President Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was about to address a worldwide Church audience when news of the U.S. military strike was announced by President Bush. The following is the full text of President Hinckley's remarks.
Attachments to this page include the text of the speech as delivered, plus photographs and some radio sound bites of selected portions.
The speech was delivered in the Church's Conference Center in Salt Lake City, 11:30 a.m. MDT, Sunday, 7 October 2001.