Why I love our Prophet

He's very good with his words. Deseretnews.com | Medal for Pres. Hinckley is 94th birthday present: "When reporters told him that Pope John Paul II had said he was troubled by the Iraqi war when he received his medal, President Hinckley said, 'Well, he may be troubled by the war in Iraq, but he cannot discount the bravery of the men and women who at the behest of the commander in chief are there in the cause of freedom.'"

When President Hinckley was interviewed for 60 minutes a few years ago, a lot of people were worried about it. President Hinckley himself stated after the interview that he had been a little worried. But he handles the media so well, it makes me think that whoever succeeds him will have a hard time following in his footsteps.

Note too, that he didn't make any statement quoted here about the Church's official position on the war in Iraq, nor did he make one on his own personal position re: the war. And on this issue, that's probably the way it should be - members and citizens should make up their own minds as to whether or not it was worth it.