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[[Image:med Eyring large.jpg|thumb|Henry B. Eyring]]
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President [[Henry B. Eyring]] is the second counselor in the [[First Presidency]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Henry Bennion Eyring was born on May 31, [[1933]] in New Jersey. Henry graduated with a degree in Physics before entering the United States Air Force. The Air Force sent him to New Mexico. When he arrived he was called as a district missionary in the area and served for two years. He then completed an MBA and PhD at Harvard. From there he decided to teach and found a position at Stanford. He met Kathleen Johnson in 1961 and they were married in July 1962 in the [[Logan Utah Temple]]. His father, Henry Eyring, Sr., was a professor of chemistry at Princeton. His mother was a graduate of the University of Utah and had pursued a doctoral degree. On April 1, [[1995]] Henry B. Eyring was ordained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and on October 6, [[2007]], he was sustained as second counselor in the [[First Presidency]].
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[[Gordon B. Hinckley|Gordon Bitner Hinckley]] was the fifteenth [[Mormon prophet|Prophet]] and [[Mormon prophet|President]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], or Mormon Church, as it is commonly known. He held that position from March 12, [[1995]] until January 27, [[2008]] when he died. He had served in a full-time capacity for the Church since [[1958]]. During his tenure as President of the LDS Church, Hinckley traveled the world extensively and met with many journalists, government officials, civic leaders, and heads of state. At 97 years old, he was the oldest person ever to preside over the Church. For more information, see [http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/beloved-church-president-gordon-b-hinckley-dies-at-97 Beloved Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dies at 97].
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Gordon B. Hinckley at age 78

Gordon Bitner Hinckley was the fifteenth Prophet and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon Church, as it is commonly known. He held that position from March 12, 1995 until January 27, 2008 when he died. He had served in a full-time capacity for the Church since 1958. During his tenure as President of the LDS Church, Hinckley traveled the world extensively and met with many journalists, government officials, civic leaders, and heads of state. At 97 years old, he was the oldest person ever to preside over the Church. For more information, see Beloved Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dies at 97.

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