Speaking
Hinckley was also a popular speaker. He attended Brigham Young Academy where he studied under Karl G. Maeser. He won a contest to be the speaker at his commencement, and would be noted the rest of his life as a great orator. Among other speeches to church congregations he gave at least two talks at general conferences.
Hinckley also participated in giving talks in the church's "Church of the Air" program on KSL radio in the 1930s.
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