Spiritual Hurricanes

Just yesterday my companion and I went to a meeting with many other missionaries. Our leader stood up and announced that a hurricane is heading towards our area and that we need to be prepared for when it comes. Many of the missionaries were excited; some were a little scared and nervous. Our leader told us what things we needed to go and do to be prepared for this moment when our lives and the lives of others around us would be in danger. We were given ideas and lists of what we should buy, what we should pack up, and where we should go when the storm hits. Just as we are preparing for the physical disaster that is coming, we need to prepare for the spiritual disasters that are heading our way.

President Thomas S. Monson said, “If we do not have a deep foundation of faith and a solid testimony of truth, we may have difficulty withstanding the harsh storms and icy winds of adversity which inevitably come to each of us." He gives ideas and questions that we can ask ourselves to know if we are prepared.

“In the search for our best selves, several questions will guide our thinking: Am I what I want to be? Am I closer to the Savior today than I was yesterday? Will I be closer yet tomorrow? Do I have the courage to change for the better?"

There are many ways for us to be prepared spiritually. We can pray daily, read the scriptures, attend church, serve others who are around us, pick weaknesses to overcome every day. Any time we feel the spirit of the Lord enter into our hearts, we can know that the Lord is pleased with us. We can know we are making the necessary steps to be spiritually prepared for anything.