LDS leaders join prayers for peace at capital
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A member of the Council of the Twelve and a member of the Seventy were among the 2,000 national, international, state and religious leaders who gathered in the nation's capital Jan. 30 to pray for peace, understanding and love among peoples of all nations.
Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Council of the Twelve and Elder F. Enzio Busche of the Seventy represented the Church at the breakfast, which was hosted by President and Mrs. George Bush and Vice President and Mrs. Dan Quayle."What a significant morning this is to witness leaders from around the globe in raising their voices in song and prayer to our Heavenly Father," said Elder Ballard of the gathering.
Elder Busche said, "This was a very moving, a very spiritual experience."
Elder Ballard and Elder Busche joined other guests in singing "Amazing Grace." President Bush called the breakfast a "celebration of faith," and said: "Let us pray that peoples everywhere will discover the simple joy of praying to God; and let the people of this nation remember that it was conceived under God." He spoke of Terry Anderson, an Associated Press correspondent who was held hostage in Lebanon from 1985-1991. President Bush said that Anderson had remarked that he had "rediscovered the faith that sets all men free."
The national prayer breakfast brought together an array of guests that included U.S. Senators and Congressmen from both sides of the political aisle. Among the guests were Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Gen. Powell prayed for the men and women in the uniformed services stationed around the world, and for the cessation of war.
Also attending were evangelist Billy Graham, the conference of presidents of major Jewish organizations, and the chairman of the national conference on Soviet Jewry.
