Romney remembers President Hinckley

Romney remembers President Hinckley in a press conference this morning:

“We will miss him as a family, respect him as a man of great character and courage but particularly his humility and ability to touch the lives of each individual is something for which he will long be noted,” Mr. Romney said. “His ability also to talk to people throughout the world and to make close relationships with people in the public sector and in the media distinguish him as one of the great leaders in our faith and his effort to reach out across the world and to faraway lands and to build temples for our church is something which will also give him a legacy that will last many, many years, indeed. And we will miss his leadership. . . .

“I was in Salt Lake and had the chance to go by him and see him and told him that our family was going to be thinking about running for president,” said Mr. Romney. “He smiled and said it would be a great experience if you won and a great experience if you lost.”

Thanks to Council of Fifty.