President Heber J. Grant was a rare spirit, who lived righteously and drew from our Heavenly Father the blessings, which come to those who keep and obey his commandments.
 

Persevering in accomplishment, sincere, honest, upright in all his dealings, positive in expression, dynamic in action, uncompromising with evil, sympathetic with the unfortunate, magnanimous in the highest degree, faithful to every trust, tender and considerate of loved ones, loyal to friends, to truth, to god ~ a distinguished leader, he was a worthy exemplar to the Church and to mankind to world over.
 

In his home he was taught to honor his father and mother, to honor his Heavenly Father and to love his neighbor as himself. I know of no man who has been more generous in his contribution of himself and of the means that have come into his hands . . . . we will be with him again in immortality if we are worthy.
 

HEBER J. GRANT was born November 22, 1856 at Salt Lake City. He became President of the Tooele Stake in 1880 and was ordained an apostle October 16, 1882 at the age of twenty-six. He opened the Japanese mission in 1901 and served as president of the European mission from 1904 to 1906. He dedicated the Hawaiian Temple November 27, 1919, the Canadian Temple at Alberta July 26, 1923, and the Arizona Temple October 23, 1927. The Church prospered during his administration. His personal achievements exemplified his favorite theme: "That which we persist in doing becomes easy to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased." He died May 14, 1945 in Salt Lake City.