"His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant..."
-Matthew 25:24
I just wanted to take a few minutes to express my love for President Hinckley. The news of his death really shocked me yesterday and it is still having a hard time sinking in for me today. I guess I thought that he would never die, that he would be the prophet who would be here when the second coming came. The news was bitter sweet for me. I had grown to love and admire him so much that I didn't want him to be gone and even though I had never met him personally he was very much apart of my life. The passing was sweet because he was back with his wife. The love that he had for Sister Hinckley was so evident in his face and in every one of his actions. You could tell that he missed her so much and sometimes it just made me so sad that they had to spend that time apart. As Clayton and I were watching the news last night I asked Clayton what he was going to remember the most about President Hinckley, he replied "his charm and charisma." I agree with him 100%. He could charm any age group, young or old. He had a strong, positive influence on all people, whether members of the church or not. The thing I will remember most about him is his overwhelming love. Like I said, I have never met him personally, but I have been to General Conference, regional conferences and devotional's where he has spoken. My first experience of being in his presence was at a regional conference when I was pretty young. The conference was at the USU Spectrum. Prior to the beginning it wasn't the most reverent of places. All of a sudden President Hinckley walking in and the crowd went silent. I remember feeling the spirit so strongly. It testified to me that he was a man of God. I don't remember much of that particular talk, but I do remember other talks which he has given where I was in attendance. I felt his love so strongly, not just for the Gospel and for our Savior, but for ME! However, it just wasn't times where we were in the same place where I felt that love, but even on TV when he gave General Conference addresses, firesides or TV interviews. I can't even begin to comprehend having such a gift, a gift where you could make people feel so loved...people you have never met. There will be so many other things about him which I will miss, his humor and the waving of his can to name a few. I love him and will miss him so much. I can only imagine what a glorious reunion he had yesterday with his wife, the Savior and our Heavenly Father. I sure that our Heavenly Father welcomed him with open arms and said something like, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant..."
2 comments:
Heidi
I loved what you said about President Hinckley. I loved him, too. I had the thought once about him dying but I never wanted him to because he is such a wondeful man. I never met him but he made me feel really good when I got to hear him speak. He made me want to do better! Love ya
"T"
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