President Gordon B. Hinckley, world leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was ordained and set apart as the 15th President of the Church on Sunday, March 12, 1995. He had earlier served 14 years as a counselor in the First Presidency, the top governing body of the Church, and as...

On December 26, 2004, CNN’s Larry King interviewed President Gordon B. Hinckley of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on issues “from faith and forgiveness in the world today to the myths and realities of his own church.” In this clip, Larry King asks President Hinckley...

“The time has come for us to stand a little taller, to lift our eyes and stretch our minds to a greater comprehension and understanding of the grand millennial mission of this, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” Gordon Bitner Hinckley, the president and prophet of the Church of Jesus...

Gordon B. Hinckley, president of the nearly 13-million member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, died last night. He was 97. Hinckley died at his apartment in downtown Salt Lake City “from causes incident to age,” according to a statement on the church’s Web site. Hinckley...