The Power of the Gospel

I've been thinking about what is being valued in the world today vs. what is truly of value.  I'm sometimes amazed that so many people are surprised about the direction of the world today.  Really?  All you have to do is read in The Book of Revelation or Isaiah or multiple places in the Book of Mormon and you know what's going on and what will continue to go on!  It really isn't a surprise, the surprise is that people still try and shrug it off and find ways other than the gospel of Christ to fix the world. Is the way to fix the world through more spending?  Through focus on global warming?  Through creating more policies in governments?  No!  The way to find happiness and peace is through living the gospel of Jesus Christ and turning to the Him who made the world in the first place!  When you focus on that, EVERYTHING else falls into place.  The word of the Lord has more effect than the sword or anything else (Alma 31:5).  Just as President Thomas S Monson has said in the past, "The future is as bright as your faith."  When we focus on what truly is important, we are able to live in the proverbial eye of the storm and let the storm rage around us without it affecting us.  I just wish sometimes that we would spend less time and energy on trying to fix what isn't important, and focus on what is (the gospel).  If the world would do that, everything would fix itself.