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Gordon B. Hinckley

Born

in Salt Lake City, Utah, The United States

June 23, 1910

Died

January 27, 2008

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Religion & Spirituality, Christian, History

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Gordon B. Hinckley was born 23 June 1910 in Salt Lake City, a son of Bryant Stringham and Ada Bitner Hinckley. He served as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995–2008.

Hinckley’s first job was as a newspaper carrier for the Deseret News. After attending public schools in Salt Lake City, he earned a bachelor of arts degree at the University of Utah and then served two years as a missionary in Great Britain. He served with distinction and ultimately was appointed as an assistant to the Church apostle who presided over all the Europe

Even before his term as president, Hinckley’s extensive Church service included 14 years as a counselor in the First Presidency, the highest presiding body in the government of the C Gordon B. Hinckley was born 23 June 1910 in Salt Lake City, a son of Bryant Stringham and Ada Bitner Hinckley. He served as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995–2008.

Hinckley’s first job was as a newspaper carrier for the Deseret News. After attending public schools in Salt Lake City, he earned a bachelor of arts degree at the University of Utah and then served two years as a missionary in Great Britain. He served with distinction and ultimately was appointed as an assistant to the Church apostle who presided over all the Europe

Even before his term as president, Hinckley’s extensive Church service included 14 years as a counselor in the First Presidency, the highest presiding body in the government of the Church, and 20 years before that as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Gordon B. Hinckley was known, even at the age of 95, as the tireless leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who always put in a full day at the office and traveled extensively around the world to mix with Church members, now numbering nearly 13 million in 171 nations.

His quick wit and humor, combined with an eloquent style at the pulpit, made him one of the most loved of modern Church leaders. A profoundly spiritual man, he had a great fondness for history and often peppered his sermons with stories from the Church’s pioneer past.

He was a popular interview subject with journalists, appearing on 60 Minutes with Mike Wallace and on CNN’s Larry King Live, as well as being quoted and featured in hundreds of newspapers and magazines over the years. During the Salt Lake Olympics of 2002, his request that the Church refrain from proselytizing visitors was credited by media with generating much of the goodwill that flowed to the Church from the international event.

At a general conference of Church members in April 2001, President Hinckley initiated the Perpetual Education Fund — an ambitious program to help young members of the Church (mainly returning missionaries from developing countries) receive higher education and work-related training that they would otherwise likely never receive.

Closer to his Salt Lake City home, President Hinckley announced the construction of a new Conference Center in 1996 and dedicated it four years later. Seating 21,000 people, it is believed to be the largest religious and theater auditorium in the world and has become the hub for the Church’s general conference messages to the world, broadcast in 54 languages. ...more

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	Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes 4.60 avg rating — 14,600 ratings — published 2000 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Way to Be!: 9 Ways To Be Happy And Make Something Of Your Life by Gordon B. Hinckley, Steve Young (Introduction) 4.59 avg rating — 8,373 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year 4.63 avg rating — 7,011 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truth Restored 4.34 avg rating — 4,289 ratings — published 1947 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Bright Shining Hope 4.61 avg rating — 1,255 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley 4.57 avg rating — 1,031 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Dear Sisters: Inspiration for Women from Gordon B. Hinckley 4.52 avg rating — 472 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Be Thou an Example 4.56 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Discourses of President Gordon B. Hinckley, Vol. 1: 1995-1999 4.59 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faith: The Essence of True Religion 4.41 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Life is to be enjoyed, not endured”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

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“Try a little harder to be a little better.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

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“True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year

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