Christ's Way

Here is how to face those that mock and scorn:

I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

For the Lord God will help me, therefore shall I not be confounded... (2 Nephi 7:6

The First Presidency has asked those in California to stand up and be counted, supporting Proposition 8. What could be a clearer request? Yet to do so may engage some to mock and actually be mean.

It is in times like these that I think on the Savior who knew full well the eventual outcome of all He faced. It would be glorious, both on the earth and in the eternities. Here is a sample of what awaits:

For the Lord shall comfort Zion, he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving and the voice of melody.

Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation; for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light for the people.

My righteousness is near.

If we fear and tremble in the face of anger, animosity and persecution, we can know that Jesus Christ faced the same. He showed the way of how to handle it; we can too...with His help.