansion of temples, throughout the world, under President Hinkley's
service. This will be his great legacy.
Tom Isaacson Family | 9:43 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
This marks the end of an era. Pres. Hinckley has moved the church forward more
than any other modern prophet since Joseph Smith. We love you so much and will
miss you. May you enjoy your reunion with your sweet wife. Your example of
humility and love will never be forgotten.
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indiana-lds | 9:43 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
A sad day for us, but think of the celebrations on the other side. Not only his
wife and family but so many others that have passed on who love this Prophet.
They must be overjoyed to have such a great servant of the Lord in their
presence.
katie | 9:43 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
President Hinkley an amazing man with such great capacities. A Prophet for our
day. He truely had a window into my my soul and I will be forever greatful for
his life.... an inspiration to all.
Abq_Dave | 9:43 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
He was loved by our family and is already missed! I met him almost 30 years ago
and still remember the feeling I had when he talked to me. A very special man
indeed!
tp in colorado | 9:43 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
I am glad I became a member under his leadership. What a wonderful example he
set for me as a new member. I will really miss him.
McIntires in California | 9:43 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Thank you so much for your marvelous work, your beautiful example, and for your
unconditional love. Enjoy your return home. We love you.
the palkki family corvallis OR, | 9:43 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
well miss you president hinkley you were a amazing guy you helped people through
rough times and youll be greatly missed but youll be able to see your wife again
and you helped me alot thats for sure i just wish that you lived longer tou were
such agraet guy and thank you for everything that you have done well miss you
and we love you sincerly the palkki family from corvallis OR,
My condolences | 9:43 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
I am not LDS, but I extend my thoughts for peace and comfort to those of you who
lost a family member, leader, and friend. May we all be so lucky to be doing
something we believe in at 97!
Anonymous | 9:43 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
es un gran profeta
Cactus | 9:44 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
We all better start praying for the quorum of the 12.
Dale Family in AZ | 9:44 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
President Hinckley! What an honor it was to know you. We love you! Thank you
for all that you have done to build the Lord's Kingdom. We love you! What
a marvelous life you lived!
Wayne and Deborah Moseley | 9:44 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Our prayers are with the Hinckley family. We are all saddened by the passing
of this great prophet, but what joy there must be tonight on the other side! We
love and honor you, dear President Hinckley.
BMS | 9:44 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
We love you President Hinckley. Our gratitude for your love and direction will
never be forgotten.
Kent Livingston | 9:44 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
I can only imagine the wonderful reuinion he is having with his sweet wife,
family members, friends, the Propeht Joseph and even the Savior himself. What a
great example of humility, love and dedication he showed throughout his life.
Thanks for the may wonderful memories!!!
Thanks for the may wonderful memories!!!
Vivian Ellertson | 9:45 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
President Hinkley's hard work ethic, skill in the media, sense of
humor,testimony and prophetic inspiration are his legacy to the world! How
blessed we are to have had him this long.
Our Prophet is dead, long live the Prophet!
The gospel is true and prophecy continues.
As in geese flying in formation, the tired leader drops back and a new leader braves the wind. So it is in the Church. We look forward to our new vibrant leader.
Our Prophet is dead, long live the Prophet!
The gospel is true and prophecy continues.
As in geese flying in formation, the tired leader drops back and a new leader braves the wind. So it is in the Church. We look forward to our new vibrant leader.
Jeff K. | 9:44 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
We THANK THEE OH GOD for a PROPHET!
Anonymous | 9:45 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Thank you President Hinckley, for your service and example I will always
remember you.
George | 9:45 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
We love President Hinckley up here in British Columbia, Canada. We're
grateful he came here for temple site selection last year.
Heather and Morgan | 9:45 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Hinckley family at this time. President
Hinckley was such an inspiring man who was steadfast in all he did. He will
surely be missed.
Nerea Bello | 9:46 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
realmente lo extra�aremos amado profeta hincley
Romeu | 9:46 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
President Hinckley all Brazil cry, about your dead, all love him, this now you
been side heven father.
Sorry my bad english.
Romeu Miguel Rodrigues
Tres Lagoas - MS - BRAZIL
Sorry my bad english.
Romeu Miguel Rodrigues
Tres Lagoas - MS - BRAZIL
wendy | 9:46 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
i am so sad for me but so happy for him!
L. Gilmer, Hollywood,FL | 9:46 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
I miss him already. But I know that my church is not without leadership. I am
confident, soon we will have a prophet.
Rick and Vickie Mounce | 9:47 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Ever since shaking hands with Elder Hinckley at the Palmyra Pageant in 1977, we
have known him as a true prophet of God! He will be sorely missed in this life,
but greatly welcomed in the next to work along side the other great prophets
since Adam. We will always love you and have fond memories of you. May God bless
your family and may the Spirit comfort them as you take your work on our behalf
beyond the veil!
Huntington Beach, CA | 9:47 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
What a sweetheart! His service was extraordinary and he will be sorely missed.
To know him was to love him. Truly a man of God!
Sandy | 9:47 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Thank you President Hinckley for the beautiful example and the way you lived
your life! I know he looked forward to the reunion with his sweet wife. God
bless the Hinckley family.
Clint -Gilbert,AZ | 9:47 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Thank you, President Hinckley, for your service and wonderful leadership. We
love you and will deeply miss you.
Lindy Revay | 9:47 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
He will be greatly missed by our family but rejoice in the reunion with his
eternal companion. We love him dearly.
Roy Whiteside | 9:47 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
I returned to church after 25 years in the wilderness, the same time as
President Hinckley was called as my prophet, I saw him in person twice after
that here in Australia. How I will miss him and his rare homour.
Joni | 9:48 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
President Hinckley was such an inspiration to so many! How wonderful though,
that he is now with his sweet wife again! Thank you President Hinckley, you have
definitely had a major impact on my life!
Bill | 9:48 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
He was a fine man who led dynamically with courage. He was the ideal example of
"enduring to the end."
Freeman | 9:48 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Thank you for your service.
CT Sedgwicks | 9:48 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
We are very grateful for the positive influence on our family from President
Hinckley's many years of faithful service. His inspired vision and
leadership lifted us all. His personal touch warmed and strengthened. His
wisdom was directly and lovingly expressed. His example and teaching held up to
our view a higher, a heaven sustained standard. He will be the prophet our
children remember from their youth. As grateful parents, we honor and love the
man and the office.
Shannon | 9:48 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Thank you, President Hinckley, for your unyielding service and love. May God
bless you and your family.
Mason | 9:48 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
President Hinckley, Thank You for all you have done! Not only were you the
Prophet of all people, you were my other Grandpa and I always knew as long as
you were here, things were well. I am so very sad and feel empty, but I know you
are with your wife and family and friends of the past. I am grateful to God for
giving us a Great Prophet such as you! I know you are well and that makes me
feel ok.
Anonymous | 9:48 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
President Hinckley brought the church into the technology age. He shared his
delightful sense of humor with the world via the media. He brought about the
buiding of temples throughout the world. He recommended love for all and
encouraged the wayward to return. What a legacy!
markandbek L.A. | 9:49 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
we love you president hinckley!
Luz | 9:49 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Gracias Amado Profeta Hinckley por su Amor. Las mansiones eternas le esperan!
DG | 9:49 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Thank you Pres. Hinckley. We will miss you.
Katie | 9:49 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Isn't it great that we believe in eternal families and eternal life ...
what a wonderful reunion he is having with his wife and family right now. What
a great man and Great Prophet of God. We will miss him but we have all been
blessed by his influence.
Steed Family | 9:49 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
We thank thee O' God for a Prophet!
President Hinckley changed our lives forever.
President Hinckley changed our lives forever.
CBV | 9:49 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
He was my favorite prophet and he was the prophet for at least 13 years. It felt
sudden and even shocking somewhat when the news came through tonight. What an
inspiration to so many people. He touched so many lives and if I could be 25% of
what that man has become then I will have lived a very good life. I loved how
personable he was to people. He was funny with a quick wit yet he was so strong
and firm on his convictions. He will never be forgotten and his faith and
testimony will help others move forward to live better.
Bryce | 9:50 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
We will always remember you President Hinckley. Your unselfish dedication and
persistance to achomplishing the work of God is much appreciated by those in and
out of the church. "We thank thee, Oh God, for a Prophet!"
Anonymous | 9:50 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
We will always remember his energy and his love for life. Oh that we could live
as he lived.
Jenson's portland Oregon
Jenson's portland Oregon
Karen H....Canada | 9:49 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Faith in every Footstep! What a wonderful prophet, seer and revelator. He has
touched many lives and encouraged us all to greater faith as we raise the bar.
I will miss you! Love and respects to your dear family. Thank you for sharing
him with us for all of these years....
Robert | 9:50 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
Aaron Copland's fanfare for the common man could not be more appropriate
for a great loss today. Today the world lost a great man whose work was to
please the Lord and serve his fellow man. If we could have a thousand
presidents who serve america as much as he served his God, his family, and his
people our country would be a far greater place. He was a man shall surely be
missed amongst many nations. He left his mark upon the hearts of millions of
people. Why?...to lift souls to higher plains. He was kind, yet direct. He
was gentle, yet stern. He preached, yet followed. He spoke, and our hearts
burned within us. No man could speak ill of Gordon B. Hinkley and honestly say
that they know him. I heard his voice, and knew he was a prophet of God. His
memory shall forever be with my family. Today, my family shall honor him. We
will mourn for the earthly loss of a mighty son of God.
Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
Herker Family in Iowa | 9:50 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
You had a great sense of humor. Finally, you can be with Marjorie for eternity.
Thank You for your service. We will miss you. Our prayers are with your family
and the church as a whole, as we prepare for a new prophet.
Nichols Family | 9:50 p.m. Jan. 27, 2008
One of the most inspirational, fun, loving, amazing men. It was an honor to be
led by you. All our love to the Hinckley family.
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