One hundred years ago today, June 23, 1910, the 15th president of the Church, President Gordon Bitner Hinckley was born to Bryant S. and Ada Bitner Hinckley in Salt Lake City, Utah. The late prophet was a man of wit and wisdom, and left a rich legacy of dedicated service to all in the Church. President Hinckley died Jan. 27, 2008, at the age of 97.
President Hinckley was first set apart and ordained as the President of the Church on March 12, 1995, after serving for 14 years as a counselor to three Church presidents, 20 years as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve and three years as an Assistant to the Twelve. On Nov. 2, 2006, he became the longest-lived president of the Church.
During the 12 years of his presidency, 79 new temples were announced worldwide, and he dedicated 63 of the 77 temples that were dedicated during the same period. During the time he served in the First Presidency, he dedicated or rededicated 95 of the 124 temples then in operation.
