"Sift you as wheat"

3 Nephi 18:18 says:
18 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, ye must watch and pray always lest ye enter into temptation; for ^aSatan desireth to have you, that he may sift you as wheat.

Remember that seminary video where they show you how wheat used to be sifted?  They would throw the wheat and the chaff into the air and the wheat would fall to the ground but the chaff would be blown away in the wind.  I think it was meant to illustrate another point, but we were talking about this verse of scripture in Sunday school last week and it really touched me.  I think working with the youth has made me extra sensitive to the way our society tries to make us feel divided.  We talked about the fact that Satan is the one that wants us to feel sifted, Jesus Christ wants us to be united, he wants us to be one, and we are one through him.  During election season it tends to be worse than usual.  If you don't vote for me, the country is doomed.  If you love your country, you will vote for me.  Politicians want us to feel fear and vote for them based on being afraid of their opponent.  Jesus Christ has told us that love casteth out fear and that through him we can let go of our fear. Also, I know that young women frequently feel inadequate.  They tend to see the things that those around them are really good at and to compare themselves constantly.  We all do that, but Jesus Christ has told us to come unto him the way we are.  He wants us to always be getting better, but he doesn't want us to not come because we feel different, like we have been sifted.
I am grateful for the teachings of Jesus Christ that  remind us that we are all brothers and sisters and have worth in his eyes.