President Hinckley

I told Carden and Seth today that President Hinckley had passed away. We listened to the radio together and heard some of the reports and memories of him shared by local residents and prominent Utahns. It felt like a statewide testimony meeting, with breaks for traffic and weather reports. But so touching to hear so many people share wonderful memories of his life.

I've spent the last 2 days collating Family Home Evening kits based on his book Standing for Something for our ward Enrichment night; it's great to pay him tribute by teaching our kids the wonderful attributes he taught and lived.

Tonight at bedtime prayers, Carden prayed, "Thank you that President Hinckley died, and thank you that we get to have a new prophet." He doesn't quite get the "please bless us" part, so every phrase is prefaced with "thank you that..." But in this case, I think he's right. Thank you that President Hinckley gets to be with his wife again. Thank you that he gets to rest. Thank you that he gets to know he offered everything he was and had to this work. Now if only the rest of us could do so well.