“We decided to enjoy a free afternoon with our two-year-old daughter,” recounts Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Twelve. “We went to one of Minnesota’s many beautiful lakes and rented a small boat. After rowing far from shore, we stopped to relax and enjoy the tranquil scene. Suddenly our little toddler lifted one leg out of the boat and started to go overboard, exclaiming, ‘Time to get out, Daddy!’
“Quickly we caught her and explained, ‘No, dear, it isn’t time to get out; we must stay in the boat until it brings us safely back to land.’ We had a hard time convincing her that leaving the boat early would lead to disaster.”[1]
Like a boat, the Savior’s teachings help me stay afloat through the “storms and sunburn” [2] of daily life. In His last public declaration, Jesus said, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33).
1 - http://www.lds.org/ensign/1997/05/endure-and-be-lifted-up?lang=eng
2 - http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/abide-in-me?lang=eng
