First Impressions of President Biden

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I wanted to write down my first impressions of President Biden while they are still fresh in my mind and before they are influenced by anything else that happens.

• I think what impressed me the most was the deep concern that President Biden displayed for other people. He seemed outwardly focused on those around him and concerned about their needs. He showed it in small ways such as helping his wife, who was wearing "killer heels", descend steps, and how he courteously opened the car door for her. He also showed his concern for others in his warm greetings to people, having as much of a "normal" inauguration as possible in his inauguration speech, and in his Presidential actions taken on his first day in office. These actions give me hope that our needs will not only be seen, but responded to soon.

A Time to Heal- a Time to Be One

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/video-be-one?lang=eng

Now is a time for healing- for uniting

A time to remember our shared heritage

and to cherish and protect our differences

Now is a time to put aside political squabbles

and remember the democratic ideals

upon which our nation is founded

Now is the time to still our cries of injustice

and stand behind our new President,

so that we can move forward with hope

Now is the time to pledge our best efforts

into making "The American Experiment"

a beacon of liberty in a dark world

Now is the time to prayerfully, and humbly,

remember, and live, so that we can truly be

one nation united under God