Posted in Gordon Hinckley on September 10, 2012 | No Comments »
Following a certain significant event several months ago, Joseph Walker revisited a unique tie between a “dyed-in-the-wool, jaded, New York-based reportorial cynic” and a certain Mormon prophet. “The death …of veteran television journalist Mike Wallace at the age of 93 has reminded many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of the [...]
Posted in Gordon Hinckley, tagged Gordon Hinckley, Mormon Prophet on February 1, 2008 | 6 Comments »
In the Hall of the Prophets of the LDS Conference Center, the first evening of President Gordon B. Hinckley’s 2-day viewing drew thousands of visitors. A reverence pervaded the Center as the faithful flowed in to share their expressions of love at the passing of the 15th Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of [...]
Posted in Gordon Hinckley, Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, tagged General Conference, Gordon Hinckley on February 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
April 1995 This Work is Concerned with People (Priesthood) This is the Work of the Master We Have A Work to Do Stand Strong against the Wiles of the World (General Relief Society Meeting) October 1995 As We Gather Together Of Missions, Temples, and Stewardship (Priesthood) Stay the Course–Keep the Faith The Fabric of Faith [...]
Posted in Gordon Hinckley, tagged Gordon Hinckley, Mormon Missionaries on February 1, 2008 | No Comments »
“I always remember two young men who served in my mission. One was a superstar. He was educated. He was bright. He was quick. He was a little arrogant. We had another who was a sign painter. He came from a sign shop with very little education, but he knew his inadequacies and he relied [...]
Posted in Gordon Hinckley, tagged faith, Mormon missionary on February 1, 2008 | No Comments »
“Is there a missionary who has never felt fear? I know of none. Of course we feel fear now and again. Some are fearful of tracting. Some are fearful of their own capacity. Some are fearful of dogs. Some are fearful of speaking out in declaration of the truth. All of us experience fear now [...]
Posted in Gordon Hinckley, Quotes from Gordon B. Hinckley, Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, tagged excellence, Gordon Hinckley on February 1, 2008 | No Comments »
“My plea to each of you is that we constantly take the position that every one of us can do better than we are doing. We are in a constant search for excellence. That search must be continuous and never ending. It must be consuming and unrelenting…. In this highly competitive world no one can [...]
Posted in Gordon Hinckley, tagged Birth Control, Gordon Hinckley on February 1, 2008 | No Comments »
“Much has been said…about birth control. I like to think of the positive side of the equation, of the meaning and sanctity of life, of the purpose of this estate in our eternal journey, of the need for the experiences of mortal life under the great plan of God our Father, of the joy that [...]
Posted in Gordon Hinckley on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
“Recognize pornography for what it is–a vicious brew of slime and sleaze, the partaking of which only leads to misery, degradation, and regret. This Church expects you who have taken upon yourselves the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to walk in the sunlight of virtue and enjoy the strength, the freedom, the lift that [...]
Posted in Gordon Hinckley on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
“There is an ever-growing plague of pornography swirling about us. The producers and purveyors of smut are assiduously working a mine that yields them many millions in profit. Some of their products are artfully beguiling. They are designed to titilate and stimulate the baser instincts. Many a man who has partaken of forbidden fruit and [...]
Posted in Gordon Hinckley, Stories about Gordon B. Hinckley, Videos of Gordon B. Hinckley on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
President Gordon B. Hinckley, who led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through twelve years of global expansion, has died at the age of 97. President Hinckley was the 15th president in the 177-year history of the Church and had served as its president since 12 March 1995. Video produced by the Public [...]