Gordon B Hinckley on CNN's Larry King Live

[@sarahpinho1114]

It's so interesting to watch this after all these years with a new lens.

[@robocoxo]

That was my thought too. I remember watching it live and being so damn proud of this. If only what he was saying wasn’t full of half-truths and lies.

[@sarahpinho1114]

@@robocoxo same!

[@jAAbRON]

"We condemn polygamy but won't interfere with the law. Also, please support Prop 8." That approach to policy speaks volumes.

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

This was significant back in 1998. Hinckley had also done the 60 Minutes interview shortly after he became President in 1995. What you see here is the days of cable tv. The internet was just starting to be opened to the public. The church itself had little to do with the internet. Times have changed and people get much of their information about the church from the internet. Few people in 1998 had cell phones. Smart phones were years away. When GAs misspoke it was hard to refute them when access to information was limited.

[@timmiestabrnak]

It’s wild that Gordon says here that polygamy is not doctrinal when it is in Doctrine and Covenants 132

[@woodystube1000]

What did you expect him to do? Tell the truth??

[@TheShodan92]

Methinks Gordy was telling a porky

[@MrBillmechanic]

Yp. Helied about that. Read the DandC for yourself and see for yourself. It's all in black and white.

[@solarchie]

Doctrine is never-changing. Principles like polygamy do change. In D&C 132 the Lord talks about polygamy being righteous when he authorizes it and being sinful when he does not authorize it.

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

He might have meant doctrinal in 1998. You have to remember this was not heavily focused on the the 1990s. I never remember a gospel doctrine class, priesthood lesson, or General Conference talk where polygamy was mentioned. Today the church had to admit it due to full access to the internet.

[@evanrasmussen6572]

AH yes the interview that cracked my foundation on my mission. I was so ready for him to tell it al like a true blue Mormon truth, I was so disappointed.

[@manuelvillalobos682]

This happened on my mission too. I thought his "not being so sure of anything" demeanor when faced with difficult questions was so cowardly. Then the lies came... masked with the "I'm not so sure" of course.

[@MrBillmechanic]

he lied !!

[@MrBillmechanic]

@@manuelvillalobos682 what a hypocrite!!! HInkley!! THe model mormon hypocrite !!!

[@aliciamae85]

Oh this is from back in the days when the church would dare answer questions of the media…the Holand BBC interview shut that down…

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

I don't see 60 Minutes interviewing Nelson. Thomas Monson did a few interviews on various networks.

[@woodystube1000]

Holland's interview on BBC was the LDS equivalent of Kamala's interview with Bret Baird this week. It was absolutely cringy. You could see the panic, anger, and indignation in his eyes.

[@timmiestabrnak]

“We stand for something”… until we inevitably change it.

[@mylesmarkson1686]

Lately, The Church is flip-flopping as much as Trump!

[@jamestrek2570]

“You cannot divorce, private behavior from Public leadership” Mic Drop. It’s too bad Hinckley, and every church leader, since before him couldn’t follow this advice

[@suthatheplee2777]

Discontinued polygamy in 1890…meanwhile top leaders continued it secretly for many more years…THE TOP LEADERS kept it going!

[@suthatheplee2777]

IMO he far out weighs Nelson in ability to communicate. He appears at ease sitting there with Larry King. And takes random questions from callers. This NEVER HAPPENS any more…current leaders are terrified of the press!

[@tenny810]

I remember watching this as a Canadian kid and thinking please stop talking about your president of the United States

[@cybertruckman634]

Wow! So many victories for Satan in this interview! Mormon, Mormon, Mormon!!

[@saa8488]

Legend has it Rusty drowned a kitten every time Gordon uttered the word!

[@cybertruckman634]

@@saa8488 poor rusty must’ve been so bothered about the “meet the Mormons”campaign! 😂

[@MrBillmechanic]

yep! MORMON ! MORMON ! MORMON ! MORMON ! MORMON ! MORMON ! MORMON !

[@cybertruckman634]

@@MrBillmechanic is it a double victory for Satan if you leave the church, and call yourself an ex mormon? I can just picture him rejoice laughing all fucking day long! 😂

[@littlewing4065]

“It’s wonderfully fruitful..” (for ME) 😂

[@proffernot5485]

When I was a believing member, I was always in awe with GBH's conviction and towering testimony as he spoke from the pulpit and in interviews such as this. Now, it's easy to see and feel the condescending tone in his voice and defensive responses, in addition to being evasive in some contexts. And why does he laugh after saying he doesn't doubt the truth claims of the church?

[@manuelvillalobos682]

I was on my mission when this happened. We were gathered in stake centers to watch this interview. It was one of my first epiphanies that something was wrong with the church. Hearing his blatant lies and seeing how everyone around me pretended not to notice. Then at the end hearing other missionaries state how "their testimony" was strengthened. It dawned on me that just a year prior, this is what some of those Heaven's Gate people must have felt when having second thoughts about drinking the poison. Being surrounded by a herd of brainwashed people who couldn't hear the lies anymore. I felt nauseous every time Hinckley spoke from then on. Little deceitful piece of garbage, I thought, while his popularity among members soared. Yet I had to keep it a secret, which proved to turn me into a keen observer of LDS leaders statements, looking for those passive aggressive lies. Oh, I found out that's the very fabric of that religion.

[@MrBillmechanic]

VERY WELL SAID !!!! Most Mormons worship the prophet, yet claim to worship Jesus CHrist. Hinkley is a stinking, revolting, lying HYPOCRITE !!!!

[@mgeuleinstsear]

Around 11.30 min: when asked when polygamy was commanded, Hinckley said that it was commanded when the people moved West 🤪

[@mikez1114]

Gordon lied and shaded the truth during the interview but I love how he shut Nelson down in regards to using the word "mormon."

[@MrBillmechanic]

YUP. hiNKLEY LIED ALRIGHT. He did not stand up for the truth about what mormons teach theirlittle kids insunday school.....that god was once aman and that man can become a god.. Hinkley lied !!!!

[@TheSaintelias]

He was a modern pioneer for how the church sidesteps, half truths and outright misrepresenting facts. Oaks has become a master of this.

[@flatpat2988]

I’m sorry you feel that way, if you have any questions try asking your Bishop or possibly Stake President. Heavenly Father doesn’t want you to leave the church.

[@TheSaintelias]

@@flatpat2988 I appreciate the concern. I can tell you they don’t have answers to the historical truth claims of the church. That is why even Hinkley had to side step the question by saying “ I don’t think we teach that…”. When he knows it was taught. Dishonesty and half truths. I do appreciate the concern but I no longer have any ounce of desire to try and do the mental gymnastics to believe. Truth has set me at peace.

[@georgemartin1383]

Mormons and Christians know that Polygamy is wrong. Gordon B Hinckley knows it was wrong, you know it was wrong, and even Joseph Smith who practiced it knew it wrong.

[@MrBillmechanic]

A LOUD AMEN!!!! GREAT OBSERVATION!!

[@chandralaframboise963]

Commenting to help

[@Fritz_Lost_Sanity]

I fondly remember being scolded for drinking Mt Dew because “We dOn’T dRiNk CaFfEiEnE! DiDnT U wAtCh LaRrY kInG!”

[@joeargyle]

That's one of your fond memories? You've had one hell of a life.

[@woodystube1000]

"You cannot divorce private behavior from public leadership. I have an accountability, I carry a trust that's incumbent upon me, yes." Wow, that did not age well. The church's leadership have been working hard to spread the idea that they are just men, and that their church duties are completely separate from their personal deeds. Does, "Joseph Smith was a fallible man, but..." ring a bell? Also, the way he downplayed polygamy was masterful. That dissertation was worthy of a Washington politician.

[@MrBillmechanic]

A GREAT reference standard definition of the word "liar".

8:50 In 82 years, Mormon worldwide membership will be 260 million. My Spidey sense tells me that they aren't on track to meet that figure lol

[@honefoulds6912]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful interview. Gordon B Hinckley was a true prophet of God. I joined the church while he was in his last couple of years. Humorous, powerful testimony, loving. Just like those before him back to Adam, and now President Russell M Nelson.

[@32flavorss]

Wow. "I don't know of another organization in the world that does so much for women as the church does". Where have I heard that exact phrase lately?

[@Zeett09]

This interview was so cringe. Plus he flat out lied. I remember it very well.

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

Where did he lie?

[@Zeett09]

@@BunnyWatson-k1whe should have said our founder Joseph Smith practiced polygamy plus he should have clarified that eternal polygamy is part of the Plan of Happiness.

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

@@Zeett09 Polygamy? Back in 1998 many church leaders still denied JS ever practiced it. I remember people telling me the issue came up at a regional relief society conference. The leader told the women JS never practiced polygamy and he was married to only Emma Smith. It is hard to say that with a straight face in 2024.

[@Zeett09]

@@BunnyWatson-k1w yeah. I’ve never been LDS but I was told that Young started it in the 1970’s. But I would think that the leaders including Hinkley would have known that it was actually Smith.

[@TheShodan92]

​@BunnyWatson-k1w .. Yes and Jojo Smith definitely did yet today the church leaders try desperately to sever themselves from this fact just like the Mormon church and it's racism.

[@darlarider9243]

it was a good interview, but so much that is not true. After knowing the truth of the church it is hard to see this,

[@rkn2800]

Watching this when it aired blew my tires. I was cheering him on as super-duper Mormon, but the things he said started my pull-away from the church. I mean seriously, ʻI’m not so sure we ever taught that’?? Are you f’n kidding me??? I was gutted. Completely blindsided and stunned. The church is meaningless already.

[@MrBillmechanic]

HINKLEY STANDS FOR NOTHING !!! EXCEPT OBFUSCATIONS, LIES, PREVARICATIONS, AND MORMON SMOKE AND MIRRORS. DISGUSTING !!!

[@thehappyhalfy]

“We have records of not only those in the church, but out of the church as well.” 😅

[@whizwhitney]

I gave this video a thumbs up because of how well it showcases lying Hinckley lying.

[@monyetgoblog7038]

Welp that son of predition is now in H E double hockey sticks 😂

[@pennymalyon3096]

President Hinckley....Oh what a GREAT & LOVELY SWEET DEAR FAITHFUL SOUL... One of the Saviour's Choice Chosen ...& Blessed Souls and also what a WONDERFUL sweet and humorous dear wife ....Sister Marjorie..How very BLESSED we were to have their sweet and faithful examples before us for so many years...

[@vobdog2398]

He might not be as bad of a person as Rusty Nelson or Dallin Oaks, but he misuses God's name for Mormon financial gain all the same.

[@chrishumphries7489]

⁠​⁠@@vobdog2398Give me an example, a concrete example of any kind, where he “misused God’s name for financial gain.”

[@TheShodan92]

Did you not spot the lie he made about polygamy?

[@gm6856]

What an amazing man

[@mylesmarkson1686]

Yep, we'll all miss good ol' Larry King!

[@Daniela_Explored]

I remember him as the prophet of my youth. His funeral which I took all my children to was one of the most beautiful things. We thank the oh God for a Prophet.

[@jstinnett80ify]

Awwwwwww!! You're thooooo cuuuuute!!!

[@mylesmarkson1686]

You mean "profit". The Mormon Church loves all of their huge profit that they rake in.

[@hpagalla]

Our dear Prophet, God's messenger, we thank God for our living Prophets today.

[@JOSUEELIAS-jd7ji]

Polygamy is no longer a doctrine because they stopped practicing 130 years ago, he did not lie, how could a written a doctrine be more powerfuk than one which is practiced, now if you read the doctrine and covenants they place an end for it

[@TheShodan92]

Yes he said they have "nothing to do with it". Maybe you should read D&C 132. Polygamy is a pre requisite to get to Exaltation. Stop gaslighting.

[@MrBillmechanic]

@@TheShodan92 right on !!!!

[@JoelBautista-i1d]

This guy is a false prophet. He does not represent true repentance. He is a form of Anti Christ.