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Description edit
Biography of Gordon B Hinckley on 4 cassettes
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Gordon B. Hinckley: this whole book is about his life: his ups and his downs, everything you would want to know about him.
- Marjorie Pay Hinckley: Gordon B. Hinckley's wife and good friend.
Quotes edit
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“"Forget yourself and go to work."”
Bryant Hinkley
Setting & Locations edit
- Salt Lake City: Busy, bustling city where Gordon B. Hinckley works most of his life.
Organizations edit
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: A true religion that believes in God, the Eternal Father, and in his son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. They believe that man will be punished for their own sins and not Adams transgressions. They believe in baptism by immersion and eternal marriage in the temples. They believe in the Word of Wisdom. They also believe in eternal families and life after death. Their headquarters are in Salt Lake City, Utah, and have broadcasted their General Conference around the world. They have temples that dot the earth. They are also called "Mormons" and have missionaries all over the globe to convert people into their wonderful religion.
First Sentence edit
At precisely 9:00 A.M. on Monday, March 13, 1995, President Gordon B. Hinckley led a procession of fourteen distinguished men out of hte Nauvoo Room and into the elegant and historic lobby of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in downtown Salt Lake City, where a large contingent of local, national, and international press was waiting.
Table of Contents edit
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Carry On!
2. Of Pilgrims and Pioneers
3. Birth and Boyhood
4. A Boy Becomes a Young Man
5. A Mission and Beyond
6. Getting Started: The Challenges Begin
7. Marjorie and the Art of Home Building
8. World War II and Its Aftermath
9. On the Firing Line
10. Life with Father
11. Temples to Dot the Earth
12. Assistant to the Twelve
13. West Meets East
14. Quorum of the Twelve
15. Growing in Asia
16. New Continents, New Challenges
17. The Constancy of Change
18. The Church Moves Forward
19. The First Presidency
20. Forward with Never a Backward Step
21. First Counselor
22. The Opening of New Doors
23. First Counselor a Second Time
24. President of the Church
25. Out of Obscurity
Appendix A: Time Line
Appendix B: Press Interviews
Notes and Sources
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sheri L. Dew (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Deseret Book Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 1573451657
Page Count: 653
Publisher: Deseret Book Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 1573451657
Page Count: 653
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 289.3092
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