Gordon Bitner Hinckley was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 1995 until his death in January 2008 a
Hinckley in 1976
Hinckley and his counselors meet with George W. Bush, August 31, 2006, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Hinckley's grave at Salt Lake City Cemetery
Thomas Spencer Monson was an American religious leader, author, and the 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As president, he was considered by adherents of the religion
Gordon B. Hinckley
…Trustees/Education. Hinckley died of natural causes on January 27, 2008. His wife, Marjorie Pay, died in 2004. He was succeeded as church president by Thomas S. Monson, who had served as his first counselor in the First Presidency, and, more importantly, was the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; according…
Monson, accompanied by Henry B. Eyring, shakes hands with U.S. President George W. Bush on May 29, 2008, in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Monson, accompanied by apostle Dallin H. Oaks and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, delivers family history records to U.S. President Barack Obama.
Monson laying the cornerstone during the dedication of the Curitiba Brazil Temple on June 1, 2008