LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dies

Salt Lake Tribune ^

[Turret Gunner A20]

Although I'm not a Mormon, I can't stand boorish bigots, so I too appreciate your tossing out the hate mail.

Thanks.

[Cymbaline]

I went to the original article from the link at the top of the first post. The way is was posted here makes my eyes water!

[Turret Gunner A20]

“What was up with that extra-biblical nonsense?”.

Did you just have to get that in?

[Choose Ye This Day]

Amen, MM, AMEN.

This country could stand to have many MORE men like Gordon B. Hinckley—of ALL faiths. Guys who stand for what they believe in. Guys who are honorable, honest, and giving. Guys who love God and love our country. Guys who are optimistic, enthusiastic and hard-working. Guys who love their families and treat all people of all faiths and culture with respects.

America will miss you, President Hinckley.

[Cymbaline]

America could use some presidential candidates like that! They’re too decent for politics, though.

[Turret Gunner A20]

I tried that -- it didn't work for me -- so I went to the source and got the link,

All you have to do is cut it out, click Start, click RUN, paste it there and click it. And VOILA!!! the original article.

Now, you know as much about computer operation as I do.

[tracer]

18 posts out of 103 deleted — so far. Kudos to the moderators and shame on the usual “Christian” hate-mongers.....

[Choose Ye This Day]

Not now.

[nralife]

“I’m betting that Thomas Spencer Monson gets chosen to be the next LDS church president once the LDS Apostles meet to decide upon this announcement after Hinckley’s funeral.”

In case someone hasn’t pointed it out yet (I haven’t read the whole thread yet), the senior Apostle is next in line. Always. There is no choosing. Monson is it.

[Choose Ye This Day]

Historically, the longest-serving apostle has always been chosen to succeed the deceased prophet. But it doesn’t necessarily HAVE to be that way. It depends what the Quorum decides, under inspiration.

Realistically, yes, it’s 99.9999% likely that Monson will be the next President.

[nralife]

Thanks. You’re probably right. It’s been too many years since I was in the thick of LDS thought.

[fproy2222]

Historically, the longest-serving apostle has always been chosen to succeed the deceased prophet.

This link is to “Succession in the Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” at the Churches web site.

http://www.newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/succession-in-the-presidency-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints

[fproy2222]

Thanks for watching our six.

[hawaiian]

God bless President Hinckley and his family. He was not a good but a great man and example of a Christlike servant and a fearless leader.

[fallingwater]

I’m LDS. This will send shock waves throughout the world. God bless his soul. Thanks for the nice words spoken on here.

[KTM rider]

may he rest in peace , my condolences to the LDS church family

[LowOiL]

Real Christians take the Ten Commandments seriously and "Judge Not..." and real Christians show some respect and decorum upon the death of good man.

I am not gonna pile on here, but I so tire of the "judge not" phrase being so wrongly used it makes me sick. If your gonna paraphrase, paraphrase "judge not, ye hypocrite"... Cause who is not to judge?, it is a hypocrite. Not only does the verse there say for a hypocrite to not judge, but how the hypocrite is to clean up their act to start judging rightly. More at the link below...

Judge Rightly is not some fellow's name ya know

real Christians show some respect and decorum upon the death of good man.

Of course that hinges on the "good" part, and we have seen the arguments on FR pro and con on this before. I do not know this fellow, but do know the religion. I do feel there is other threads for this type of discussion of course and feel the mods are doing a fine job of keeping it off this thread, which is just common sense.

Today I went to a funeral of an old old neighbor of my grandfather. She (Mrs. Ida Barkley) was 95 and was the toughest spitfire Christian woman I ever met in my life. She milked cows and chopped wood until she was 80 by herself. She was a tireless Christian lady that always shared from putting flowers on the alter when she could to visiting nursing homes constantly to minister love. She patched her own tin roof, she drove the oldest beatup pickup truck in the town, but she didn't have a prideful bone in her body. She transcended all classes of people and was respected from the community as better than gold. As far as I know she never owned two coins to rub together and if she did, she joyfully gave from it. That is my definition of a "good" person and today "I wept".

[Gondring]

Condolences to family, friends, and all those who cared for this man.

While I disagree with many of his actions, I have to admire his skills as spin-meister and politician, as well as appreciate his apparent compassion and understanding.