This post was previously published in November 2020.
“Effective and timely preparation precedes successful proving.”
I read Elder David A. Bednar’s October 2020 Conference address to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently after having listened to it. Reading the above quote in context caused some thoughts.
I have heard people tell me they don’t have time to learn skills;
or they don’t need to learn skills because they don’t see a need;
or they don’t have time to keep up on all the skills they could learn;
or they will save money and buy things when they need them
and on and on.
Those are the 5 foolish virgins who failed their exam.
Learning good things will never be to your detriment even if you don’t need to use them right away or don’t know when you will use them.
I haven’t made my own yogurt in years. I have made it about 9 times in the last 7 months.
I started making artisan bread in April or May. I wasn’t afraid to try it because I had learned to make conventional yeast bread.
I recently did some last-minute canning at 6000 ft because I knew how to can at 1000 ft, what equipment was required, and what modifications I needed to make for altitude.
I sewed lots of masks in April, even though I hadn’t done much sewing in a long time, because I had the supplies and skills to do it.
I didn’t worry when my area went into lockdown the night I flew back home in March because we had everything we needed.
We prepare without procrastination so that we are ready when the time of proving comes.
“Effective and timely preparation precedes successful proving.”
