Elder Cook Responds to Bishop Slaying

Quentin L. Cook - LDS Church News - September 09, 2000
source: Newsroom.lds.org

Our hearts go out to Bishop Sannar's family and we mourn with and pray for them, together with their friends and ward members. It is a tragic event.

Our hearts go out to Bishop Sannar's family and we mourn with and pray for them, together with their friends and ward members. It is a tragic event. We are confident that the extended family, friends, ward members, the community and the Church will stay close to this family and bless them in every possible way.

Some have asked about security at our Church meetings. Let me assure you that participation in Church meetings and Church service is not only spiritually rewarding but the right thing to do. It is also exceptionally safe. While rare incidents occur, Church attendance and Church service have a long history of being among the safest activities in which we can engage.

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