Foundation

2: Helaman 5:12 One of the postures you can take as you teach the gospel is this parental posture, hopefully the gentle parent, the one who peacefully reminds, not the harsh, scolding parent.

And now, my sons, remember, But that creates a little bit of weirdness if you take this posture when you’re approaching your friends, where it’s presumptive for you to choose such an unequal posture. What does this verse sound like when it’s drawn from a less unequal posture?

remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, As I learn about Jesus Christ, especially His

who is Christ, the Son of God, perfection as the Son of the Living God, and Him being the example for

that ye must build your foundation; every good action I could perform, I feel something that makes

that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, temptations not seem enticing and makes troubles

yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, not seem devastating. And the connection with people in His church—

yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, that’s an organization designed to help

it shall have no power over you everyone draw on this strength and feel loved, included, and

to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, welcomed—it’s a great support to me trying to

because of the rock upon which ye are built, grow my heart. There are also times where it makes me feel

which is a sure foundation, solid and confident in who I am and what I’m doing, like God is with me,

a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall. so who can be against me? And it’s not like I’m challenging others or threatening to fight them: hopefully it’s the power to love the world well.