Although I woke up this morning and was disappointed with the results of the presidential election, I am grateful to live in a country where ALL voices can be heard, and counted for something. We are blessed to live a country where we aren't killed for differing views and opinions. I am proud to be an American and pray that our leaders on all levels - local, state, and federal will consider the needs of their constituents and pursue policies that support and maintain the foundations of our great country. I saw the following statement posted on a friends Facebook page, and though I'm a stalker of facebook and enjoy reading others posts, I think it is a just a stage for randomness and TMI, so I don't like sharing my soap box opinions there. I really thought this gave proper perspective on the election's outcome. Enjoy!
The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement Tuesday:
We congratulate President Obama on winning a second term as President of the United States.
After a long campaign, this is now a time for Americans to come together. It is a long tradition among Latter-day Saints to pray for our national leaders in our personal prayers and in our congregations. We invite Americans everywhere, whatever their political persuasion, to pray for the President, for his administration and the new Congress as they lead us through difficult and turbulent times. May our national leaders reflect the best in wisdom and judgment as they fulfill the great trust afforded to them by the American people.
We also commend Governor Romney for engaging at the highest level of our democratic process which, by its nature, demands so much of those who offer themselves for public service. We wish him and his family every success in their future endeavors.
Pray for our country. Pray for our leaders.....and get involved! If you don't like the way things are being run, get out there and run for office, support a candidate, work to make our country a better place.
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