Testimony of our Prophet, President Hinckley
“I hope that all of you will remember that on this Sabbath day you heard me bear my witness that this is God’s holy work. The vision given the Prophet Joseph in the grove of Palmyra was not an imaginary thing. It was real. It occurred in the broad light of day. Both the Father and the Son spoke to the boy. He saw Them standing in the air above him. He heard Their voices. He gave heed to Their instruction.
“It was the resurrected Lord who was introduced by His Father, the great God of the universe. For the first time in recorded history, both the Father and the Son appeared together to part the curtains and open this, the last and final dispensation, the dispensation of the fullness of times.
“The Book of Mormon is all that it purports to be—a work recorded by prophets who lived anciently and whose words have come forth “to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations” (Book of Mormon title page).
“The priesthood has been restored under the hands of John the Baptist and Peter, James, and John. All the keys and authority pertaining to eternal life are exercised in this Church.
“Joseph Smith was and is a prophet, the great Prophet of this dispensation. This Church, which carries the name of the Redeemer, is true.
“I leave you my testimony, my witness, and my love for each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.”
President Gordon B. Hinckley April 1, 2006, Sunday morning session of the 176th Annual World General Conference
Our beloved Prophet passed away last night in his home at 7:00pm surrounded by family members. He's been my Prophet since I was 14 years old and I have loved him and been so grateful for him. I knew this would come... but it still feels like a shock to me. I'll miss him so much. It's hard to believe that there ever could have been a more loved prophet. I am glad that he is with his wife again, sweet Marjorie.
2 comments:
Thank you Nikki. Yet again I find myself printing off your post to put in my journal. I'm grateful that he can be with his wife again, too. That was my first response, in fact. Such a wonderful man. I can't even imagine what sort of welcome he had going back home again.
I am going to miss President Hinkley so much too. He has been so wonderful, and done so many great things for our church.
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