I just saw report that President Hinckley passed away last night.

“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 causes incident to age. Members 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.”

You can read the full news report on lds.org. Or another report, at CNN.com.

President Hinckley was a great man who did great things for our church. He was much loved and will be missed. But we welcome and sustain President Thomas S. Monson as our next Prophet and President of the church.

I love this quote about President Hinckley. It is so true:

“His life was a true testament of service, and he had an abiding love for others. His wit, wisdom, and exemplary leadership will be missed by not only members of our faith, but by people of all faiths throughout the world.”

– U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican and fellow Mormon.