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Article: Leader was 'hero' to LDS young people

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February 3, 2008
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President Gordon B. Hinckley left a legacy filled with temples, kindness and a constant desire to reach out to the community, said Presiding Bishop H. David Burton at President Hinckley's funeral Saturday.

When Bishop Burton found out about President Hinckley's death, he said he cried tears of sadness and then tears of joy at the news -- an experience he says was likely shared by other members of the LDS Church.

"I suspect many of you stepped foot on that same emotional roller coaster," Bishop Burton said.

Young people in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were especially attached to President Hinckley, Bishop Burton said. President Hinckley was "their hero," he said, and the ...

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