How can the phrase “ensign for the nations” be understood?

Thomas R. Valletta

“There is safety and protection in the Church. … The principles of the gospel taught in the Church and learned from the scriptures become a guide for each of us individually and for our families.

“We know that the homes we establish, and those of our descendants, will be the refuge spoken of in the revelations—the ‘light,’ the ‘standard,’ the ‘ensign’ for all nations, and the ‘refuge’ against the gathering storms (see D&C 115:5–6; Isaiah 11:12; 2 Nephi 21:12). The ensign to which all of us are to rally is Jesus Christ, … whose Church this is” (Packer, “Defense and Refuge,” 88).

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