Discourses of President Gordon B. Hinckley

Rare glimpses into the living prophet’s ministry among the people

Follow President Gordon B. Hinckley from the set of 60 Minutes to an obscure chapel in Ghana, from a missionary meeting in Veracruz, Mexico, to a branch fireside in Hanoi, Vietnam. Witness for yourself the fulfillment of President Hinckley’s wish, expressed in the October 1995 general conference: "I have a desire to get out with the Latter-day Saints across the world, to look into your faces, to shake your hands wherever possible, to share with you in a more personal and intimate way my feelings concerning this sacred work, and to feel of your spirit and your love of the Lord and His might cause."

This landmark volume includes: · 78 addresses, many never published before · Excerpts from press interviews · Index for handy reference · A wealth of prophetic counsel in one source

President Gordon B. Hinckley was ordained a set apart as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 12, 1995. He had previously served 14 years as a counselor in the First Presidency and 20 years in the Quorum of the Twelve. Born June 23, 1910, to Bryant S. and Ada Bitner Hinckley, he grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. After graduating from the University of Utah in 1932, he accepted a mission call to the British Isles. He was employed upon his return as secretary to the Radio, Publicity and Mission Literature Committee of the Church and, except for a brief period during World War II, has worked as an employee or General Authority of the Church ever since. He married Marjorie Pay in 1937, and they have five children and 25 grandchildren.