As nations like Nepal, Sudan, and Burkina Faso grapple with shifting structures of authority—whether through sentimental monarchism, militia-led governance, or military populism—we see a world wrestling with the nature of power and stability. In contrast to the world’s embrace of self-sufficiency and nationalist independence, the Holy Scriptures in Isaiah 44 and 2 Nephi 9 reveal a deeper truth: independence is born from dependence on God's authority.