Goodbye Pres. Hinkley

I just finished watching the funeral services for the 15th prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Gordon B. Hinkley. It was a moving service with many remembering the prophet and his legacy. This service has prompted me to write a bit about President Hinkley. President Hinkley has been at the forefront of the leadership of the church for most of my formative years. I was privileged to attend the dedication of the Bountiful, UT temple in 1995 at which President Hinkley (then the 1st counselor in the First Presidency) presided. I remember sitting in the room mere feet from him and feeling such a calm overwhelming feeling that I was in the presence of a man of God. I’ve loved President Hinkley. He has been a wonderful Prophet of God and has done much for the church. His strong testimony of Christ was visible in all that he did. I will miss him. However, I know without a doubt that he is with his loved ones on the other side of the veil. I will see him again when it is my time to pass. I know that the leadership of the church will go on and that a new Prophet of God will be called. The new Prophet will lead the church and do the Lord’s will on the Earth. I will sustain and follow the new Prophet just as I did with President Hinkley.