Elder Hinckley

Today I was reading more of the biography of Gordon B. Hinckley. He served over the South American mission for only two years when he was assigned instead to the European mission. He served on an absurd number of committees and boards of directors, and went through two reorganization s of the first presidency in relatively short succession. He visited the holy land with president Harold b. lee, who was the first president of the church to go there during this dispensation. There were also a few good quotes about families and raising children. One of them compared children to a tree. It is easy to correct the growth of a tree when it is young and supple, but if neglected in its youth, it will take more serious measures at will undoubtedly leave scars. (A friend for every child, improvement era).

President Hinckley

Today I learned that President Hinckley was assigned, I'm 1970 something, to oversee the work in South America, and was thus released from his duties to oversee the work in Asia. He will have the whole world covered before too long at this rate.