The Lord Warns and Forewarns

‘’In mercy the Lord warns and forewarns. He sees the coming storm, knows the forces operating to produce it, and calls aloud through His prophets, advises, counsels, exhorts, even commands—that we prepare for what is about to befall and take shelter while yet there is time. But we go our several ways, feasting and making merry, consoling conscience with the easy fancy of ‘time enough’ and in idle hope that the tempest will pass us by, or that, when it begins to gather thick and black about us we can turn back and find shelter.’’
- James E Talmage, The Parables of James E. Talmage, p. 50

Steady Small Steps

“Life is made up of small daily acts. Savings in food budgets come by pennies, not only by dollars. Clothing budgets are cut by mending stitch by stitch, seam by seam. Houses are kept in good repair nail by nail. Provident homes come not by decree or by broad brushstroke. Provident homes come from small acts performed well day after day. When we see in our minds the great vision, then we discipline ourselves by steady, small steps that make it happen.” (Barbara B. Smith, former Relief Society general president - Ensign, Nov. 1980, p. 86.)

Temporal and Spiritual Preparation

"For the moment we live in a day of peace and prosperity, but it shall not ever be thus. Great trials lie ahead...and we must prepare ourselves temporally and spiritually."
-- Bruce R. McConkie

Have Your House In Order - Heber C. Kimball

"Say I, Wake-up, ye Saints of Zion, while it is called today, lest trouble and sorrow come upon you, as a thief in the night. Suppose it is not coming, will it hurt you to lay up the products of the earth for seven years? Will it hurt you, if you have your house in order? I want the world to know that we are ready for anything that comes along. If it is good, we are ready for that; and if it is evil, we are ready to stand against it." --- Heber C. Kimball

Present Day Calamities

Ezra Taft Benson:
"Too often we bask in our comfortable complacency and rationalize that the ravages of war, economic disaster, famine, and earth quake cannot happen here. Those who believe this are either not acquainted with the revelations of the Lord, or they do not believe them. Those who smugly think these calamities will not happen, that they will somehow be set aside because of the righteousness of the Saints, are deceived and will rue the day they harbored such a delusion."
(October Conference, 1980)

"If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear."

Bishop Vaughn J. Featherstone:
"Now what about those who would plunder and break in and take that which we have stored for our families' needs? Don't give this one more idle thought. There is a God in heaven whom we have obeyed. Do your suppose he would abandon those who have kept his commandment? He said, "If ye are prepared, ye need not fear." (D&C 38:30.) Prepare, O men of Zion, and fear Not.....Commit to have a year's supply of food." Ensign, May 1976, p. 117.

Peace of Mind

The degree of our preparation will be equal to the extent of our obedience, which will determine the measure of our peace of mind.

A Win-Win Situation

Heard this recently and really liked it!

If you are prepared and there is an emergency, you won't have to worry.
If you are prepared and there is not an emergency, you won't have to worry.

It's a Win-Win situation!

"Why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46)

"We encourage families to have on hand this (one) year's supply; and we say it over and over and over and repeat over and over the scripture of the Lord where He says, "Why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46) How empty it is as they put their spirituality, so-called, into action and call him by his important names, but fail to do the things which he says.
As we become more affluent and our bank accounts enlarge, there comes a feeling of security, and we feel sometimes that we do not need the supply that has been suggested by the Brethren.
...We must remember that conditions could change and a year's supply of basic commodities could be very much appreciated by us or others. So we would do well to listen to what we have been told and to follow it explicitly."

---President Spencer W. Kimball

I love quotes like this because they nudge me out of my comfort zone and create a sense of urgency to get prepared. So often I get lost in the every day hustle and bustle of life and forget that these are the last days. Wow! These are really the last days! It really is exciting! Am I prepared? Spiritually? Physically? Ahhh...so much left to do. One step at a time.....