‘We’ve forgotten how to disagree’: Local faith, political leaders call for unity at Day of Prayer
May 7, 2026
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18:06Now Playing‘We’ve forgotten how to disagree’: Local faith, political leaders call for unity at Day of Prayer
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IDAHO FALLS – Local faith and political leaders met inside Country Inn & Suites at 2500 Channing Way in Idaho Falls Thursday morning for the annual National Day of Prayer breakfast.
The Regional Council for Christian Ministries hosted the event. Multiple churches and denominations were represented, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, New Day Lutheran Church, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church, as well as members of the Idaho Falls Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Baha’i faith.
Debbie Hall, a member of the Latter-day Saint Communication Council who helped organize the 2026 Day of Prayer, tells EastIdahoNews.com the purpose of the event is to unite as members of different faiths to pray for our nation.
“It’s a wonderful experience to come together in our commonalities … and help each other be better in our own faith,” Hall says.
Pastor Troy Harvey with Little Church in the Pines in Island Park spoke at the event. He focused his message on what to pray for and what he called the tendency of Christians to “see worldly power as God’s power.”
“We want political power … as Christians. We think that is the thing that will fulfill us, that will save us,” Harvey said. “I can’t find one place (in scripture) where Jesus tells his disciples, ‘Let’s bow our head and pray for Caesar.'”
“Do you ever find that most people change their prayers every two to four years?” Harvey asked. “A lot of the time, we’re praying for people of character (in political leadership) and it turns out they just are characters.”
While Harvey said that praying for our political leaders is a worthwhile thing to do, their power to influence society is limited. At some point, people will always disappoint, he said.
Amid the challenges in today’s world, Harvey said politics are not the ultimate solution to everyday problems and the only person in whom Christians should hope is Jesus Christ.
“What we ought to pray for more than anything else is to know Jesus better,” Harvey said. “That’s the way the world changes.”
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