There Was Bread
W. Christopher Waddell October 2020 Saturday Afternoon Session
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“And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt.”
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“And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, … until he left numbering; for it was without number.”
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“seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.”
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Today we are blessed to be led by prophets who understand the need for us to prepare against the calamities “which should come” and who also recognize the limitations or restrictions that we may encounter in striving to follow their counsel.
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In today’s environment, with a pandemic that has devastated whole economies as well as individual lives, it would be inconsistent with a compassionate Savior to ignore the reality that many are struggling and ask them to begin building a reserve of food and money for the future.
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This leads to an important question: “Therefore, what?” A good place to begin is to understand that 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 even our temporal preparedness.
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Additional aspects of a spiritual foundation for temporal preparedness include acting “in wisdom and order,” which implies a gradual buildup of food storage and savings over time, as well as embracing “small and simple” means, which is a demonstration of faith that the Lord will magnify our small but consistent efforts.
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“The Lord has declared, ‘It is my purpose to provide for my saints’ [Doctrine and Covenants 104:15].
Alludes to High confidence
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