President Gordon B. Hinckley, who led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through twelve years of global expansion, has died at the age of 97. President Hinckley was the 15th president in the 177-year history of the Church and had served as its president since 12 March 1995. http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/e... © 2008 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.