The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was represented at inaugural events for President Barack Obama by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, and Elder M. Russell Ballard, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
“Elder M. Russell Ballard and I were very pleased to have been able to attend today’s historic inauguration of the 44th president of the United States of America. In doing so, we represented President Thomas S. Monson and the entire Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” President Uchtdorf said.
“It was inspiring to be an eyewitness to this peaceful, impressive, transfer of power and the swearing-in of the first African American president. We pray for President Barack Obama’s success in these challenging times and join in his expressions of hope and optimism,” he said.
President Uchtdorf and Elder Ballard attended the swearing-in ceremony on January 20 and will attend the National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral on January 21.
“It is always an honor for the Church to be represented at the inauguration of a new president,” said President Thomas S. Monson. “We send our best wishes to President Obama and pray for the blessings of a loving Father in Heaven to be upon him and his administration.”
If our Prophet can support our new President, so can I. I will pray for him and hope for the best. My husband was watching some of the things he's already done yesterday and was actually quite impressed. Maybe he'll be good for the economy, who knows. As far as yesterday's post on abortion, I really want to thank all those who commented. Especially those who provided info I was obviously too naive to look up myself. A clarification to the email I got is HERE. PLEASE check it out, as it really is good information. I still have to disagree with the whole abortion thing, but we all have our choices to make and will be held accountable. Anywho, check out the link I posted, it's much better than the info I had received.
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