What should we do in response to the increasing turbulence in the world?
Jesus gave His disciples some clear guidance after describing some of the cataclysmic events which would precede His return to the earth:
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place
Matthew 24:15; Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:12
“Which holy place?” you might ask. But in modern revelation, the Savior clarifies that He wasn’t talking about a singular geographic location. In the midst of these troubling events, He says:
My disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved.
Doctrine and Covenants 45:32
Standing in a holy place is about more than navigating to a specific destination. It is also a state of being. President Russell M. Nelson has counseled us, “Whenever any kind of upheaval occurs in your life, the safest place to be spiritually is living inside your temple covenants!” (“The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation,” General Conference, October 2021).
And Elder Ulisses Soares added:
If there is one thing we could possess—and one thing we could pass on to our children and grandchildren that would help each in the tests and trials ahead—it would be confidence in the covenants made through Jesus Christ. Obtaining such a divine possession will help them live as the Lord promised His faithful followers: “My disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved.”
“Covenant Confidence Through Jesus Christ,” General Conference, April 2024
And Amulek taught that God
…dwelleth not in unholy temples, but in the hearts of the righteous doth he dwell; yea, and he has also said that the righteous shall sit down in his kingdom, to go no more out.
Alma 34:36
Today, I will strive to stand in holy places—regardless of where I am physically. I will remember that safety comes from living within my covenants and that God dwells in the hearts of the righteous.
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