Ye are the LIGHT of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.

LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven.

(Matthew 5:14&16)

What do these scriptures teach me about how to be in the world but not of the world?

1 Nephi 15:23-25

Alma 34:39

Helaman 5: 12

D&C 10:5

D&C 27: 1518

Our vision is to be worthy to MAKE and KEEP sacred covenants and receive the ordinances of the temple. We will continue to lead the world in a return to virtue a return to chastity and moral purity. We will continue to do all we can to help each other stand in holy places and receive, recognize, and rely on the Holy Ghost. We will continue to talk of Christ, to rejoice in Christ, that each of us will know to what source we may look for a remission of our sins. We will continue to stand firm no matter what storms may rage around us because we know and testify that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that [we] must build our foundation, a foundation whereon if [we] build [we] cannot fall. --Elaine S. Dalton
How then do we balance the need to positively contribute to the world and to not succumb to the sins of the world? 1. Let people know you are a committed Latter-day Saint. 2. Be confident about and live your beliefs. We must do as Abraham did when he pitched his tent and built an altar unto the Lord and not do as Lot did when he pitched his tent toward Sodom. If our lives are pure, the Spirit will guide us. Then we will be able to symbolically pitch our tents toward the temple and the covenants we have made to the Lord. Quentin L. Cook

D&C 87:8

Sometimes we become the lightning rod, and we must "take the heat" for holding fast to God's standards and doing His work. I testify that we need not be afraid if we are grounded in His doctrine. We may experience misunderstanding, criticism, and even false accusation, but we are never alone. Our Savior was "despised and rejected of men. It is our sacred privilege to stand with Him!
Robert D. Hales

In a world where the moral compass of society is faltering, the restored gospel of Jesus Christ never wavers, nor should its stakes and wards, its families, or its individual members. We must not pick and choose which commandments we think are important to keep but acknowledge all of God's commandments. We must stand firm and steadfast, having perfect confidence in the Lord's consistency and perfect trust in His promises. L. Tom Perry