President's Message

As the prophet travels across the world he is often asked by priesthood leaders what is the greatest challenge facing the church today?  "Our major challenge for the membership of the church is to live in the world without being of the world.  I would like to emphasize that in this day in which we live, the flood waters of immorality, irresponsibility, and dishonesty lap at the very moorings of our individual lives."  Granted this was from 1984, and the challenges we face today as a church might be of even greater concern, but it caused me to reflect on worldliness.  How do we keep from getting caught up in the fashion, fad and evil of the world that looks so interesting and inviting?  May I suggest that we turn our eyes, hearts, thoughts and prayers to the home and family?  I loved the visiting teaching message for February reminding us that we are the keepers of the hearth.  IF a mother's heart is full of the world, she will instill that into the hearts of the children, and if her heart is pure that will melt into the child's heart.  I was listening to a BYU TV commentary on the scripture and a quote struck me--"you cannot keep your covenants and have everything go wrong for long, and you cannot forsake your covenants and have everything go right for long."  Mothers be a mother that loves being a mother, a wife, and forsake the world.  Sister Kim Strupp