During the past few days, many of us have been confronted with an experience or two that have made us stop and think about how prepared we are to take care of our families in times of earthly challenges.
Many families in the Lehi area felt the tremors of 3 seperate small earthquakes within days of each other. A few nights ago a fierce winter storm hit our area with high winds, white out driving conditions and the loss of power to hundreds of homes. Did you feel safe in the knowledge that you were prepared to have warmth, light and food without electricity? Are you and your family prepared with knowledge and supplies in case of a larger earthquake?
I believe that being prepared is a work in progress, something we must continue to review and apply in our daily lives. I know that I have many, many more things I need to do to feel that calm, peaceful feeling of being prepared.
We hope that the ward representatives that attended our Stake emergency /disaster prepardness training session in January are working closely with their individual Relief Societies and Bishops in getting their own wards better prepared in the areas taught - Shelter, Water, Sanitation and Alternative Cooking.
I am reminded of and love the following quote by Elder Dallin H. Oaks (May 2004 Liahona address)
"We need to make both temporal and spiritual preparation for the events prophesied at the time of the Second Coming. And the preparation most likely to be neglected is the one less visible and more difficult - the spiritual. A 72-hour kit of temporal supplies may prove valuable for the earthly challenges, but, as the foolish virgins learned to their sorrow, a 72-hour kit of spiritual preparations is of greater and more enduring value."
How blessed we are to be able to attend our Stake Conference this Saturday and Sunday. May we prepare our hearts and our minds to listen, hear and then act upon the great council we will receive there from our Stake Presidency and our visiting authority. May our lives continue to be blessed with faith, obedience and the determination to prepare ourselves in all things.
Love,
Sister Hunt
