And it shall come to pass that he that feareth me shall be looking forth for the great day of the Lord to come, even for the signs of the coming of the Son of Man.
Doctrine & Covenants 45:39
The modern connotations of “fear” would not lead someone to look forward to the return of the person they were afraid of which clearly indicates that “fear of the Lord” is not to be afraid of Him. I notice that the footnote links to the definition of reverence which is in line with my understanding but I would like to be able to more clearly articulate what “the fear of the Lord” is and how we came to understand great in such a drastically different way now.
There is an element of our modern understanding of fear:
74 For when the Lord shall appear he shall be terrible unto them, that fear may seize upon them, and they shall stand afar off and tremble.
Doctrine & Covenants 45:74-75
75 And all nations shall be afraid because of the terror of the Lord, and the power of his might.
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