How Can I Find Safety?
Obey the Prophets, Follow Counsel
Henry B. Eyring, April 1997 Conference - Good talk, “Finding Safety in Counsel”
Faithfully attend to Temple Work
Vaughn J. Featherstone
Obedience to God
"Obedience: The Path to Freedom“ - President James E. Faust - April 1999 Conference.
Sabbath Observance
James E. Faust. November 1991 Conference Ensign, p. 34, “The Lord's Day”.
Keep the Sabbath Day Holy
Care for the poor
Russell M. Nelson, April 1986 General Conference “In the Lord's Own Way”.
Give generous fast offerings
Russell M. Nelson, April 1986 General Conference “In the Lord's Own Way”.
Follow the Prophet
D&C 21:4-6 - April 1996 Ensign, “Teaching Our Children to Love the Prophets”.
Faithfully plan and hold quality family home evenings.
President Spencer W. Kimball - 1978 - Family Home Evening Manual
Family Prayer
President Kimball, quoted in “No Substitute for Family Prayer,” Ensign, Feb. 2001, 25
Keep your Covenants
George Q. Cannon, Salt Lake Tabernacle, August 6, 1893; see Collected Discourses 3:330 and Gospel Doctrine 1:170
Keep the Word of Wisdom. Seek worthy companions. Attend Church faithfully. Seek help through prayer daily.
Keep the Word of Wisdom. Listen to your feelings.
Honor the principle of the Word of Wisdom. Live the standard of the revelation. Obey and keep these commandments.
Live the Law of Tithing
Know and love the Book of Mormon, read it several times ,have an abiding testimony of its truthfulness, and apply its teachings.
Begin a serious study of the Book of Mormon.
Hunger and thirst after those words
Hearken unto the word of God, and hold fast unto it (read scriptures).
Read the word of God in the Scriptures.
President Benson - Ensign, May 1986, Priesthood Leadership Meeting, p. 79 - “The Power of the Word.”
Read Scriptures
President Harold B. Lee (In Regional Representatives’ Seminar, 1 Oct. 1970, p. 6.) quoted by President Benson - Ensign, May 1986, Priesthood Leadership Meeting, p. 79 - “The Power of the Word.”
Learn the pleasing word of God. Treasure His Word.
Serve a Mission
Richard G. Scott - Fireside Address at BYU, June 3, 1990 - “The Fruits of Obedience.”
Obey the laws of God
President John Taylor - Journal of Discourses Vol. 23, Discourse 4
Safety from Sin and Sorrow. Physical Safety.
Henry B. Eyring, April 1997 Conference - Good talk, “Finding Safety in Counsel”
Unseen angels will watch over your loved ones when Satanic forces tempt them.
Vaughn J. Featherstone
“Obedience brings spiritual safety.”
"Obedience: The Path to Freedom“ - President James E. Faust - April 1999 Conference.
Sure protection for ourselves and our children against the plagues of our day.
James E. Faust. November 1991 Conference Ensign, p. 34, “The Lord's Day”.
“And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. …“
The Lord will deliver you in the time of trouble.
We will be blessed and protected from Apostasy.
Russell M. Nelson, April 1986 General Conference “In the Lord's Own Way”.
“For by doing these things the gates of hell shall not prevail against you; yea, and the Lord God will disperse the powers of darkness from before you, and cause the heavens to shake for your good...”
D&C 21:4-6 - April 1996 Ensign, “Teaching Our Children to Love the Prophets”.
You will gain strength to withstand the temptations of the world.
President Spencer W. Kimball - 1978 - Family Home Evening Manual
..your children will be blessed with a sense of security...
Pres. Hinckley (Satellite Broadcast Jan. 29, 1984) -“Cornerstones of a Happy Home.”
Wise parents will recognize the protective power of regular family prayer. President Kimball taught: “No mother would carelessly send her little children forth to school on a wintry morning without warm clothes to protect against the snow and rain and cold. But there are numerous fathers and mothers who send their children to school without the protective covering available to them through prayer—a protection against exposure to unknown hazards, evil people, and base temptations.”
President Kimball, quoted in “No Substitute for Family Prayer,” Ensign, Feb. 2001, 25
“He (God) will feed us, ... He will clothe us, ... He will shelter us. We know that He watches over us. We know that His angels are round about us, and that nothing occurs but, in His providence, if we do right, will be controlled for our good and for our eventual salvation. He will let no trial descend upon us without giving us strength and grace to endure it, if we will live so as to obtain it. This is His promise to us. And God is bound irrevocably by His covenant to us.”
George Q. Cannon, Salt Lake Tabernacle, August 6, 1893; see Collected Discourses 3:330 and Gospel Doctrine 1:170
“You shall be warned of dangers and shall be guided through the whisperings of the Holy Spirit.”
“You will be guided and warned and taught and blessed.”
“I bear witness that this revelation is a powerful protection to all members of the Church, particularly the youth. The Lord will be with you; you will be guided.”
The destroying angel shall pass by them and not slay them.
The Lord shall rebuke the devourer for our sakes.
...will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil...
...fortify you against the evils of our day.
Power to avoid deception
“It (the iron rod) was the word of God; and [note this promise] whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto it, they would never perish; neither could the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary overpower them unto blindness, to lead them away to destruction.” (1 Ne. 15:23-24) Not only will the word of God lead us to the fruit which is desirable above all others, but in the word of God and through it we can find the power to resist temptation, the power to thwart the work of Satan and his emissaries.
This is an answer to the great challenge of our time. The word of God, as found in the scriptures, in the words of living prophets, and in personal revelation, has the power to fortify the Saints and arm them with the Spirit so they can resist evil, hold fast to the good, and find joy in this life.
President Benson - Ensign, May 1986, Priesthood Leadership Meeting, p. 79 - “The Power of the Word.”
The most powerful weapons the Lord has given us against all that is evil are His own declarations, the plain simple doctrines of salvation as found in the scriptures.”
You shall not be deceived.
President Harold B. Lee (In Regional Representatives’ Seminar, 1 Oct. 1970, p. 6.) quoted by President Benson - Ensign, May 1986, Priesthood Leadership Meeting, p. 79 - “The Power of the Word.”
“I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.”
Richard G. Scott - Fireside Address at BYU, June 3, 1990 - “The Fruits of Obedience.”
“Our only safety is in obedience to the laws of God. You need not fear the clamor that is now being raised against us...this spite of the world ......we are in the hands of God.”
President John Taylor - Journal of Discourses Vol. 23, Discourse 4