Comments on: In Memoriam: Gordon B. Hinckley

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:29:07 +0000

I wonder if Mark B. of comment 19 knows where I could get a copy of the talk the then Elder Hinckley gave at the 1986 Regional Conference in New York? It was very important talk for me, a catalyst that took my life in a different direction that I had been heading, and at this juncture I would like to be able to read it or hear it once more and reflect on the gift that President Hinckley gave to me at that time.I would be grateful to know where I could find it.

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:42:54 +0000

From a woman in my ward:

“All he wanted to do was serve. The Lord knew it. There is a lesson there.”

By: Paradox

Paradox — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:05:39 +0000

I went to EFY in Virginia, but I’ll definitely check that talk.

Thanks for your help:)

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:12:16 +0000

#86. If you went to EFY in Rexburg, it is likely they showed you a clip from the dedication of the Hinckley building on the BYU-I campus. I believe it was in 2002 and it is exactly as you describe. Of course I’m sure that description fits many of his talks.

By: Paradox

Paradox — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:53:48 +0000

When I was at EFY, we heard a sound clip from one of President Hinckley’s talks. In it, he expressed his love to the young people of the Church, and he became so overwhelmed with feeling that he actually began to weep. It was then that I trully appreciated how much he cared about me and the Young Women and Men of this church.

Does anyone know which talk to which I’m referring? I’ve been searching all over the web, but I can’t seem to find it.

By: Maryanne

Maryanne — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:22:14 +0000

Clarification on #19: “I first met him in Okamachi, Japan, in April 2004, when he was touring our mission. He seemed bigger in person than he had on television at conference.” That was 1974, dad.

I remember the 1986 regional conference when he came to NY, even though I was only 7– what a day.

This morning I heard the news on NPR. What a shock– it hit me like a punch in the gut.

How I will miss him, but I am so glad for him and Marjorie to be together again.

By: Glenn Franks

Glenn Franks — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:00:31 +0000

A note from a recent convert:

What I want to say to you is thank you. You made sure I attended the
Conference presentations at the Stake Center before I was baptized.. You took
me to Salt Lake. You made sure I saw GBH at the MTC concerts. You took me to
the Sunday meeting at his Ward in the Memorial Building. You took me to the
SLC Days of ’47 parade he led. You brought him into my life with your seeing
to it that I understood how wonderful this very special man was. You made him
a member of my family and made me a member of his [Church]family.

I am sure this isn’t a complete list, but it will do for now.

Thank you, thank you, thank you,

By: jon

jon — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:13:24 +0000

As a convert to the church, I met Pres. Hinckley in the 80′s (not 1880′s) when he spoke at a regional conference at the U of I in Chicago. I was on stage accompanying a regoinal 4 stake choir and it was perhaps the only time I only saw his back on stage as he spoke.

However, it was a temple session in SLC with Sr. Hinckley that really impressed me. I knew then that she was the inspiration for his humility and service. She radiated an optimism and joy on a level that I had never experienced. It’s wonderful to acknowledge that they are together again . . .and having crossed the bounds of time they will progress forever.

May God bless Pres. Hinckley for his unwaivering faith and discipline in expanding the Lord’s work upon the face of the earth!

By: gillsyk

gillsyk — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:04:22 +0000

Pres Hinckley attended Sac Mtg at our ward in Feb 1991, just before the first US Gulf War. My memory of him is coming in the side door and just bounding up the steps to the stand — this tremendous physical energy for a man his age (or any age). He had just been in Ephraim counseling with concerned families whose children were being deployed, and talked about the good seeds that are planted by LDS servicemen. I wrote down his remarks about how even if the war should end quickly, serious problems would still remain in the region. No one was talking about ‘quickly’ at that time; it was a prophetic comment on all counts.

A while back I taught a lesson on his recent ‘Need for Greater Kindness’ talk. He says “Throughout my service as a memeber of the First Presidency, I have recognized and spoken a number of times on the diversity we see in our society.” Really?, I wondered–and walked into class with a stack of conference Ensigns for all the years of his presidency, each flagged with a strong statement on the subject. My favorite part of the talk is his exhortation to take this seriously: “We cannot be complacent about it. We are memebers of the Church of our Lord. We have an obligation to Him as well as to ourselves and others. … Let us radiate the light of the gospel at all times and all places, that the Spirit of the Redeemer may raidate from us.”

God speed, President Hinckley — how we will miss you.

By: non-mormon-observer

non-mormon-observer — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:01:20 +0000

#24 great link to a very good article chock full of info I didn’t know…