Pillar of Fire and Smoke

"And the Lord will create upon every dwelling-place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night;" (2 Nephi 14:5)

When I hear the phrase "every dwelling-place of mount Zion", I think of all the homes of the saints, and then "upon her assemblies" to me means when the saints gather (for church, for example). The smoke and fire of course are similar to the same things that were present with the children of Israel when Moses led them out of captivity and into the wilderness. My perception of this was that it was (at least, in part) a special message to those people to help them know God is with them.

I believe we can experience the same thing as the children of Israel here.  I think that seeing a physical reminder that God is with us at any given moment should be very comforting.  I know He is there, but seeing simple reminders helps me to notice how much He is there for me. Which makes me truly grateful. The more I remember day to day that He is there to help me through, the easier it is to weather the storms of life.