And trust me, having been in the little-kid version of that kind of storm, without shafts, that’s not a risk we should be willing to take. But if we do, we have His promise: not only will we survive the storms of life—they will have no power over us at all. You're not a Stitcher Premium subscriber yet. But as we sat and pondered the scene, listening to the Tabernacle Choir’s rendition of “Consider the Lilies,” I reflected on the Savior’s comparison between flowers like these and Solomon’s wealth, for which he was well-known. I used to think it was hard to imagine such reversals and drama in such a short period of time, until we all entered these tumultuous times in our own nation.In Helaman chapters 1-6, the Lamanites become the righteous and the Nephites the wicked. By How do we get in on this action? May 11-17 I have often wondered what was on Abinadi’s mind as the fire that would engulf and kill him burned hotter and hotter. Look at him,” they shouted. Growing up, my family sang the primary song based on this story at the end of every Family Home Evening.

Before long, an old man trotted into the square, his frayed knitted scarf flailing behind him as he ran.

1 Matthew 7:28-29; see also the JST of these verses Daily news, articles, videos and podcasts sent straight to your inbox. In one part of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says the following:“Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? “For behold,” he says, “if a man being evil giveth a gift, he doeth it grudgingly; wherefore it is counted unto him the same as if he had retained the gift; wherefore he is counted evil before God. If not—if we treat the living prophets and their words as though they were just the best efforts of a bunch of old white men in Salt Lake and not as the living scripture that the Lord says they are—then we have no promise of protection against the whirlwind of craziness Satan has prepared for us. Speaking to the members of the church at the time,17 he cautions them that even though normally the “by their works ye shall know them”18 standard works just fine, works alone aren’t everything. However, if we remain open to new ways of learning that are just as astonishing and marvelous as the Savior’s way of teaching, our daily moments of study will yield fruit that is truly worth it.8 For now, I’ve felt to share three lessons that have touched me from these chapters. And the new enemy are the Gadianton robbers, who capture the allegiance of many of the Nephites. “You fool!” they shouted at the old man. Rather, it gives us a hint about how to apply this in our lives, today, right now. Everyone from the Pharisees to the Apostles struggled to understand what was going on at one time or another. How does this switch come about? He will never forsake us. “They draw near to me with their lips,” He said, “but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”15In other words, one of the problems was that their heart—their intent—wasn’t in the right place. Helaman 5:12 describes the rock as the Savior Himself, and 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, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.” I think I sometimes gloss over the craziness of the storm this verse describes. He always keeps His promises. By But, as he tuned its strings and tightened his bow, the eyes of the wandering fiddler showed not pity, but love as the ghostly memories of melodies past filled his heart to bursting. These chapters contain the real meat of the Sermon on the Mount and a single article couldn’t possibly go over every lesson that they hold for us.

2019-01-05T18:56:20Z Comment by Meridian Magazine Podcast. The wise one built on a rock, and the foolish one built on the sand, yada yada yada…, it didn’t exactly turn out well for the foolish guy. Purportedly one of the easiest paths to walk between the two cities, pilgrims often come to that place to get an idea of a landscape the Savior might have frequented as he traveled between His hometown and the center of His Galilean ministry. Cover image via LDS Media Library.