I want to pay tribute to a great man. The oldest LDS apostle Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin passed away in his sleep at the at the age of 91 Monday night. How many of us who witnessed his October 6, 2007 General Conference address will ever forget that moment of brotherhood and humanity at it's best? As he stood trembling uncontrollably at the pulpit trying to finish the remainder of his talk, his fellow apostle & dear friend Elder Russell M. Nelson came & stood at his side to steady him so that he could finish his address. Sarah, having just turned 16 & being able to date, fondly remembers his most recent address, "Come What May, & Love It". He talks about learning to laugh and he tells a story about one of his daughters going on a blind date. She was all dressed up & waiting for her date to arrive. A man came to the door that seemed rather old but she tried to be polite and introduced him to her family and grabbed her coat & headed out the door. Before the car pulled away she realized that the man was not her date, but that he had come to pick up her sister to babysit for him. Elder Wirthlin talks about how they all had such a good laugh over that story. Even his daughter who could have felt humiliated & embarrassed laughed with them. I just want to leave you with this bit of advice from his April 2005 address, "Who can tell what far-reaching impact we can have if we are only Kind?"
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