The prophets of God have foreseen the
times in which we live.
The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, "This know also, that
in the last days perilous times shall come." Anyone with
eyes to see the signs of the times and ears to hear the
words of prophets knows that the peril is great.
The peril comes from the forces of wickedness.
Those forces are increasing.
And so it will become harder, not easier, to keep the
covenants we must make to live the gospel of Jesus Christ.
For those of us who are concerned about such a future
for ourselves and those we love--in our families, in our
quorums, and in our classes--there is hope in the
promise the Lord has given us of a place of safety in the
storms ahead.
Here is a word picture of that place.
You have read about it in scripture.
It has been repeatedly described by living prophets.
A loving father told his sons of it this way as he tried to
strengthen them against the storms of temptation:
"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the
rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that
ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send
forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind,
yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon
you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to
the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon
which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, whereon if
men build they cannot fall."