"To strengthen your faith in Jesus Christ and help you and your family progress along the covenant path as you meet life’s challenges."
This brought to my mind the story of the Jaredites and their experience during their journey to the Promised Land.
We know from Ether chapter 6 that they were tossed upon the waves of the sea. Many times buried in the depths of the sea and that great and terrible tempests were caused by the fierceness of the wind.
But it also tells us that there was no water could hurt them because of the tightness of their vessels and when they were encompassed by many waters "they did cry to the Lord, and he did bring them forth again upon the top of the waters." And "the wind did never cease to blow towards the promised land." "No monster of the sea could break them, neither whale that could mar them and they did have light continually."
Their journey to the promised land is like our journey back to Heavenly Father. Life isn't easy and we are going to have challenges. We are going to feel at times like we are drowning in our trials. But if we are prepared with faith and our testimony of Jesus Christ we will be protected. Jesus Christ is like the stone, He is our light in all our darkness. When we are doing what we should the Holy Ghost is our wind who takes us towards our Heavenly Father and when we make mistakes and repent the Holy Ghost is there to push us in the right direction.
When we are in the middle of a storm in our life it doesn't mean that God isn't with us. It is during this time that revelation comes and we grow closer to God as we continue in prayer like the Jaredites did.
