Lessons From Noah
All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Noah’s ArkAuthor Unknown —Don’t miss the boat.—Don’t forget that we’re all in the same boat.—Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.—Stay fit. When you’re 600 (or 60) years…
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The Symbolic Nature of Noah’s Ark #1/3
I have arks in many forms and designs all over my home. I even have an ornament tree full of ark ornaments. To me, they are a symbol of hope, a symbol of promises made by God, and a symbol…
The Creation as a Pattern for Home Storage and Self-Reliance
The scriptures offer us many patterns for ministering to others, administering in the Church and our lives, changing ourselves, and otherwise governing our lives and stewardships. The creation, as taught in the Bible, offers one such pattern that can be…
“The Only Way to Have Peace and Security”
“I hope,….,that no one ever reads one word about the terrible [Teton Dam] flood and the sadness that it has brought—the loss of life, the loss of livestock, the destruction of farms, the suffering that has come to those good…
Jesus Christ as the Foundation
Bishop W. Christopher Waddell taught “…all things are spiritual to the Lord, ‘and not at any time’ has He given us ‘a law which was temporal.’ Everything, then, points to Jesus Christ as the foundation upon which we must build…
“…not in haste…all things prepared before you.”
D&C 101: 68 Nevertheless, as I have said unto you in a former commandment, let not your gathering be in haste, nor by flight; but let all things be prepared before you. D&C 101: 72 Now, verily I say unto…
How Does Preparedness Help Build Zion?
“How does preparedness help establish Zion?” and “How does preparedness or self-reliance or provident living (different names for the same idea) help build the Kingdom of God on the earth?” I think we can find the answer when we look…
Book of Gomer: A Parable
These are the generations of Gomer, son of Homer, son of Omer. And in the days of Gomer, Noah, the Prophet, went unto the people saying, “Prepare ye for the flood which is to come, yea, build yourselves a boat,…
Printing Presses and Storehouses
In the “Come, Follow Me” lesson “I will Lead You Along” (Doctrine and Covenants 77-80), the opening paragraph includes this sentence: “Ultimately, the purpose of a printing press or a storehouse—like everything else in God’s kingdom—is to prepare His children…