Here is a brief report from a news channel in SLC. It is sad that he is gone. He has been my favorite prophet so far, but I look forward to President Monson.SALT LAKE CITY - The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Gordon Bitner Hinckley, died on Sunday at the age of 97 after spending more than a decade as the Mormon faith's leader.
"President Hinckley passed away at 7:00 p.m. tonight at his apartment in Temple Square," said LDS Church spokesman Bruce Olsen. "He has been a great leader... this is going to be a blow to everyone across the world."
According to church officials, Hinckley died from health complications due to his advanced age and was surrounded by his family when he passed away.
Born on June 23, 1910, Hinckley ascended to the church presidency on Mar. 12, 1995. For nearly 13 years, Hinckley served as the 15th prophet of the LDS faith as a successor to Howard W. Hunter.
