A Passing...

The Prophet of our church President Gordon B. Hinckley passed away tonight, a little over an hour ago. He was ninety-seven years old and the oldest leader in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I feel at peace about his passing and am excited for him to be reunited with his wife. Although he is not the only Prophet to have served the members of our church in my life time, he has been serving in this capacity since I was fifteen years old. I have looked to him as an example to follow my whole adult life.
I will always remember him as the Prophet who led the charge to scatter the earth with temples. I will remember seeing him time after time in TV interviews, proclaiming to the world that we are disciples of Jesus Christ. I will always be grateful to him for this simple little poem he wrote and put to music.

Don’t ever forget to pray.
Don’t ever forget to pray.
Kneel down ev’ry night and morning.
Don’t ever forget, don’t ever forget, don’t ever forget to pray.

I sing it to my boys at night and we try to obey this command. I feel indebted to him for motivating me to teach my boys to rely on the Lord day and night. I feel confident that he worked so hard, even into his ninety-seventh year, to serve the children of God because he knew of Gods love for each of us.
President Thomas S. Monson will follow in his stead and proclaim the same truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
To learn more about President Hinckley click here.