Daily Answers: How can I not be fearful?

​My favorite scripture is in the "Come Follow Me-Book of Mormon lesson" this week, Helaman 5:12. Helaman teaches his sons to remember that "it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation." I am living with a lot of uncertainty right now as are most of us. I don't know what school will be like in the fall. I wonder if Covid-19 is dangerous for me and my family. Other questions I have are: Do masks help? Are we being controlled by the government? What will happen with the elections? How do I discern truth in the media, podcasts, social protests? When will I be able to attend church in a building with the rest of my congregation? When will I be able to attend the temple? I was reminded in our family's video chat lesson for "Come Follow Me" today that I don't need to fear when my foundation is built on Jesus Christ. That foundation is built through the daily things I do such as reading scriptures and praying as a family, my personal scripture study and prayer, daily repentance, and acting on revelation. My daughter-in-law shared a metaphor using an experience we had together on our family reunion in Star Valley, Wyoming last week. We visited the world's largest intermittent spring. The hike is on dusty trails at first and then surrounded on both sides by walls of rock. At times on the hike, the dust from the wind was so bad, we had to close our eyes and turn our backs. And it was a little scary when the wind blew and we were on the edge of the path. But the rocks around us were firm and steadfast, and the winds didn't blow the entire time. Similarly, the trials and whirlwinds of life don't blow all the time, but we need to have Jesus Christ as our sure foundation so "that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall" (Helaman 5:12).
​
I also love this video, "Spiritual Whirlwinds." Look for the image behind the young man.