Moving Forward?

First of all I would like to start off by saying how grateful I am to live in a country that is free.  We are free to choose, free to worship how we may, free to design our own path through life.  I welcome the close of election season with mixed emotions and feelings of uncertainty.  It is not my intention to go on a political rant or to bash one side of the isle or another, but I view the outcome of this current election with apprehension and worry.  As I laid awake last night contemplating what the outcome of this election means to me and to my family, my mind kept coming back to the Book of Mormon.  I thought of stories when the Nephites were dealing with their own political issues when selecting a new chief judge or a king.  There was always one who lured many away with flattering words, and without fail, that group caused hardships and strife among the people even unto the destruction of the entire Nephite civilization.  More times than not the outcome was a Nephite people who were compelled to humble themselves and draw nearer to the Savior.  We are quickly coming to a point in the history of time where we will no longer be able to sit on the fence in terms of our devotion to the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Soon we each will have to choose whether we are in or out of the cause of truth.  We will soon face a time when we can not dabble on both sides of the spiritual spectrum.  We are moving to a day when it will truly be good versus evil with no middle ground.  I am taking this opportunity to personally evaluate myself and determine the areas where I sit on the fence.  I am going to force myself to choose now so that when the time comes that my choices are challenged, I will be firmly planted on the side of truth in defending the kingdom of God.  I also think of my kids and the world in which they have to grow.  Am I up to the challenge to lead my family in righteousness?  Do I have what it takes to prepare my children for a world destine to become more wicked?  What are my little ones going to face in their lifetime?  What hardships, what problems, what challenges will stand in their path?  What a humbling job it is to have the opportunity to prepare these little ones for such a great challenge.  May the Lord bless all of us as we move forward.