In Our Very Homes

If you didn't get a chance to watch or listen to LDS General Conference last month, I wish you would take the time to listen to or read a few of the talks. The one which I'd like to reference now has a lot to do with why this blog is titled "Helaman 16."  The talk can be read here:  http://tinyurl.com/blqq6ot

But I'd like to quote a little of it now, as follows.

"There came into my mind the warnings spoken by the prophets. We will not always be safe from the adversary’s influence, even within our own homes. We need to protect our nestlings.

"We live in a very dangerous world that threatens those things that are most spiritual. The family, the fundamental organization in time and eternity, is under attack from forces seen and unseen. The adversary is about. His objective is to cause injury. If he can weaken and destroy the family, he will have succeeded.

"Latter-day Saints recognize the transcendent importance of the family and strive to live in such a way that the adversary cannot steal into our homes. We find safety and security for ourselves and our children in honoring the covenants we have made and living up to the ordinary acts of obedience required of the followers of Christ.

"Isaiah said, 'The work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.'

"That peace is also promised in the revelations in which the Lord declares, 'If ye are prepared ye shall not fear.'

"The consummate power of the priesthood has been given to protect the home and its inhabitants. The father has the authority and responsibility to teach his children and to bless and to provide for them the ordinances of the gospel and every other priesthood protection necessary. He is to demonstrate love and fidelity and honor to the mother so that their children can see that love.

"I have come to know that faith is a real power, not just an expression of belief. There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.

"Teach yourself and teach your families about the gift of the Holy Ghost and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. You will do no greater eternal work than within the walls of your own home." --President Boyd K. Packer
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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