"We thank thee oh God for a prophet, to guide us in these latter-days"
Earlier today, at approximately 7 o' clock, one of my heroes died. This man, President Hinckley, was the only prophet of the church I have really come to know. He was one of those men who could connect to you no matter who you were, and even though he was old, he always made everybody laugh. He was a devout follower of the Lord and a man I have grown to love. I know that he is in a better place, though, and he is once again with his beloved wife. This man was hero to me because of the way he lived his life and improved those of everyone around him. I had a really cool experience today when I found out he had died. I was totally shocked; it all seemed so sudden. I was at a stake priesthood meeting and our stake president, Pres. McKenna, announced that Pres. Hinckley had passed away peacefully. He then announced that we would be singing "We Thank Thee, Oh God, For a Prophet" The moment we started singing those wondrous words my eyes started tearing up. I couldn't help but to consider all the things I had learned from that man. Singing that song, with all those priesthood holders, after this was one of the times I have felt the spirit the strongest in my life. It was the most amazing feeling. I was crying, but I wasn't really just crying because I was sad. Then the line hit me, "...thus on to eternal perfection, the honest and faithful will go..." just imagine all that our prophet did to deserve his eternal perfection. I would say that he must have had a grand welcoming into heaven tonight. I would just like to conclude by bearing my testimony about this wonderful leader and the church that he guided. I know that he was chosen by God to lead the church. I know that the church he led was the only true church. I am thankful that I was born into a family that has the gospel and I wish that everyone had it in their lives. I am thankful for Pres. Hinckley's leadership and the divine inspiration in guiding the church. I would like to end by saying, I thank thee, oh God, for a prophet, to guide me in these latter-days.
5 comments:
That was an awesome experience at Stake Priesthood.
Amen and Amen.
I'm somewhat emotional as it is, but that night, I was crying pretty bad. It's kind of wierd having the only living prophet you know for most of your life die but at least he's happy where he is now
Well, he's in a better place and i know that he's happy. I don't think that he wants us to be crying over him, he just wants us to follow the strength of youth and all the gospel teachings. And sean, i don't know what "wierd" means.
~big Matt
meh. Speling is overrated.
chuck, that was pretty much amazing. that was a cool experience.
p.s. my sister was looking at my blog, and saw this post. she bawled the whole time she read it. haha. she said she was glad i had such good friends. so thanks for being an awesome friend! :)
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