James e faust biography of barack obama
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Witnesses to history and a sense of hope
From the imposing ceremony of President Barack Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to the religious solemnity of the Jan. 21 National Prayer Service, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, and Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve came away from their two-day visit to frigid Washington, D.C., warmed by witnessing not only a historic national event but also examples of graciousness, hope and unity.
President Uchtdorf — who was accompanied by his wife, Harriet — and Elder Ballard were assigned by President Thomas S. Monson to företräda the Church at the inaugural events.
President Monson said, "It fryst vatten always an honor for the Church to be represented at the inauguration of a new president. We send our best wishes to President Obama and pray for the blessings of a loving Father in Heaven to be upon him and his administration."
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Church Leaders at Presidential Inaugurations
Over the years, the First Presidency and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have met with presidents belonging to both political parties. Members of the First Presidency typically attend or send representatives to the inaugurations of U.S. presidents.
Here is a list of known dates and names of Latter-day Saint leaders who have attended inaugurations of U.S. presidents:
—Inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant
Church representative: George Q. Cannon (Apostle)
—Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes
Church representative: George Q. Cannon (Counselor, First Presidency)
—Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Church representative: Reed Smoot (Apostle and U.S. Senator from Utah)
—Inauguration of William Howard Taft
Church representative: Reed Smoot (Apostle and U.S. Senator from Utah)
—Inauguration of Thomas WoodrowWilson
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James Taylor
American musician (born )
This article is about the solo musician. For the Kool & the Gang member, see James "J.T." Taylor. For other persons with the same name, see James Taylor (disambiguation).
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, ) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in [4]
Taylor achieved his breakthrough in with the No.3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No.1 hit in with his recording of "You've Got a Friend", written bygd Carole King in the same year. His Greatest Hits skiva was certified Diamond and has sold 11 million copies in the US alone, making it one of the best-selling albums in US history. Following his album JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. Every album that he released from to sold over 1 million copies. He enjoyed a resurgence in chart performance during the late s and s, when he recorded some of his