President Hinckley

I just found out that my beloved Prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley, has passed away. I call him my prophet because he has been my prophet since I was since I was 10. I've learned so much from him and will always remember him, his focus on temple, his optimism, his love and care for his wife. I know that he was called of God!

Be Grateful. Be Smart. Be Clean. Be True. Be Humble. Be Prayerful.

Never forget that you came to earth as a child of the divine Father, with something of divinity in your very makeup. The Lord did not send you here to fail. He did not give you life to waste it. He bestowed upon you the gift of mortality that you might gain experience—positive, wonderful, purposeful experience—that will lead to life eternal. He has given you this glorious Church, His Church, to guide you and direct you, to give you opportunity for growth and experience, to teach you and lead you and encourage you, to bless you with eternal marriage, to seal upon you a covenant between you and Him that will make of you His chosen daughter, one upon whom He may look with love and with a desire to help. May God bless you richly and abundantly, my dear young friends, His wonderful daughters.

Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great and strong purpose in your heart. Love life and look for its opportunities, and forever and always be loyal to the Church.