To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
This morning I woke up in the middle of dreaming that I was telling people about how monthly Relief Society meetings had evolved. Weird, huh?! But, weirder still, I found a way this dream can apply to this week’s General Conference Odyssey report. In October 1988, Neal A. Maxwell spoke on how Jesus Christ can […]
This General Conference Odyssey post is for the April 1983 Saturday morning session. Neal A. Maxwell used the phrase, “In the valley of decision,” from Joel 3:14, and it made me wonder. As I read the entire chapter of Joel, I realized that it wasn’t what I had initially thought. I was thinking more that […]
This General Conference Odyssey post covers the October 1982 Welfare Session. Last year had some terrifying natural disasters. The year before that was equally terrifying. What could happen to us this year? Disasters always tend to refocus our concerns for self-reliance. Marion G. Romney said, “I say the principle of self-reliance is spiritual, as are […]
This week’s General Conference Odyssey covers the April 1981 Welfare session. This was a session for leadership callings only, so the fundamental principles would trickle down to action in the wards. We don’t have this meeting anymore, unfortunately. It was L. Tom Perry who mentioned that “a little upset in our economy” causes a sharp […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the Sunday morning session of April 1981. What makes Self-Reliance a spiritual law? I’ve asked myself this a lot over the years, mostly because every time Self Reliance is mentioned in church, people tend to roll their eyes. I’ve been a Self-Reliance Consultant before, as well as […]
In the Saturday afternoon session of General Conference (Oct 1973), Ezra Taft Benson gave us a very direct talk on being prepared in the “last days.” Reading it, just now, has given me a new, improved reason to “watch and be sober” (1 Thess. 5:6). When he spoke on being prepared he specified three […]
Is preparing a 72-hour kit a woman’s job, or a man’s? It seems that most websites, on survival, are offered by men, but mostly I see women actually putting them together. Hmmm, just an interesting observation. Everyone and their uncle, grandmother, boss, and cousin will have an opinion on what to put in a […]
Many years ago, our young family took a vacation to Disneyland in the fall. The weather was perfect, if not a little warm, and we basked in the golden sunset. But once the sun went down …. Wow! Did it get cold as we stayed to watch the big fireworks show. We were caught unprepared! I […]
It was another rousing and successful General Conference. My cup was filled and I was re-fortified to continue working toward salvation with the ever-loving aid of my Savior Jesus Christ. Question: Did anyone hear anything that may have alluded to “Preparedness” during this conference? Answer: I did. What is preparedness, but preparing us for […]
On Tuesday, April 17, at 10-10:30am an Earthquake hit the Salt Lake Valley! At least, that is what the Emergency Broadcast System, schools in the valley, and Emergency Response people will all be saying. A valley-wide drill was held in the hopes of preparing our cities for the “big one”, a large earthquake that may […]
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