Unity and faith in Jesus Christ can help the survivors of the Grand Blanc, Michigan, church shooting, a local church leader said in an op-ed published by the Detroit Free Press .

Grand Blanc Stake President Marcelino Sanchez oversees five congregations in the region for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

He called for both prayers and action, asking community members to be peacemakers.

“Let us remember to pray for the victims and their families, asking for the Lord’s comforting presence to be with them during this difficult time,” he wrote.

“May we all be instruments of his peace, spreading love and kindness throughout our community,” he added.

A man drove a truck into an outer wall of the Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Grand Blanc on Sept. 28, then opened fire on m

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