![]() ![]() And he looked far into the future, seeing what the trees would become-just as he saw the eternal potential of each person and the grand future of God’s work. He nurtured each tree, just as he did each person. When he planted, it was an expression of optimism, a characteristic that also infused his teachings and his interactions with others. ![]() In many ways, his love for planting was reflected in his ministry as an Apostle and as President of the Church. President Hinckley continued planting trees into his 90s. … A tree is one of the remarkable creations of the Almighty.” 1 It carries on the remarkable process of photosynthesis. It affords shade from the hot summer sun. It starts ever so small and grows through the seasons. … There is something wonderful about a tree. “I think I have done so for at least the last 50 years. Hinckley recorded in his journal at age 82. “I have to plant some trees each spring,” President Gordon B. He served as the 15th President of the Church from March 12, 1995, to January 27, 2008. ![]() He married Marjorie Pay in the Salt Lake Temple on April 29, 1937, and they became the parents of five children. ![]() Hinckley was born on June 23, 1910, to Bryant Stringham Hinckley and Ada Bitner Hinckley. ![]()
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