Why are Fasting and Prayer Important to God?

Elder Shayne M. Bowen was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 1 April 2006. He had been serving as an Area Seventy in the Idaho Area before his call as a General Authority. From 2006 to 2010 he served in the South America South Area presidency, serving as President between 2008 and 2010. From 2010 to 2014 he served at Church headquarters in various capacities. From 2014 to 2018, he served in the Philippines Area Presidency as President between 2016 and 2018. He is currently serving as a counselor in the North America Southeast Area Presidency, an Assistant Executive Director of the Self-Reliance Services/PEF Committee, and a Family History Committee member. By Shayne M. Bowen, May 28, 2019