1910-2008

Today Justin and I were sitting in a training for our church calling, working with the Young Single Adults in the area. At the end of the meeting the presiding leader stood up for a moment and announced that the Prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckely had just passed away.

I was very grateful that I was in that meeting, having just been blessed by hearing wonderful and inspiring messages from loving leaders, when we heard that our beloved Prophet had passed to the next phase of his life. As Justin put it, He's now able to be with his wife (who passed away 2 years ago).

I know this man was called as a prophet of God and leads His church here upon the face of the earth. He was a man that spoke across generation lines and to people of different faiths. He will be remembered by both those who are members of the church, as well as those not of our faith. He was a good man. A righteous man. A man who loved his family and loved the Lord with all of his heart. President Thomas S. Monson will soon receive the mantle that President Hinckley leaves behind as the prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.