Growing Strong Together
"When one woman visited California’s Sequoia National Park, she was astonished to learn that the giant sequoia trees have no major taproots to hold them deep in the ground. She asked the guide how those top-heavy trees keep from falling when severe winds come. The guide responded that the trees grow close together. Their roots, although near the surface, intertwine with those of other trees nearby. If a tree were standing alone in a strong wind, it might fall. But the interconnected trees in a grove support each other well" (Ensign, Dec. 1991).
When the severe winds come into our lives, who are our sequioa's? Whose lives are so intertwined with our own that we "support each other"?
"God does notice us, and he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs"
(Spencer W. Kimball)
I don't know what I'd do without all the people who surround me. We would certainly have such a different life.
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