How sweet is the assurance, how comforting is the peace that come from the knowledge that if we marry right and live right, our relationship will continue, notwithstanding the certainty of death and the passage of time. Men may write love songs and sing them. They may yearn and hope and dream. But all of this will be only a romantic longing unless there is an exercise of authority that transcends the powers of time and death.

Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23 1910 – January 27 2008) was a religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 12 1995 until his death. Considered a prophet seer and revelator by church members Hinckley was the oldest person to preside over the church in its history. Hinckley died of natural causes on January 27 2008 and was survived by his five children.