Succession of prophets fuels interest in the Church

January 28th, 2008 by Richard K Miller | Filed under Mormon, Online missionary work, The Church.

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Our beloved prophet President Gordon B. Hinckley passed away last night at 7 PM. Since then, we’ve seen a flood of online interest in him, his successor Thomas S. Monson, how leadership and priesthood succession works in the Church, who current members of the Twelve are, and many other questions.

In the coming days, members of the Church have a great opportunity to answer these questions. If you have a blog, it would be helpful to write something on what President Hinckley’s service meant to you, your thoughts on President Monson, your understanding of how priesthood succession works, and related topics. It would also be helpful if you link to additional information like these:

Gordon B. Hinckley (Mormonwiki.com)
Gordon B. Hinckley (Lightplanet.com)
Thomas S. Monson (newsroom.lds.org)
Thomas S. Monson (Mormonwiki.com)
Thomas S. Monson (Lightplanet.com)

You might also participate in forums like Yahoo Answers or our own LDS.net.

If you have a Web cam or digital camera, you might record your thoughts on President Hinckley and post it to YouTube.

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5 Responses to “Succession of prophets fuels interest in the Church”

  1. aaron | 29/01/08

    I do have a blog and I am very interested in linking up to everything you mention…how do I do this?

    thanks,
    aaron
    http://www.graceforgrace.com

  2. Tamra | 1/02/08

    While President Monson is the “next in line” to be prophet, it is still decided through revelation. He will not automatically assume that position unless it is the will of the Lord.

  3. Dana | 1/02/08

    I did as you advised. See the blog entry on Know Your Neighbor: http://knowyourneighbor.typepad.com/knowyourneighbor/2008/02/president-gordo.html

  4. Peter Brule | 2/02/08

    President Hinckley has inspired me to be a better person.
    I grew up in a Catholic home by loving parents who did the best they knew how. We were taught to be honest and work hard.
    At a very young age I determined that I did not believe that the Catholic Church was the true church. Many people I knew did not live by its teachings. They were Sunday Christians.
    Almost 20 years later I was introduced to the LDS Church. I was baptized and have done my best to live by it’s teachings. I am a 7 day a week Christian.
    For years I had in Christian feelings for the Catholic church.
    President Hinckley taght me to show love and respect for other religions. I am a happier person.

  5. Richard | 4/02/08

    Aaron, on your blog you correctly link to several websites. Did you figure out how to link to each of these websites?

    Tamra: You are correct.

    Dana: Nice blog post. Thanks for the mention!

    Peter: NIce comment. Thank you.

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