President Hinckley

I know everyone has already posted about President Hinckley passing away last night, but I'm posting this for my blog book. President Hinckley is pretty much the prophet that I grew up hearing from for just about all my youth and into adulthood. I loved his sense of humor and how straightforward he could be. He always had a fun way to put things. He also helped me to see (along with my parent's guidance of course) that I could do anything that I set my mind to. I remember sitting in the General Young Womens conference during my senior year of high school and I was preparing to leave for BYU and start my endeavors to become a nurse. As I was sitting in that meeting he happened to say this,

The whole gamut of human endeavor is now open to women. There is not anything that you cannot do if you will set your mind to it. You can include in the dream of the woman you would like to be a picture of one qualified to serve society and make a significant contribution to the world of which she will be a part.

I was in the hospital the other day for a few hours. I became acquainted with my very cheerful and expert nurse. She is the kind of woman of whom you girls could dream. When she was young she decided she wished to be a nurse. She received the necessary education to qualify for the highest rank in the field. She worked at her vocation and became expert at it. She decided she wanted to serve a mission and did so. She married. She has three children. She works now as little or as much as she wishes. There is such a demand for people with her skills that she can do almost anything she pleases. She serves in the Church. She has a good marriage. She has a good life. She is the kind of woman of whom you might dream as you look to the future.

I just remember how wonderful I felt about the decisions I was making and that I was making the right choice that would lead me to happiness. President Hinckley will be missed, but I am so happy for his wonderful reunion with his wife.