There Was Bread
By Bishop W. Christopher
Waddell
First Counselor in the Presiding
Bishopric
October 2020
"As we seek to become
temporally prepared, we can face the trials of life with increased
confidence."
Link to talk:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/25waddell?lang=eng
We Will Prove Them Herewith
By Elder David A. Bednar
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 2020
"Now is the time to prepare and
prove ourselves willing and able to do all things whatsoever the Lord our God
shall command us."
Link to talk:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/12bednar?lang=eng
Embrace the Future with Faith
By President Russell M. Nelson
President of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints
October 2020
"The future will be glorious
for those who are prepared and who continue to prepare to be instruments in the
Lord’s hands."
Link to talk:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/37nelson?lang=eng
“If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear”
L. Tom Perry
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 1995
“In reviewing the Lord’s counsel to
us on the importance of preparedness, I am impressed with the plainness of the
message. The Savior made it clear that we cannot place sufficient oil in our
preparedness lamps by simply avoiding evil. We must also be anxiously engaged
in a positive program of preparation.”
"He also said: “The Lord will
not translate one’s good hopes and desires and intentions into works. Each of
us must do that for himself” (The Miracle of Forgiveness, Salt
Lake City: Bookcraft, 1969, p. 8).
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Prepare for the Days of Tribulation
Ezra Taft Benson
Of the Quorum of the
Twelve Apostles
October 1980
"Unfortunately,
there has been fostered in the minds of some an expectation that when we
experience hard times, when we have been unwise and extravagant with our
resources and have lived beyond our means, we should look to either the Church
or government to bail us out. Forgotten by some of our members is an underlying
principle of the Church welfare plan that “no true Latter-day Saint will, while
physically able, voluntarily shift from himself the burden of his own support”
(Marion G. Romney, in Conference Report, Oct. 1973, p. 106)."
“The counsel from Church
authorities has been consistent over the years and is well summarized in these
words:
“First, and above and
beyond everything else, let us live righteously. …
“Let us avoid debt as we
would avoid a plague; where we are now in debt, let us get out of debt; if not
today, then tomorrow.
“Let us straitly and
strictly live within our incomes, and save a little.
“Let every head of every
household see to it that he has on hand enough food and clothing, and, where
possible, fuel also, for at least a year ahead. You of small means put your
money in foodstuffs and wearing apparel, not in stocks and bonds; you of large
means will think you know how to care for yourselves, but I may venture to
suggest that you do not speculate. Let every head of every household aim to own
his own home, free from mortgage. Let every man who has a garden spot, garden
it; every man who owns a farm, farm it.” (President J. Reuben Clark, Jr., in
Conference Report, Apr. 1937, p. 26.)
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