Pres. Thomas S. Monson
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"The world seems to have slipped from the moorings of safety and drifted from the harbor of peace. Permissiveness, immorality, pornography and the power of peer pressure cause many to be tossed about on a sea of sin and crushed on the jagged reefs of lost opportunities, forfeited blessings and shattered dreams."
Is there a way to safety? Can someone guide me? Yes! Look to the lighthouse of the Lord. It sends forth signals readily recognized and never failing.
"There are many such signals, I name but three. Note them carefully; exaltation may depend upon them _ yours and mine: Prayer provides peace. Faith precedes the miracle. Honesty is the best policy."
Adam prayed, Jesus prayed and Joseph prayed. We know the outcome of their prayers. He who notes the fall of a sparrow surely hears the pleadings of our hearts.
"Remember the promise: 'If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.'".
Next, faith precedes the miracle. It has ever been so and shall ever be. It was not raining when Noah was commanded to build an ark. There was no visible ram in the thicket when Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac.
"Finally, honesty is the best policy." We must be "true to the faith, true to the Lord, true to our companions, true to all that is sacred and dear to us."
