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Born 1910 ~ |
| 1910 | Born on 23 June in Salt Lake City to Bryant Stringham Hinckley and Ada Bitner Hinckley | |
| 1919 | 8 years | Baptized on 28 April by his father in Salt Lake City |
| 1930 | 20 years | His mother dies |
| 1933-35 | 23-25 years | Serves a mission to England |
| 1935 | 25 years | hired as executive secretary of the Church Radio, Publicity, and Mission Literature Committee; he works in carious capacities for the Church until he is called as Assistant to the Twelve in 1958 |
| 1937 | 26 years | Marries
Marjorie Pay on 29 April;
Called to serve on the Sunday School General Board |
| 1961 | 51 years | Ordained an Apostle on 5 October |
| 1982 | 72 years | Called as counselor to President Kimball; later called as a counselor to Presidents Benson (1995) and Hunter (1994) |
| 1995 | 84 years | Sustained as President of the Church on 1 April with Thomas S. Monson and James E. Faust as counselors |
| 1995 | "The Family ~ A Proclamation to the
World"
This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Family: A Proclamation to the World |
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| He tells the Saints: God will shower down blessings upon those who walk in obedience to the commandments”. |
Source: Gospel Art Kit picture # 520
and www.lds.org