The Power Tower

One of the stories that I read the other day in the scriptures was about towers.  Towers often represent the wicked or worldly things in the scriptures.  For example, in Mosiah 11:12  King Noah, built a tower right next to the temple so that the people would look to him instead of God for protection, freedom and answers.  In Genesis 11 the people erect the tower of Babel.  This scripture is another example of people who forsook  God and tried to get to Heaven on their own.  Again, in the Book of Mormon in 1 Nephi 8 we read in Lehi's dream about a grand building that represents the pride of the world, mocking those true believers of Christ. 

Something I've noticed that is associated with each of those towers in the scriptures is pride.  King Noah was greedy and prideful, caring less about the people in his city than about building himself up.  The people of the tower of Babel were so prideful as to think that they would be able to make it to Heaven by the work of their own hands.  In Lehi's dream, the prideful people in the building mock those who follow Christ so as to pet their own ego and build up their own pride. 

When we let pride into our lives, we build towers up in our lives, pointing the praise towards ourselves instead of towards God.  As we root pride out of our lives, we tear down the towers that keep us from growing closer to him and the focus of our lives turn to those around us.  So now think about what are some of the towers in you life that separates you from him and start taking it down.   When we tear down the towers, we give the credit for everything in our lives to God instead of taking it for ourselves. 

_Elder Halbert