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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]
Church leaders, especially First Presidency member Gordon B. Hinckley, continued to field criticism for some time for "being duped" and being "unable to discern the evil intentions of a man like Hofmann". Hinckley later noted: "I accepted him to come into my office on a basis of trust … I frankly admit that Hofmann tricked us.
The First Presidency is reorganized, with Ezra Taft Benson as president, Gordon B. Hinckley as First Counselor, and Thomas S. Monson as Second Counselor. Marion G. Romney becomes President of the Quorum, but due to suffering from health and age difficulties, Howard W. Hunter was set apart as Acting President of the Quorum. 9 October 1986
Henry B. Eyring called as Second Counselor 27 January 2008 – 3 February 2008 No organized First Presidency; Death of Gordon B. Hinckley; dissolution of First Presidency 3 February 2008 – 2 January 2018
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.
Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes is a self-improvement book by Gordon B. Hinckley, the 15th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Hinckley was the father of Gordon B. Hinckley, [1] who served as an apostle and the president of the LDS Church. Bryant's brother Alonzo A. Hinckley was also an Apostle. They were both half-brothers of Edwin S. Hinckley, a prominent educator at Brigham Young University. His father was Ira Hinckley. He was named for Briant Stringham, an early ...
Hinckley first read the proclamation on September 23, 1995, at the church's General Relief Society (women’s) Meeting, stating that the purpose was to "warn and forewarn" the world to the danger of deviating from its standards. [1]