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For Blog #500 this is a special theme that has been on our minds lately, with the talk of being prepared (which is important at all times!).  It gives good counsel as we look forward to our upcoming General Conference just a week from this coming Saturday, and Sunday, October 3rd and 4th, 2015.  The important thing is to follow our Prophet and Apostles! 7 Things That Still Need to Happen Before the World Ends by Robert L. Millet  | From LDS Living Makes You Think  In recent months there seems to have been an unusual amount of hubbub regarding how close we are to the end of the world. But here are 7 things that still need to happen before the Second Coming. This seems to happen in a cycle, about every 30 or 40 years. I remember very well attending the October 1972 general conference and hearing President Harold B. Lee chasten and warn the holders of the priesthood about paying too much attention to what he called “loose wri...

This is an interesting article written by Robert L. Millet.  I thought readers would find it interesting, as I did. 5 Second Coming Myths and the Truth Behind Them ROBERT L. MILLET  When will the Second Coming be and how can we prepare for it? Find out the truth behind 5 myths about Christ's return to earth. In working as a religious educator for almost four decades, I have been delighted to witness a significant rise in what might be called scriptural literacy or gospel scholarship among the young people of the Church. This is a tribute to devoted mothers and fathers, advisers and teachers, seminary and institute instructors. Our members are simply more capable and adept at utilizing the standard works in finding answers to their questions, seeking divine guidance, and explaining or defending the teachings of the restored gospel to those not of our faith.  And yet, there are certain misleading concepts, unsupportable ideas—myths—that persist among our me...