Passing of a Prophet

February 5, 2008 | Filed Under God, Brighton, Church 

Brighton and I had the chance to go to the viewing of President Hinckley at the Conference Center over the weekend. Brighton said he really wanted to see the Prophet. We headed over there after I got off work and went to the visitor’s center at Temple Square first, watching clips of President Hinckley’s talks, and waited there until the lines let up enough, so we could wait inside the building, as the cold outside was stinging.

After a few hours in line, we made it to the Hall of the Prophets, and walked by the casket. I held Brighton as we passed. Later, we both talked about it, about how President Hinckley was a great man. We both commented on how peaceful he looked. Almost like he was sleeping there. Dressed in white. Brighton and I talked about how it was his body that had died, but that his soul, his spirit, was with Jesus, and also with his wife…and that he was likely watching the services. Brighton thought that was a good thing.

I really like these words:

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:

“Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles express our heartfelt love and admiration for President Gordon B. Hinckley and the singular life of service he lived. He was our prophet, our leader, our brother and our friend. We feel a deep, personal loss at his passing. He unfailingly demonstrated his devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ, whose witness he was at home and abroad.

“We will miss his wit and his wisdom, his leadership and his love. However, we cannot but rejoice in his reunion with his beloved Marjorie, with his parents and other family members who have gone before, and with the prophets of God, both ancient and modern, among whose eternal ranks he now stands. As the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles we echo the voice of the Master, ‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant. … Enter into the joy of thy Lord.’ “

 

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