Comments on: Praise to the Man Who Communed with Jehovah

By: Niko Haikola

Niko Haikola — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:35:02 +0000

I first heard of president Hinckleys death from my father in a text message. I felt really angry and didn\’t want to believe him first. It felt so wrong. Now I just feel sad. I always respected Hinckley more than anyone else.
Funny how I ended up on this site by accident. I was looking for a mp3 of the song \”Praise to the man\”. Then I just decided to leave my thoughts about President Hinckley. He was the greatest man I know.

-N. Haikola, Kemi Finland

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:40:37 +0000

A woman in my ward wrote the most concise yet powerful tribute I have read on her blog. It is:

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

By: cher mortensen

cher mortensen — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:34:52 +0000

I want to add~He surely was a great man, but let\’s praise that fact that the lord will send us a new prophet and as President Hinckly did, he will lead us to success. I am anxious to know and I am excited~I do know that we are a blessed religion. We are very lucky to have such blessings.!

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:10:23 +0000

I hope this comes out as respectful as I intend, but what a way to go. We are all going to die some day, and President Hinckley got to live 97 full years while keeping an active mind and a strong body. I compared President Hinckley’s last years with President Kimball’s as presented in Ed Kimball’s latest biography of the Kimball Presidency. It was heart-breaking to read about President Kimball’s frustrations of dealing with a broken body when he wanted to do so much for the Church. I watched my grandfather deteriorate with Alzheimers. I think of President Benson’s last years. Most old people spend their last years sick and unhappy. What a blessing that President Hinckley got to spend so much of his long life with his sweetheart by his side. While his death seemed sudden and I’ll miss him, I’m glad that he didn’t need to suffer through years of poor health. I hope I’m as lucky.

By: Susan Jones

Susan Jones — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:23:57 +0000

I happened onto some anti-mormon blogs tonight and felt sorrow for those who have lost their testimonies. They write with anger and bitterness producing such darkness. But tonight reviewing your comments, the love and respect you have espressed for Pres. Hinckley fills my heart with light and a joy for the companionship of the faithful and enduring Saints. God bless you all and thanks for sharing your strength in this journey where in we endure to the end. If Pres. Hinckley can do it, then so can we!

By: Ryan Reeder

Ryan Reeder — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:43:49 +0000

I graduated from high school three days after President Benson died, and was ordained an elder the same day President Hunter was set apart as the President of the Church. He signed my mission call. I was in the MTC (Missionary Training Center) when one of the MTC presidency came over the PA system saying that President Hunter had passed away. The following Sunday was a fast Sunday, and I remember thinking that it would be good, as I was preparing to teach others that President Hinckley was a prophet, to fast to gain my own witness of that fact.

President Hinckley was set apart that day, and the day after was that press conference (which was not shown to the missionaries). The next day, though (March 14), Elder Scott came to speak to us at our weekly devotional. And as part of his message, he related how two days before, the Twelve had laid their hands on President Hinckley\’s head and set him apart as the President of the Church. At that moment a strong, powerful witness came to me. I know that President Hinckley was called of God to be His prophet and to preside over His Church.

By: hlue

hlue — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:53:37 +0000

Tears came first, then joy as I thought of Pres. Hinckley’s reunion with his sweetheart, and with his good friend Pres. Faust — then I could see them getting to work! :-)

By: The Only True and Living Nathan

The Only True and Living Nathan — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:47:20 +0000

My nine-year-old son, who wears a white shirt to church only under duress and never touches a tie, decided to wear both to school today as his own memorial.

By: Dave Kitchen

Dave Kitchen — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:31:32 +0000

At this time, the words of Brigham Young seem most poignant to me: I feel to shout for joy to think that I knew the Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley.

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:56:12 +0000

Two memories:
When I was in the Mission Home (1972) he was chairman of the Missionary Committee and came to speak to us. He looked at us and was silent for a few moments, then said, “You’re not much to look at, but you\’re all the Lord has.” It was a gentle reminder not to take ourselves too seriously, but to take the work very seriously.

I was a tired mother of 5 children under the age of 10 and my husband and I both had significant church responsibilities. Pres. Hinckley was then 3rd counselor to an ill Pres. Kimball, whose counselors were also aged and very ill. He was essentially working alone in the presidency. He spoke of taking a few moments the evening before to listen to a Mozart violin concerto, and how it had renewed him. I have survived many difficult seasons in my life since then by letting beautiful music renew me. Pres. Hinckley then said “Sometimes I feel like my desk is the garbage can of the church.” I have thought often how much we take for granted the ability to pass difficult problems one level higher, but that ultimately it stops. How important it is, then, to each do our parts wells, seeking inspiration, so as not to add to the burdens of our leaders, and how we must sustain then with our prayers.