Food Storage

I was asked to speak in Stake Conference last Saturday night about my testimony of Food Storage. I won't post the entire talk here (let me know if you want it), but I want to share this thought from it. "I refer to the counsel to store essentials as a commandment because when I was young, the direction was to have a 2 year supply of food. Several years ago this was revised to a 1 year supply. Last year, President Hinckley begged us to have merely a 3 month supply of food. I fear that we are like the Israelites who would not live the full gospel so their prophet, Moses, reduced the gospel to something they could manage."

I don't want to have things dumbed down for me. If we don't live the entire gospel, we'll never receive exaltation. If that's the goal, then don't we need to keep ALL the commandments? I have a pretty hefty list of things that I'm not doing completely (or at all) - most of those things the Lord hasn't amended. I'm totally responsible for them. The fact that He has amended the Food Storage plan leads me to believe that he is pleading with us to get prepared. And He has been pleading for a long time, as if we are now out of time.

great week for quotes

June 25, 2008
Before prayers the girls asked if we could sing some songs. Everyone picked a song including "I love to see the Temple." Afterwards, Katie said, "If we get married outside the temple we can't be a family together forever, but if we get married inside the temple we get married forever." (Katie, 4 yrs)

June 26, 2008
Alex said, "Where did you learn to chew food with your mouth closed and when did you learn to not talk with food in your mouth?"
Mom responded, "Grandma taught me when I was a little girl like you."
Alex said, "I learned at school."