Christ is the Sure Foundation

Helaman 5:12 "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."

If ever there was a time and a place for this scripture, now is that time and place.

The Slippery Slope is Steep

Helaman 4:26 ". . thus had they become weak, because of their transgression, in the space of not many years."

It takes time and skill to scale Mt. Everest to the top, but none to stumble off a cliff on the way up.

The Lord is Merciful

Helaman 3:27 "Thus we may see that the Lord is merciful unto all who will, in the sincerity of their hearts, call upon his holy name."

Because mercy is His message.

Almost the Entire Destruction

Helaman 2:13 "And behold, in the end of this book ye shall see that this Gadianton did prove the overthrow, yea, almost the entire destruction of the people of Nephi." 

Just as one person can influence the world for good, so also can one cause devastating destruction.

The Voice of the People

Helenan 1:8 " . . as he (Paanchi) was about to (flatter away those people to rise up in rebellion against their brethren), behold, he was taken, and was tried according to the voice of the people . ." 

The voice of the people is the collective power to direct generations for either good or evil.

Do Good Continually

Alma 63:2 "And he was a just man, and he did walk uprightly before God; and he did observe to do good continually, to keep the commandments of the Lord his God; and also did his brother."

Who can measure the influence of one "just man" on his own family and others?