Gordon B. Hinckley dies at age 97

[thirtythree]

Only souce I can find. Saw it on the news as well, and Wikipedia has been updated. Keep it respectful of course.

 

[UNCjigga]

Great loss for LDS, he will be mourmed.

 

[FoBoT]

the S.L.C. TV station websites have the story as well

 

[JC86]

Was he the prophet? If so, whose his successor?

 

[IronWing]

97? Dang, did he know Brigham?

 

[thirtythree]

Originally posted by: JC86
Was he the prophet? If so, whose his successor?

Thomas S. Monson

 

[JulesMaximus]

Never heard of him.

Can't say that I give much of a crap about religious figures though.

 

[engineereeyore]

For those of you who don't know who he is, or what he's done, here's a little info.

President Hinckley received a number of educational honors, including the Distinguished Citizen Award from Southern Utah University; the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Utah; and honorary doctorates from Westminster College, Utah State University, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, Southern Utah University, Utah Valley State College and Salt Lake Community College. The Gordon B. Hinckley Endowment for British Studies, a program focused on the arts, literature and history of the United Kingdom, was established at the University of Utah.

President Hinckley was awarded the Silver Buffalo Award by the Boy Scouts of America; was honored by the National Conference for Community and Justice (formerly the National Conference of Christians and Jews) for his contributions to tolerance and understanding in the world; and received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In 2004, President Hinckley was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in the White House.

Link

You will be greatly missed President. Thank you for all you've done.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

I was talking with some Mormons at my work and about this guy a few years back and they told me how he had a direct channel to God and God would tell him things, like new rules, and then tell the church crew they must enforce them with their peoples.

I suppose at his level he must be ruling his own Universe right now.