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This is something to think about!   The Shortages are Just the Start: Here’s What You Can Do Right Now to Prepare By  Carolyn Nicolaysen  · February 1, 2022 In October of 2019, I published article about preparing for a pandemic. I heard it was fear mongering and that medicine had come too far for a pandemic to happen on the scale of the 1918 disaster. In March of last year, I began writing about runaway inflation. This warning came long before the media was discussing this topic. We understood the seriousness of the situation because as exporters we deal with the ports on a daily basis. Because we export food, we also recognized crop shortages long before they became common knowledge and the inability to economically import foods. The time has come to issue another warning. If you have been listening to the news you know the following: Russia is threatening to invade the Ukraine. They currently have 60 battlegroups on the Ukrainian border and 30 train carloads of troops p...

 This is a very thought provoking article!  Are we putting oil in our lamps? Hidden Things: Are We Living With Too Little Oil in Our Lamps? By  Mariah Proctor  · December 10, 2021 The following is the sixth in a series of articles giving greater detail from the stories behind the hidden things in our Treasures from the Life of Jesus jigsaw puzzle. If you haven’t gotten yours yet,  BUY IT HERE . If you already have yours, bookmark or print this page so you can hang on to the story to share with your family as you come upon the hidden image when you do the puzzle.   Read the previous article in the series  HERE. The oil lamp was one of the earliest hidden things we thought to include in our  Treasures from the Life of Jesus  jigsaw puzzle . Not only is it a compelling image of the ancient world, it also symbolizes light and Jesus Christ is, of course, the light of the world. But the oil lamp also brings to mind a parable that Jesus shared with ...

This writer has a really great web site:   https://www.facebook.com/TotallyReady It would help us all to read more of being prepared -- for future problems! Pandemic: What Have We Learned About Ourselves and God’s Purpose? By  Carolyn Nicolaysen  · July 21, 2020 Some may ask how could God let this pandemic happen? Why would he allow the burning of cities and the destruction of our history?I believe we should be asking, what are we meant to be learning? How can I make changes that will help me grow closer to the Savior and to my neighbors, family and friends, all of whom are our brothers and sisters? Have we been humble enough to learn from this pandemic? Has it changed us and made us more humble and teachable? Has it taught us to be more like the Savior? 1 Peter 5: 4-7And when the chief Shephard shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away…. Yea, all  of you  be subject one to another,...

I got this from "Book of Mormon Central."  I would encourage all of you to go there, and subscribe to their free daily articles.  That is where you'll find "Tyler and Tayler," who give the most inspiring videos each week on the Come Follow Me subject for the week.  All of it is free, and so so so inspiring! Post contributed by  Richard Draper July 9, 2020 Save     Four Horsement of the Apocalypse by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. Image via Wikimedia Commons. This is a guest post by Richard Draper, which may  also be read at the BYU New Testament Commentary website . Approximate reading time: 12 minutes. Basically, I am (and have always been) an insecure person seeking for security. At an important point in my life and career, I was introduced to the wonder of scriptural prophecy. It was in an eleventh grade Seminary class where the teacher introduced us to the Revelation of St. John the Divine. He piqu...