Hinckley, Gordon Bitner, 1910-2008
Dates
- Existence: 1910 - 2008
Biographical History
Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910-2008) was the fifteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was born June 23, 1910, in Salt Lake City, to Ada Bitner Hinckley and Bryant S. Hinckley. Hinckley studied journalism and English at the University of Utah, graduating in 1932. In 1933, he served a mission to the British Isles for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in 1937 was hired as the executive secretary of the Church's Radio, Publicity, and Mission Literature Committee. On April 29, 1937, Hinckley married Marjorie Pay in the Salt Lake City Temple. They were married for 67 years and had five children: Kathleen, Richard, Virginia, Clark, and Jane. After serving in various leadership positions in the Church, Hinckley was called as Assistant to the Twelve in 1958, and in 1961, as an apostle. He later became the fifteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1995, serving until his death on January 27, 2008.
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His Latter-day saint temples, c1937.His Be thou an example, 1981: t.p. (Gordon B. Hinckley) CIP info. (b. 6/23/10)
Wikipedia, Jan. 27, 2008 (Gordon B. Hinckley; Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910-Jan. 27, 2008); fifteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 12, 1995 until his death; born and died in Salt Lake City, Utah; attended University of Utah)
Church of Jesus Christ, via WWW, July 21, 2022 (Gordon Bitner Hinckley was born to Ada Bitner Hinckley and Bryant S. Hinckley; Studied journalism and English at the University of Utah, graduating in 1932. In 1933, he served a mission to the British Isles for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in 1937 was hired as the executive secretary of the Church's Radio, Publicity, and Mission Literature Committee. On April 29, 1937, married Marjorie Pay in the Salt Lake City Temple. They were married for 67 years and had five children: Kathleen, Richard, Virginia, Clark, and Jane. After serving in various leadership positions in the Church, Hinckley was called as Assistant to the Twelve in 1958, and in 1961, as an apostle)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Edgar Lyon and family papers, 1915-1971
Publications written by the Lyon family.
Ensign Peak, 1996-1997
This album includes photographs taken by J Heslop of the Ensign Peak Nature Park when he was the president of the Ensign Peak Foundation. Materials include photographs of the dedication by Gordon Bitner Hinckley. Materials dated 1996-1997. The creator identified this album as "album 27."
Marjorie Pay Hinckley letters, 1944-1993
Contains letters from Marjorie Pay Hinckley and Gordon B. Hinckley to each other dated between 1944 and 1945, and from Marjorie Pay Hinckley to her parents, from Marjorie Pay Hinckley and Gordon B. Hinckley to their children, and from Marjorie Pay Hinckley to other family members. All letters dated 1944 to 1993.
Photographs of Gordon Bitner Hinckley, date of production not identified
Thomas Edgar Lyon, Sr. microfilm reels, 1923-1979
Thomas Edgar Lyon, Sr. outgoing correspondence, 1945-1978
Lyon's outgoing correspondence.