Will You Be Ready?
In a news release last week from LDS Church HQ, they asked members to share their experiences with food storage and preparedness on Internet sites like Facebook, You Tube, and personal blogs.
I'm thinking that if it's important enough to put out a news story, that's saying something about how important it is to be prepared.
I was talking with some girls from Church last week about this very thing. We were talking about the possible disasters that might affect our area with a hurricane being the highest possibility. (We live WAY too close to the water in that case!) But I also mentioned that preparing for emergencies don't always mean natural disasters. What about losing a job? What about the rising fuel prices, which also affect the cost of food? (Here's a food storage perk - if you're "shopping" in your food storage, the prices don't go up - at all!)
We were also talking about patterns in the Scriptures about how people had been asked of God or Prophets to pick up and leave. (The early Saints? Lehi and his family? and on and on...) Then I mentioned this: What if we were asked today by our Prophet to do just that? Pick up and leave? Would you be ready to go?
The answer of one person surprised and saddened me. She said that if that was the case, we'd be told with plenty of time to prepare.
*WHOA!*
We've already been told to prepare! From the time I was little, I remember being told that food storage and preparedness is a necessity, if not a commandment! Even if we were told from just the time I was born, that's ALMOST 40 years! I would think that's PLENTY of time to prepare as she put it.
It made me really sad, and it still disturbs me - she doesn't get it.
Even though she is a strong member of the Ward, with a very strong testimony, she didn't understand that preparing for "whatever" is what we should be doing right now and what we should have been doing for years! We won't be given any notice if we are called to leave. I say "if" because who knows what will happen, but I for one want to be ready.
It's my gut feeling/opinion/testimony that time is short.
Will you be ready?
I'm thinking that if it's important enough to put out a news story, that's saying something about how important it is to be prepared.
I was talking with some girls from Church last week about this very thing. We were talking about the possible disasters that might affect our area with a hurricane being the highest possibility. (We live WAY too close to the water in that case!) But I also mentioned that preparing for emergencies don't always mean natural disasters. What about losing a job? What about the rising fuel prices, which also affect the cost of food? (Here's a food storage perk - if you're "shopping" in your food storage, the prices don't go up - at all!)
We were also talking about patterns in the Scriptures about how people had been asked of God or Prophets to pick up and leave. (The early Saints? Lehi and his family? and on and on...) Then I mentioned this: What if we were asked today by our Prophet to do just that? Pick up and leave? Would you be ready to go?
The answer of one person surprised and saddened me. She said that if that was the case, we'd be told with plenty of time to prepare.
*WHOA!*
We've already been told to prepare! From the time I was little, I remember being told that food storage and preparedness is a necessity, if not a commandment! Even if we were told from just the time I was born, that's ALMOST 40 years! I would think that's PLENTY of time to prepare as she put it.
It made me really sad, and it still disturbs me - she doesn't get it.
Even though she is a strong member of the Ward, with a very strong testimony, she didn't understand that preparing for "whatever" is what we should be doing right now and what we should have been doing for years! We won't be given any notice if we are called to leave. I say "if" because who knows what will happen, but I for one want to be ready.
It's my gut feeling/opinion/testimony that time is short.
Will you be ready?
Labels: Random Musings
posted by Marni @ 2:00 PM
1 Comments:
At August 25, 2008 12:36 AM ,
Super Dad 9595 said...
That is scary that she doesn't get it. Don't let her know you have your food storage, you might have to defend yourself (and your food) from her when that day comes! Shawn actually wants me to take a concealed weapons course because who knows what the future holds. We have to be prepared in EVERY way.
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