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Article: Movie details early life of President Hinckley

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November 21, 2008
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He once ditched school, spent time sucking a bar of soap for swearing, was scolded for a racial slur and wanted to come home before his mission to preach the LDS gospel was complete. Yet he became the man who Latter-day Saints revered as a prophet of God because he learned life's lessons early and well.

That's according to the director of a new film, "Gordon B. Hinckley: A Giant Among Men," which will appear in local theaters on Tuesday as a tribute to the late president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The 53-minute "docu-drama" by Excel Entertainment was never intended to be a feature film, but will be shown locally at Larry Miller-owned theaters at Jordan Commons in ...

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