2 GA's In One Week!

What an awesome week! Monday morning Elder Richard Hinckley and his wife, Jane, met with the missionaries for 2 1/2 hrs. Elder Hinckley is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and head of the Executive Missionary Committee. Both Elder Hinckley and his wife spoke. Sister Hinckley told a sweet story. I'll try to write it in a condensed version.

Sister Hinckley had been bed ridden for about 2 months. It was almost time for April Gen. Conf.
The Hinckley children were worried that if Sis. Hinckley died before conf. that Pres. Hinckley wouldn't be able to carry on with conf. Pres. Hinckley had a little sign in his office that said "Don't Quit". He brought it to Sis. Hinckley's bedside and told her to put her glasses on. He told her to read the sign. Then he said, "Don't quit! Conference starts tomorrow. Please don't quit."

The Tues. afternoon following Gen. Conf. Pres. Hinckley spoke to the area authorities that had been in town for conference. Right after the meeting, Pres. Hinckley went back to his apartment to see Sis. Hinckley. He told her, "Okay, you can go now. Take a little vacation for a short time. When I get there we'll have to get back to work." Sister Hinckley passed away about 5:00pm that afternooon.

Weren't we blessed to have such a wonderful couple to look to as examples of faith and devotion.

Elder Hinckley talked a lot about the connection his father and grandfathers had with Nauvoo.
His grandfather, as a mission president in Chicago in the 1930's, had made the suggestion to the First Presidency that the Nauvoo temple be rebuilt. Nauvoo was in his mission. They had reasons to reject the suggestion.
Elder Hinckley told of going to his father's office shortly after he became president of the church. When he entered the office, his father was looking at a set of blueprints of the original Nauvoo temple. Elder Hinckley said to his father, "You're going to rebuild the Nauvoo temple, aren't you?" President Hinckley answered, "Yes, but don't tell anyone!" You can see that this was something Pres. Hinckley had a great desire to see completed.

Elder Holland was in Nauvoo this weekend for the Nauvoo Stake Conference. He spoke to the misionaries in a special meeting late this afternoon. When the meeting was over, the missionaries just sat there. It was like no one wanted to move or leave the room. We had been so spiritually fed.

I am so grateful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am grateful to know that the church is lead by a prophet who receives modern day revelation. What great men he has who help him lead the church. We have certainly been blessed to have had the opportunity of being taught by two of those men this week.