On Thursday, January 31, we went to President Hinckley's viewing at the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City (the picture is after the viewing).The experience was very nice. The viewing was held for two days (open to the public). We're glad we went on Day 1. The experience wasn't very long, yet it was very nice (only about 30 minutes). The next night, people waited about 5 hours for the experience.
As with other viewings, we know even more now that our bodies house a spirit. President Hinckley looked at peace and wore a peaceful smile and pleasant countenance, yet something was missing...obviously, what we viewed was merely the shell of who he is. His spirit lives on and will one day be reunited with his body in the resurrection when Jesus Christ returns to the earth.
President Hinckley changed the world and our family. We are ever grateful for him and for our Heavenly Father's plan that includes a prophet today just as it did in the olden days. We know and testify that we have had a witness of the Holy Spirit that President Thomas S. Monson is the Lord's prophet on the earth after the death of President Hinckley. The Church and kingdom of God moves on and rolls forward as prophecied by Daniel the prophet in the Bible (Daniel 2:44-45). President Monson will continue to testify of our beloved Savior, Jesus Christ who makes the passing of loved ones a little easier because of the hope that he offers each of us.
