A certain member that went up there came back and talked about all the damage. He talked about the hundreds of pine trees that were absolutely obliterated. Miles of forest were wiped out due to high speed winds. He mentioned that you see all of these trees ripped out, however not a single one of them is a palm tree. Palm trees are thick, stiff, and the roots are very strong. Strong enough to withhold strong winds. I thought about it, and related it to testimonies.
How strong are our testimonies? We may think that we have tall, beautiful testimonies that flourish in the sunlight, but what happens when strong winds come? What happens when things aren't going our way? Do we have a strong enough testimony and strong enough faith to stay in the ground like a palm tree, or are we easily wiped out when the going gets tough?
I invite you to evaluate your testimony. We should be striving to stay strong in good times and in bad times.
"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." (Helaman 5:12)
Elder Poulsen
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