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These are a Few of My Favorite….
Photographs of President Hinckley
By Scot Facer Proctor

Editor's Note: As we go to publish this piece, it has only been two hours since President Hinckley passed away and we have been looking with joy and sadness upon the pictures that follow. We first published this photo essay on President Hinckley before the April General Conference of 2006, just twenty-two months ago. It was highly read then and so loved we decided it would be appropriate to run it again as we think about the amazing life that he has led. We have not changed the captions or writing to be past tense. Oh, how we love this great prophet!

We have been around President Hinckley in some wonderful places - in the Kirtland Temple, in the White House, in the Nauvoo Temple, in Moscow, in Ghana, and in Manhattan to name a few. He has been with us so long, we thought he would live forever. Come and remember him with some of our very favorite pictures.

I have published about 30 of my favorite pictures I’ve taken of the Prophet—I went through our trips and pulled them quickly. I’ve captioned them simply. I thought this would be a great way to remember this great prophet, whose loss we mourn.

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President Hinckley always uses his cane, just not much for walking.  Accra, Ghana.

See what I mean.  He was told to carry a cane and that’s what he does—he carries it.  Elder Russell M. Nelson is at far right.  Accra, Ghana.

Not all of us have such a fancy pointing stick as President Hinckley.  Kirtland Temple.

We marveled at the contrast of Joseph Smith’s visit to the White House to meet with President Van Buren and President Hinckley’s visit to the White House to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor given a United States citizen.  The White House, Washington, D.C.

President Hinckley said that “Sister Hinckley would have loved this event.”  The White House, Washington, D.C.

As part of the press corps, we love meeting with President Hinckley.  He is articulate, sharp, witty and fun.  The press love him.  The White House, Washington, D.C.

Here, President and Sister Hinckley stopped for a moment and talked to three of my children.  Of course he kidded with them and got them all laughing.  Kirtland, Ohio.

I loved seeing those two beautiful heads of hair side by side.  Kirtland, Ohio.

This picture hangs in our daughter, Mariah’s, room.  That is, of course, Mariah on the left shaking hands with President Hinckley.  Kirtland, Ohio.

President Hinckley brightens up any day—even this cloudy day in The Netherlands as he greeted the saints who awaited his arrival.  The Hague Temple.

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