September 7 – Needless worry. Matthew 6:31-32 “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.”
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Brigham’s ‘advice’ didn’t last forever. In the mid 1980’s the Church had a change of heart, and advised members to keep a food storage for three months instead of three years. I grew up on the three year plan, and vividly recall helping my mother rotate large buckets of rice, and beans on a regular basis.
Ask the Mormon for their opinion on the Church’s change of heart.
Also ask if it bothers them that Nephi plagiarized Jesus.
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3 Nephi 13:31 “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?”
Journal of Discourses 3:196 “We never ought to be without three or five years provisions on hand. But when you see men run to hell to sell a bushel of wheat for sixty cents, instead of laying it up in their granaries for a day of scarcity, you are forced to conclude that they would trade with the very devil, to get his coat and shoes in exchange for their wheat.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, January 27, 1856
After tithing, and paying rent, utilities, and bills…what if a family can’t afford to store extra food?
You just do it anyway. In their gospel topics section for food storage it gives them the approved way to build your storage up over time. 🙁 Very sad.
The Mormons seem to focus on something different every year. I remember some years ago (6-8 yrs??), the church had a big push for self storage. I remember being invited to the Bishop’s home one night. His son-in-law- was there selling freeze dried and vacuum sealed foods. After listening to the kids sales pitch, I got up and left. Did any of you guys ever have representatives (Bishopric) come around your house to check on your food storage?
I never had that happen, however, my husband Kirk was tricked into going to a mtg w/ someone in his ward right after he was stationed at Hill Air Force Base. When he got to the mtg it was a sales pitch for Amway. Like you, he got up and left right after they were done talking.