Comments on: “I Want You To Burn Out, Not Fade Away.” http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=741 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Gordon B. Hinckley « Miguel’s Plates http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=741&cpage=1#comment-66933 Gordon B. Hinckley « Miguel’s Plates Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:16:40 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2008/01/28/i-want-you-to-burn-out-not-fade-away/#comment-66933 [...] Rusty at Nine Moons shared this experience that characterizes his work ethic: “Years back Elder Ballard came to Spokane and before speaking at a multi-stake conference he met with the priesthood leadership in which he shared an experience he had with President Hinckley. Elder Ballard had recently undergone some sort of operation after which he sat down with President Hinckley regarding his upcoming schedule. In order to fully recover from the operation Elder Ballard proceeded to suggest a cut-back in his responsibilities from three conferences a month to one, and five missionary meetings to two (or something like that, I don’t remember the exact cut-backs he recommended). At one point President Hinckley cut him off and said, ‘Stop, Elder Ballard. I want you to burn out, not fade away.’ [...] [...] Rusty at Nine Moons shared this experience that characterizes his work ethic: “Years back Elder Ballard came to Spokane and before speaking at a multi-stake conference he met with the priesthood leadership in which he shared an experience he had with President Hinckley. Elder Ballard had recently undergone some sort of operation after which he sat down with President Hinckley regarding his upcoming schedule. In order to fully recover from the operation Elder Ballard proceeded to suggest a cut-back in his responsibilities from three conferences a month to one, and five missionary meetings to two (or something like that, I don’t remember the exact cut-backs he recommended). At one point President Hinckley cut him off and said, ‘Stop, Elder Ballard. I want you to burn out, not fade away.’ [...]

]]> By: manaen http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=741&cpage=1#comment-42753 manaen Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:50:43 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2008/01/28/i-want-you-to-burn-out-not-fade-away/#comment-42753 We were at a baptismal service and the presiding member of the SP announced Pres. Hinckley's passing after the talk on the Holy Ghost. . My personal motto is similar to Pres. Hinckley's "burnout" comment: "I'd rather become ashes than dust." We were at a baptismal service and the presiding member of the SP announced Pres. Hinckley’s passing after the talk on the Holy Ghost.
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My personal motto is similar to Pres. Hinckley’s “burnout” comment: “I’d rather become ashes than dust.”

]]> By: Amy http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=741&cpage=1#comment-41643 Amy Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:49:13 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2008/01/28/i-want-you-to-burn-out-not-fade-away/#comment-41643 Like Rusty, I too just wanted to share a sweet anecdote regarding President Hinckley. While I have seen him in person on various occasions (a couple of times he wasn't more than a few yards away), I never shook his hand. And yet I feel like he's given me a hug countless times as I've listened to him speak! When I heard the news of President Hinckley's death, a memory surfaced from my mission. It was several months after General Conference. In my area in Honduras we had no way of watching it, and we had not yet received the Liahona containing the texts of the talks. One tiring day on a bus ride back to our area, I was opening my mail and found a clipping from the Church News' conference highlights. It was only a paragraph long, summarizing President Hinckley's concluding remarks. He apparently got a little choked up, and then he went on to say how much he loved us, his fellow companions in this great work. Tears filled my eyes. I felt a warm embrace wrap around me that was bigger and stronger than human arms could offer. President Hinckley loved me, and he considered me a fellow companion in this work! One simple line in a newspaper article, written months before and mailed thousands of miles across the globe, reached out and touched the heart of an insignificant, struggling missionary in a way she never forgot. As we all know, that’s the kind of man President Hinckley was. He spent his life traveling the world and blessing the lives of countless people in very individual and meaningful ways. Certainly we are happy for his life well-lived and for the heavenly reunions he’s experiencing. But oh, how we will miss our dear and beloved prophet and president, our friend and “senior associate” in this work! Like Rusty, I too just wanted to share a sweet anecdote regarding President Hinckley.

While I have seen him in person on various occasions (a couple of times he wasn’t more than a few yards away), I never shook his hand. And yet I feel like he’s given me a hug countless times as I’ve listened to him speak!

When I heard the news of President Hinckley’s death, a memory surfaced from my mission. It was several months after General Conference. In my area in Honduras we had no way of watching it, and we had not yet received the Liahona containing the texts of the talks.

One tiring day on a bus ride back to our area, I was opening my mail and found a clipping from the Church News’ conference highlights. It was only a paragraph long, summarizing President Hinckley’s concluding remarks. He apparently got a little choked up, and then he went on to say how much he loved us, his fellow companions in this great work.

Tears filled my eyes. I felt a warm embrace wrap around me that was bigger and stronger than human arms could offer. President Hinckley loved me, and he considered me a fellow companion in this work! One simple line in a newspaper article, written months before and mailed thousands of miles across the globe, reached out and touched the heart of an insignificant, struggling missionary in a way she never forgot.

As we all know, that’s the kind of man President Hinckley was. He spent his life traveling the world and blessing the lives of countless people in very individual and meaningful ways. Certainly we are happy for his life well-lived and for the heavenly reunions he’s experiencing. But oh, how we will miss our dear and beloved prophet and president, our friend and “senior associate” in this work!

]]> By: TMD http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=741&cpage=1#comment-40822 TMD Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:25:39 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2008/01/28/i-want-you-to-burn-out-not-fade-away/#comment-40822 “What am I missing?” The fact that sometimes prophets and inspired leaders see us in a greater light than we see ourselves, and call us to act in accordance with that light? “What am I missing?”

The fact that sometimes prophets and inspired leaders see us in a greater light than we see ourselves, and call us to act in accordance with that light?

]]> By: TMD http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=741&cpage=1#comment-40821 TMD Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:23:10 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2008/01/28/i-want-you-to-burn-out-not-fade-away/#comment-40821 “What am I missing?” The fact that sometimes we are called to do more than we think we can by prophets and inspired leaders who sometimes see us in a greater light than we see ourselves. “What am I missing?”

The fact that sometimes we are called to do more than we think we can by prophets and inspired leaders who sometimes see us in a greater light than we see ourselves.

]]> By: JM http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=741&cpage=1#comment-40781 JM Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:57:11 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2008/01/28/i-want-you-to-burn-out-not-fade-away/#comment-40781 "What am I missing?" The personal friendship and understanding between the two of them? “What am I missing?”

The personal friendship and understanding between the two of them?

]]> By: Naismith http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=741&cpage=1#comment-40702 Naismith Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:17:33 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2008/01/28/i-want-you-to-burn-out-not-fade-away/#comment-40702 I'm sorry to be clueless, but I don't understand. It sounds like Pres. Hinckley is being mean-spirited and forcing Elder Ballard to run faster than he feels up to, or medical advice has recommended. What am I missing? I’m sorry to be clueless, but I don’t understand. It sounds like Pres. Hinckley is being mean-spirited and forcing Elder Ballard to run faster than he feels up to, or medical advice has recommended. What am I missing?

]]> By: Don http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=741&cpage=1#comment-40665 Don Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:26:29 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2008/01/28/i-want-you-to-burn-out-not-fade-away/#comment-40665 The quote I read about President Hinckley that got me was when he was first sustained the newsman asked him what he was going to do now that he was the prophet. He replied he would "carry on". I find that so him. That's what he has always done, but his carry on turned out to me huge. He didn't carry on as usual, he carried on as only he could and look a the legacy he has left. The quote I read about President Hinckley that got me was when he was first sustained the newsman asked him what he was going to do now that he was the prophet. He replied he would “carry on”. I find that so him. That’s what he has always done, but his carry on turned out to me huge. He didn’t carry on as usual, he carried on as only he could and look a the legacy he has left.

]]> By: ECS http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=741&cpage=1#comment-40636 ECS Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:02:44 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2008/01/28/i-want-you-to-burn-out-not-fade-away/#comment-40636 This probably isn't appropriate, but I chuckled at the thought of President Hinckley listening to Def Leppard. President Hinckley was a great man, and arguably the most influential modern-day prophet. NPR ran a very nice story about him this morning, remarking that he brought Mormons into the mainstream. God bless him and his family. This probably isn’t appropriate, but I chuckled at the thought of President Hinckley listening to Def Leppard.

President Hinckley was a great man, and arguably the most influential modern-day prophet. NPR ran a very nice story about him this morning, remarking that he brought Mormons into the mainstream. God bless him and his family.

]]> By: gc http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=741&cpage=1#comment-40635 gc Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:00:39 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2008/01/28/i-want-you-to-burn-out-not-fade-away/#comment-40635 Wow, this must be the first story I've heard where a prophet has directly quoted Neil Young. Cool. Maybe it's because he was in Spokane and he knew that Kurt Cobain quoted the same line in his suicide note... Wow, this must be the first story I’ve heard where a prophet has directly quoted Neil Young. Cool. Maybe it’s because he was in Spokane and he knew that Kurt Cobain quoted the same line in his suicide note…

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