As many of you know, President Hinckley passed away on January 27, 2008. I (Richard) thought I would throw in my 2 cents on how I feel about our prophet's passing b/c he's the only prophet I've ever known since being baptized in 1996. He was a man who would always bring a smile to my face regardless of the mood or situation I was in. I remember when I was in high school I had just listened to a talk he had given in Conference for that session and I get a knock at my door from my neighbor who infomed me that my car had been broken into and my stereo had been stolen. Now, any of you who know me know that I'd usually freak out and go ballistic b/c of the situation, but for some reason, that day I simply smiled and said, "Oh well." I know that reaction was b/c of the message I had just heard from our prophet. Also, I always marveled at the love he had for his wife. I remember the message he gave at Conference after her passing and he said, "She was always the girl of my dreams. Now, she really is." I will always use that as an example of how much I should love my wife through the good times and the bad. There's so much more I could say about him but I don't think anything I say could do him justice as a man, a leader, or our prophet. I will say, though, that I never met him (although would've liked to) but the the testimony he helped build in my heart will be w/ me always and that's enough for me to say that I loved him and he will be missed.
Gordon B. Hinckley
