I may have cried...

...last night when we found out that Mitt Romney lost the election.  Yes, it was a little silly of me but I couldn't help shedding a tear or two.  Rae Fish then offered comfort saying this could be a blessing in disguise; we just don't recognize it yet.  I take comfort in that and in the words of these two prophetically wise men:

"In my ninety plus years, I have learned a secret. I have learned that when good men and good women face challenges with optimism, things will always work out. Truly, things always work out! Despite how difficult circumstances may look at the moment, those who have faith and move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out."

-President Gordon B. Hinckley

"Men may fail in this country, earthquakes may come, seas may heave beyond their bounds, there may be great drought, disaster, and hardship, but this nation, founded on principles laid down by men whom God raised up, will never fail. This is the cradle of humanity, where life on this earth began in the Garden of Eden. This is the place of the new Jerusalem. This is the place that the Lord said is favored above all other nations in all the world. This is the place where the Savior will come to His temple. This is the favored land in all the world. Yes, I repeat, men may fail, but this nation won't fail. I have faith in America; you and I must have faith in America, if we understand the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are living in a day when we must pay heed to these challenges.

I plead with you not to preach pessimism. Preach that this is the greatest country in all the world. This is the favored land. This is the land of our forefathers. It is the nation that will stand despite whatever trials or crises it may yet have to pass through."

-President Harold B. Lee

I'm proud to be an American, and although I wish the election last night had ended in Romney and 
Ryans' favor, I pray for our national leaders in this turbulent time of uncertainty.