Elder Neal L. Anderson said, "My young friends, the world will not glide calmly toward the Second Coming of the Savior. The scriptures declare that ‘all things shall be in commotion.’ [There are] spiritual whirlwinds that can uproot you from your spiritual foundations and land your spirit in places you never imagined possible, sometimes with your barely noticing that you have been moved.”
How can you apply this quote, from the National Weather Service Hurricane Center, to what we know about following the Prophets and preparing for "spiritual whirlwinds?"
"Spiritual Whirlwinds" have been prophesied through all annals of time - even by ancient prophets and apostles.
In the scriptures we read about the children of Israel who were endangered by firey, flying serpents. Moses was commanded to make a serpent of brass and raise it up on a pole. All the children of Israel had to do was to look at the brass serpent and they would have been protected and healed. This example is referred to several times by ancient Book of Mormon prophets:
Our invitation to you this month is to evaluate the strength of your testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to re-dedicate yourself to basic gospel principles that come with great blessings.
We are privileged to live in a time when questions about the gospel are being asked, because it gives us an opportunity to seek out answers and to learn for ourselves the truthfulness of the Doctrine of Christ.
We also invite you to choose a gospel topic that you do not fully understand and seek out teachings found in the scriptures and from latter-day prophets and apostles. Pray about that topic and gain strength to your testimony.
