President Hinckley's Longevity Record

I don't normally blog about the news outside of marketing, but tonight I watched ABC 4 and one story seemed relevant to my blog readers. President Hinckley of the LDS church is soon to surpass the longevity record for the oldest living LDS prophet.

A little after 12 a.m on Friday President Hinckley will be 96 years and 133 days old, and will surpass David O. McKay as the oldest LDS prophet ever.

On Tuesday, I had the chance to attend the Prophet's address at BYU where he shared some of the many landmark experiences he's had in his long life. This is yet another notable event that somehow I think President Hinckley won't give much second thought too, considering his respect for those who have gone before him. Nonetheless, it is a considerable achievement, especially for someone with a prophetic calling such as Hinckley's where the "weight of the world" has been his to bear for more than 10 years.

For those of you who may read this and have no idea who or what I'm talking about here's a link to President Hinckley's wiki and a few other LDS church sites:

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