We will miss you, President Hinckley

I think we are all reflective at President Hinckley's passing what his leadership has meant to us. For the Beehives, he is the only prophet you have known. He was an enduring example of optimism and was well-loved for his humor and grandfatherly smile. He doubled the amount of temples which have resulted in immeasurable blessings for people around the world. He was surely a living example of what it means to be steadfast and immovable. I know we will all miss him dearly, but what a reminder how important a temple marriage is, that two people who love each other so much know they can be together forever. How happy he must be to be reunited with his beloved Marjorie. And his family who said good-bye last night has the comfort this is not the end. Our dear prophet wore his mortal body out working to build the kingdom of God. I hope we can always honor his life by living by his teachings.

Testimony of Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

I hope that all of you will remember that on this Sabbath day you heard me bear my witness that this is God's holy work. The vision given the Prophet Joseph in the grove of Palmyra was not an imaginary thing. It was real. It occurred in the broad light of day. Both the Father and the Son spoke to the boy. He saw Them standing in the air above him. He heard Their voices. He gave heed to Their instruction.

It was the resurrected Lord who was introduced by His Father, the great God of the universe. For the first time in recorded history, both the Father and the Son appeared together to part the curtains and open this, the last and final dispensation, the dispensation of the fullness of times. The Book of Mormon is all that it purports to be—a work recorded by prophets who lived anciently and whose words have come forth "to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations.

The priesthood has been restored under the hands of John the Baptist and Peter, James, and John. All the keys and authority pertaining to eternal life are exercised in this Church.Joseph Smith was and is a prophet, the great Prophet of this dispensation. This Church, which carries the name of the Redeemer, is true. I leave you my testimony, my witness, and my love for each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

-April 1, 2006, Sunday morning session of the 176th Annual World General Conference