My family and I were gathered with our fellow members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints two Sundays ago when we heard the news that a 40-year-old veteran of the Iraq War with an apparent vendetta against the church had rammed his truck through the front doors of a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Grand Blanc, Michigan, begun firing an assault rifle at the worshippers and then set the building ablaze. Four people were killed and eight others, ranging in age from 6 to 78, were injured, two critically.

We may never fully understand what led the assailant to commit such an unspeakable act. He must have carried deep wounds within his soul and suffered immense pain. Our hearts ache for all who were impacted, including the attacker’s widow and young son , who were also victims

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