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Gordon Hinckley, LDS President, Dies at Age 97

Gordon B. Hinckley, president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died Sunday. He is remembered for changing the way Mormons and their church were presented to the world. Hinckley's counselor, Thomas Monson, is his likely successor.

Howard Berkes, NPR's rural affairs correspondent, discusses Hinckley's life and legacy.

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