Gordon B. Hinckley

Gordon Bitner Hinckley ( born June 23, 1910 in Salt Lake City, Utah; † January 27, 2008 ibid ) from 1995 to 2008, the 15th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints, commonly called Mormons. Hinckley was the oldest ever reigning president of this community of faith.

Life

Hinckley was born on 23 June 1910 as a son of Bryant Stringham and Ada Bitner Hinckley. In 1928 he graduated from the LDS High School. He then studied English Language at the University of Utah and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from. He served from 1933 to 1935 in the British Mission. In 1935 he made ​​a trip around Europe, and then Hinckley was commissioned by Heber J. Grant to organize the PR department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints. He was appointed on 5 October 1961 in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Since July 23, 1981-1995 Hinckley counselor was in the first presidency. During the 1980s he was the only healthy member of the institution at a time. On March 12, 1995, he became president of the community of faith. On June 23, 2004, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Hinckley led the missionary work far ahead and was very busy with the construction of temples of the Church. He dedicated more than half of today's 124 temples worldwide, more than all of new age prophets before him.

Since April 1937 Hinckley was married to Marjorie Pay ( 1911-2004 ); They were parents of five children and grandparents of 29 grandchildren. On June 23, 2004, Mr. George W. Bush him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On January 27, 2008, he died at the age of 97 years of old age.

Publications (selection )

  • Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year, Eagle Gate publisher 2001 ( en. ), ISBN 1-57008-767-9
  • Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes, Crown Publishers 2000 ( en. ) ISBN 0-8129-3317-6
  • Be Thou at Example, Deseret Book Company 2000 ( en. ), ISBN 1-57345-051-0
  • Standing for Something ( Wheeler Compass ), Wheeler Publishing 2000 ( en. ), ISBN 1-56895-924-9
  • Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, Deseret Book Company 1997 ( en. ), ISBN 1-57345-262-9
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