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Article: President Hinckley taught positive change

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February 11, 2008
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Twp weeks ago, President Gordon B. Hinckley, the leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away at the age of 97. He was tireless in travels, work and teachings.

Regardless of a person's religion -- or no religion at all -- he encouraged people of all ages and countries to "stand a little taller."

What I learned from him about creating positive change has been beyond calculation. Of all his wonderful qualities, I so appreciated his ability to be genuine, no matter the circumstance.

This has given me the courage to be "real," too. This includes when I unintentionally wore two different shoes to KSL Radio's downtown studio. Instead of spending the day mortified and ...

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