

He was a popular interview subject with journalists, appearing on 60 Minutes with Mike Wallace and on CNN’s Larry King Live, as well as being quoted and featured in hundreds of newspapers and magazines over the years.

A profoundly spiritual man, he had a great fondness for history and often peppered his sermons with stories from the Church’s pioneer past. His quick wit and humor, combined with an eloquent style at the pulpit, made him one of the most loved of modern Church leaders. President Hinckley was known, even at the age of 95, as a tireless leader who always put in a full day at the office and traveled extensively around the world to mix with Church members, now numbering nearly 13 million in 171 nations.
