President Gordon B. Hinckley
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"In the on-working of this great cause, increased faith is what we most need. Without it the work would stagnate."
Sources have said that "there is considerable speculation concerning my health. I wish to put the record straight. ... Last January I underwent major surgery. It was a miserable experience. ... My doctors have called the results miraculous."
"I feel well, my health is reasonably good. But when it is time for a successor the transition will be smooth and according to the will of Him whose church this is. And so, we go forward with faith."
Faith took the Prophet Joseph Smith into the sacred grove to pray. It led to the publication of the Book of Mormon. It was the power behind Brigham Young, who led the Saints to settle the Salt Lake Valley.
This is the 150th anniversary year of the Willie and Martin handcart companies, which began their journey in faith. "They had little or no knowledge of what they were getting into. But they moved forward."
The story of their faith is "our inheritance. Their faith is a reminder to us of the price they paid for the comforts we enjoy." Faith is also demonstrated in small events.
"May faith be as a candle to guide us in the night by its light."
