Prayer for the President

I was devastated when I found out the presidential election results this morning, so I started praying. As I searched for the words and phrases to express my desires for America, I realized that I would be saying this exact same prayer if Mitt Romney had won. We ultimately all want the same things, right?

1) A stable, prosperous economy
2) Good jobs
3) High quality and affordable education
4) Peace at home and abroad
5) Access to affordable health care
6) Secure retirement
7) Affordable fuel and healthy food

I don't think Barack Obama is a bad/evil man. I think Obama and Romney are both good men with very good intentions who come from very different backgrounds and have divergent perspectives and strategies for repairing America. Even though I think Romney would have done a better job leading our country, we need to unite in supporting the Obama Administration in building a stronger America.

No matter who sits in the White House as the president of our country, my prayer will always be:

Dear God,

Please bless the president to turn to Thee for guidance and inspiration. Please bless him to be humble that he may be strong (Ether 12:27). Please bless him with a clear mind to make the decisions that will be most beneficial to our country as a whole. Please bless him to be honest with himself and fellow men regarding what works and what doesn't. Please bless him to be a quick learner and observer of every situation. Please bless him with a strong conscience and the desire to please Thee before pleasing the world (D&C 3:7).

Please bless the president with good health and safety. Please help him to know how to handle his stress and take out his frustration in healthy ways. Please continue to bless him with a loving helpmate (Genesis 2:18) and family who can uplift him when he's discouraged and warm his heart when other "men's hearts shall fail them" (D&C 45:26). Please bless him with true friends he can trust and rely on (D&C 121:9).

Please bless the president to be discerning when appointing people to work for him (1 Kings 3:9). Please help him to surround himself with honest, benevolent, hardworking people who are dedicated to helping America be the best it can be. Please bless the president and everyone who works with and for him with clean hands and pure hearts (Psalms 24:4-5). Please help them be inspired and influenced by the Holy Ghost that they may "know the truth of all things" (Moroni 10:5)

And if "the time comes that the voice of the people doth choose iniquity" (Mosiah 29:27), please hear "the prayers of the righteous" (Alma 10:22-23), please preserve our country and "spare it a little longer" (Jacob 5:50-51). Nevertheless, "thy will be done" (Matthew 26:42).

In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Like Mitt Romney, I am a Mormon, which means:

"We believe in being subject to...presidents...in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law...We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things." (Articles of Faith 1:12-13)

God Bless America