While Mormon prophet Gordon Hinckley was at least 114 years old, it appears that he may have been on the road to being immortal, and that his path was cruelly cut short by others with evil intentions. There are several immortal Mormons living among us, the most well-known of whom are the Three Nephites, who walk around the US changing people's tires, pushing them out of snowdrifts and helping them find their lost keys (with the power of prayer of course). There's a good chance that Hinckley, who did a lot of good in his 128 years, was destined to also live forever. I'd heard he was very good at changing tires.
Unfortunately the beloved Governor of Utah died on Sunday night. Stephen Colbert has some fascinating theories about why Hinckley is no longer with us. The King is dead, long live the King.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Gordon Hinckley was Murdered
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Where were you Dude when Howard W. Hunter passed? We will always have that day with Cody Judy won't we?
I can remember when Spencer W. Kimball died. It was November, 1985, I was about to turn 15. He was the only prophet I had ever known (He was ordained when I was 3 yrs old). I do not really remember being sad. One thing I do remember was that it was difficult to change my prayers and remember to say the name of the new prophet and not the old one and that I felt stupid when I made that mistake at church.
I was at home in Utah when Gordon B. Hinckley died and watched the news that night. It was totally silly how the news covered the story, they interviewed people who came down to temple square to sing and lay flowers. I didn't really like that whole scene and how they were covering it, totally rediculous.
There was a tremendous amount of coverage of the Prophet's passing in the Utah papers and media. There was also a good amount of national and international coverage. It was one of the headline stories on Yahoo on Monday which in some ways surprised me. When I got back to my hotel later in the evening it was being reported in some way or another on most news stations. It turned up in a place I never expected, on the Stephen Cobert show as you Dude pointed out. I saw it when it aired live and then turned to CNN.
The next thing I saw on the television that night was very surprising to me. Glen Beck was talking about the prophet and his personal feelings on his show and was visibly emotional and weeping. Go to www.glennbeck.com and click on the link in the featured video section titled “Tribute to LDS President Hinckley".
With Mitt Romney in the running for the Republican presidential nomination and high profile people like Glen Beck openly discussing the LDS faith on such large stages as CNN it really is a unique time. I personally enjoy it. I have always been asked about the church by the people I work with and now there is much more to talk about in that conversation besides the same old stuff like polygamy and the word of wisdom.
I think the issue is how much of a big deal do you make out of a guy who died at nearly a hundred years old and who was virtually worshiped by millions of people as able to get revelation from God, even though by his own admission he never received any?
Hinckley was a nice guy but that's it. He was likeable and had a sense of humor but in the end Mormonism is a joke and people that talk to Mormons about it usually do so so they can gather more info to use later when they make fun of Mormons behind their back. Believe me, dude, it's real.
Try to tell me that standing virtually naked in the temple and getting touched on the stomach by an 80 year old man with oil on his finger isn't weird, shitty and totally stupid? How about baptizing George Washington and Jane Austen?
Anyone that believes that shit is either desperate, brainwashed or insane. There is no middle ground. I think Hinckley was just brainwashed.
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