The Rock of Our Salvation

"As a symbol of fortitude and eternal stability, the metaphor of the rock has inspired many writers, both in our scriptures and in our hymns. This hymn is a call to battle, in which the leader of the army is a 'rock,' unconquerable and firm." So begins the commentary on "O Thou Rock of Our Salvation" in Our Latter-day Hymns.

As a part of our geology unit we are learning not just the science of rocks but also the symbolism. There are many, many scriptures referencing the symbolism of Christ as a rock. 

Helaman 5:12

Psalm 62:1-2

Psalm 18:1-3, 31

Deuteronomy 32:3-4

1 Corinthians 10:1-4

Moses 7:53

1 Samuel 2:2

2 Samuel 22:1-4

2 Nephi 28:28

As a family we memorized a couple of these scriptures.

"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of endless misery and wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." 

~Helaman 5:12

"The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God , my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower."

~Psalm 18:2

Then we went outside and found large, smooth rocks, brought them in and washed them and then used permanent markers to write the scripture references and some key phrases on our rocks as reminders.