And I mean mortem. Big time mortem. Anyway, there was no celebrating in the Geoff B household last night. I continue to be perplexed as to why a Republican would support McCain over Romney, but it appears very likely the Arizona senator will win big in a week also. Mitt will take Colorado, Utah and Massachusetts and has an outside chance at California. McCain will probably take the rest on Super Tuesday.
The math indicates McCain will sew up the nomination sometime this spring.
Yes, it is true, I have been with President Hinckley in the Celestial Room of a temple. This was in the Campinas, Brazil temple during the dedication. It was one of the most incredible spiritual experiences I have had.
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At 8:30 p.m. I received a phone call from my wife. She was attending a youth fireside and learned during the fireside that President Hinckley had passed away.
Here is the official press release from LDS.org:
SALT LAKE CITY 27 January 2008 President Gordon B. Hinckley, who led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through twelve years of global expansion, has died at the age of 97.
President Hinckley was the 15th president in the 177-year history of the Church and had served as its president since 12 March 1995.
The Church president died at his apartment in downtown Salt Lake City at 7:00 p.m. Sunday night from cause’s incident to age. Member of his family were at his bedside. A successor is not expected to be formally chosen by the Church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles until after President Hinckley’s funeral within the next few days.
Feel free to take a moment and post any thoughts, reflections or memories of President Gordon B. Hinckley.
Posts from around the Bloggernacle on President Hinckley’s passing (in no particular order):
Times and Seasons
By Common Consent
Mormon Mentality
Messenger and Advocate
Mormanity
Feminist Mormon Housewives
Recommended Reading (from J. Max Wilson’s blog): Deseret News
It looks like Florida will be, as many predicted, a crucial state in the Republican campaign. My prediction is Romney will win.
One of my favorite people in High Priest’s quorum is a guy who is 60-plus and is unmarried and has a long series of self-admitted mental problems. He gives the most sincere prayers of anybody I know.