Lessons from the Sand
To my daughter, This week we were able to spend time on the beach as a family. You and your brother enjoyed building things out of sand, and you learned that those kinds of creations don’t last very long because the water comes in and destroys them. This reminds me of what the Savior taught in the Sermon on the Mount: “And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.” If we do not follow the teachings of Jesus, then we are like those who build their houses on the sand. You can understand now that building right on the sand is not a good idea for a permanent structure, and even if there wasn’t the risk of water coming in, the foundation would not be ve...