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Randall Jeppeson and Sam Penrod reportingLDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley visited the BYU campus today. He spoke to thousands of students during a campus devotional.
President Hinckley brought with him a little Halloween humor, but more importantly a message about what's he's learned in his life-- hoping students will find experiences in their lives that will change their outlook in the future.
Speaking to a capacity crowd in the BYU Marriott Center, LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley started off by giving everyone something to smile about.
President Gordon B. Hinckley: ""It is Halloween, that calls for something a little different,"
Sharing what he called 'experiences worth remembering,' President Hinckley spoke of traveling the world in his life, meeting people from all walks of life and faith.
President Gordon B. Hinckley: "They have influenced my thinking and my behavior. They have affected my life in an unforgettable manner."
From traveling through Vietnam during the war, to visiting numerous military cemeteries around the world, he says he has been affected by the all the wars in his lifetime.
President Gordon B. Hinckley: "As I have visited these various cemeteries, I have reflected first, on the terrible cost of war. What a fruitless thing it so often is and what a terrible price it exacts."
And he challenged students to look at what they can learn from themselves.
President Gordon B. Hinckley: "You likewise will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down and keep a record of them, that you will read them from time to time and refresh your memory of these meaningful, significant things."
This summer, BYU started construction on a new Alumni building that will be named in President Hinckley's honor. The new building is scheduled to be finished a year from now.
