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Introduction In recent months, the American President has signed several critical bills into law, addressing various issues, from healthcare reform to economic policies. As these decisions ripple across the world, especially impacting us as global citizens, it's essential for us as Christians to reflect on the actions of leaders and understand how we should pray for them. The Bible instructs us to pray for those in authority, and we are called to view such actions with discernment, wisdom, and grace. 1. The Role of Government and Leadership in the Bible The Bible provides clear guidance on how we, as Christians, should view government and its leaders. In Romans 13:1 , Paul writes, “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” This passage reminds us that all leadership is, in some way, allowed by God, and we are to respect and pray for our leaders,...

LOCAL PRIESTHOOD LEADER MESSAGE  Elder Dunstan G. B. T. Chadambuka, Area Seventy    'It took us exactly eight days from the day we met the missionary couple to the day we were baptized.'  Towards year end of 1989, a friend of mine, Gregory Mutete, came home in our then small township of Dangamvura — situated in Mutare, Zimbabwe. He reported to me and Christopher Bangwayo — our other friend — that he had secured employment as a gardener from a missionary couple named Grant and Sharol Wilson. They had offered him a book called the Book of Mormon, but he had refused to take it — wanting first to confirm with the two of us. As a group of three tightly knit teenage friends, we all had to agree before deciding to embark on any form of adventure, which we believed this was going to be. Little did we know that this was a beginning of a journey that would try our faith to the limit. We were skeptical about these missionaries — based on the lessons we had received in scho...