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Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 1995 until his death in January 2008 at age 97. [1]
On February 2, 2008, WBC picketed during the funeral of Mormon spiritual leader Gordon B. Hinckley, a former president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The group displayed picket signs accusing him of being a "lying false prophet" and "leading millions of people astray". [17]
President Benson's other counselor, Gordon B. Hinckley, presided at Wilson's funeral, which was also attended by L. Tom Perry of the Twelve, Taylor, and seven hundred others. [54] "Missionaries are so dear to the entire church that when one is lost through death the entire church grieves," said President Hinckley. [54]
The dedication was scheduled for February 3, 2008; however, due to the death of church president Gordon B. Hinckley and his funeral planned for February 2, 2008, the dedication was postponed one week and was dedicated on February 10 by Monson. [9] Val R. Christensen was the temple's first president. [citation needed]
Commenting on his speaking and writing styles at Maxwell's funeral, church president Gordon B. Hinckley said, I know of no other man who spoke in such an interesting and distinct manner. His genius was the product of diligence. He was a perfectionist determined to exact from every phrase and sentence vivid imagery that brought the gospel to life.
Gordon B. Hinckley: 5 June 1994 – 12 March 1995 (became Church president) He was a member of the First Presidency until 3 March 1995. Boyd K. Packer served as Acting President during that time. 25 Thomas S. Monson: 12 March 1995 – 3 February 2008 (became Church president) He was a member of the First Presidency until 27 January 2008.
Monson was born on August 21, 1927, at St. Mark's Hospital [7] in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of George Spencer Monson and Gladys Condie Monson. [8] The second of six children, Monson grew up in a "tight-knit" family, with many of his mother's relatives living on the same street and the extended family frequently vacationing together. [9]
Speaking at the funeral, Gordon B. Hinckley called Owens "a man of achievement" and a peacemaker who desired to make the world better. At the time of his death, he was continuing his efforts to improve the world, heading up the Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation. "I was with him constantly", Hinckley said.