The caravan

This came from a friend in California who is fighting the battle on Propitition 8 (our prop. 102) in her state. In light of the election today and the priviledge to vote I wanted to share this.

"The Church is like a great caravan--organized, prepared, following an appointed course, with its captains of tens and captains of hundreds all in place. What does it matter if a few barking dogs snap at the heels of the weary travelers? Or that predators claim those few who fall by the way? The caravan moves on. Is there a ravine to cross, a miry mud hole to pull through, a steep grade to climb? So be it. The oxen are strong and the teamsters wise. The caravan moves on. Are there storms that rage along the way, floods that wash away the bridges, deserts to cross, and rivers to ford? Such is life in this fallen sphere. The caravan moves on. Ahead is the celestial city, the eternal Zion of our God, where all who maintain their position in the caravan shall find food and drink and rest. Thank God that the caravan moves on!"

[Bruce R. McConkie, "The Caravan Moves On," Ensign, Nov. 1984, p. 85]

She added a final thought that is worthy of passing along as well:

Win or lose, the caravan will move on!