Elder Uchtdorf, who attended the inauguration with Elder Ballard, said the following:"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."
For more on the story, click here. Of course it's pretty boilerplate stuff, given the church's strict political neutrality. But if Elder Uchtdorf is anything at all like the vast majority of Germans, I suspect he would be capable of personally expressing his support for Obama's presidency yet more forcefully. I've got no privileged inside info on this: I'm jus' sayin' (I won't venture a guess on whether we'll start to see Joseph Lowery-type benedictions in General Conference!). Of course I would be happy just to see ordinary LDS church members show a similar degree of thoughtfulness and appreciation for the truly historic events of the day, whatever their political persuasion.
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