Afternoon Session: Elder David R. Stone
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Spiritual hurricanes often cause far more devastating damage than physical cyclones, because they destroy our souls and rob us of eternal perspective and promise.
"We place ourselves in the path of these spiritual hurricanes when we indulge in anger, alcohol and abuse, lust and licentiousness, promiscuity and pornography, drugs, pride, greed, violence, envy and lies — the list is long. Perhaps, for a time, life seems to go on as before, and in that dormant period there is no hint of the terror to come; and then we are suddenly in the grip of their satanic power and they lay waste to our lives."
But we also have spiritual hurricane guardians.
"Our watchmen on the tower are known to us as apostles and prophets. They are our spiritual eyes in the sky, and they know, through inspiration and insight and pure intelligence, the course these storms may take."
There is peace and tranquility, solace and safety in the gospel if we will listen to those whose calling it is to watch and warn.
"To intentionally ignore their warnings is to court misery, sorrow and ruin. To follow them is to follow the chosen servants of the Lord into spiritual pastures of peace and plenty. From this pulpit they have counseled us about the cyclones in our society and civilization."
