In an op-ed for The Arizona Republic, the 94-year-old leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints writes that belief in God used to be the norm.
“But, in recent years, we have experienced a shift from a world in which it seemed impossible not to believe in God to one in which faith is simply an option — and far too often subject to ridicule.”
Nelson, who was scheduled to address some 68,000 Latter-day Saints later Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, the massive domed arena where the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals play, referred to a recent visit he and his wife, Wendy, made to Paradise, Calif.