In September of 2011, the Washington Post invited several religious leaders to comment on what we as a nation, in retrospect, should learn from the tragedies of 9/11/2001. Among those invited to contribute was President Thomas S. Monson. He responded not only as the leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but as the Prophet of God to the world. In this brief article, he reminded the nation of God's unwavering commitment to His children. "Whether it is the best of times or the worst, He is with us," he wrote. Quote, "If there is a spiritual lesson to be learned from our experience of that fateful day, it may be that we owe to God the same faithfulness that He gives to us. We should strive for steadiness and for a commitment to God that does not ebb and flow with the years or the crises of our lives," end quote. President Monson emphasized the importance of turning our hearts to God. Quote, "Destruction allows us to rebuild our lives in the way he teaches us, and to become something different than we were. We can make Him the center of our thoughts and His Son, Jesus Christ, the pattern for our behavior," end quote. [MUSIC PLAYING]