Our Beloved Prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley

By now, I'm sure all of you have heard the news that our Beloved Prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley passed on a week ago, at approximately this very time. What an emotional week it has been for all of us here on Temple Square, and for that matter, throughout the whole world.

The honor and respect that has been paid to him throughout the week, has been simply overwhelming, and we feel like we are emotionally drained at this point, and yet at the same time edified, as we are always when we're in his presence. We have fully celebrated his life this week.

We have been in on every bit of the news from the beginning, through all of the activities of the week. We personally got to attend the wonderful funeral services, and the memorial paid to him this morning at "Music and the Spoken Word", by the Tabernacle Choir. All of his children and grandchildren were in attendance there, and it was a one of a kind program. Never before has the choir honored a single individual so profoundly. It was a touching experience that we will never forget, and I can only say that to be in attendance to all of this first hand, was beyond a priviledge, and we feel so blessed to have been here through it all.

We feel so very blessed to have loved and enjoyed this wonderful Prophet for the past 13 years, and can't even name the many gifts of knowledge of the gospel he has imparted to us. We are eternally grateful to him, for all he's done for us personally, and the church and world as a whole, for the past 50 years of his service, since he was called of God. May God's Choicest Blessings be upon our beloved Prophet, who now deserves his eternal rest with his loved ones.

Farewell for now -
We Love you, Our Prophet Dear.
Elder and Sister Danielson

GOD BE WITH YOU - UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN