Quebec members called pioneers in great work
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For the first time, a president of the Church has addressed members in Quebec City.
Speaking Aug. 7 at the Grand Theatre of Quebec, President Gordon B. Hinckley told some 550 members that, though small in number, they are part of the great promises of the Lord regarding this land."The work will never go back," President Hinckley said. "It may take time and go slow, but it will increase, and in the near future you will look back and contemplate the fact that you've been pioneers in that great work."
As President Hinckley was leaving, he waved to the congregation and, in French, said, "Je Vous Aime" (I love you). Many Church members replied, "Nous aussi" (we too).
Michel Morin, a priest, worked as an usher during the meeting. "I was deeply impressed by the simplicity of his words," Michel said. "He speaks with such authority. I had never thought before I would see the prophet in Quebec. I sat very near to him but yet I wanted to be nearer. He was so natural, a humble man of God."
Trisan Casanovas, who translated President Hinckley's remarks into French, said he could not sleep after the conference. "I deeply realized he . . . has an extraordinary stewardship, and that he carries it beautifully upon his shoulders."
