Monday, May 5, 2014

Can You Sleep When the Wind Blows?

  
        

       A young man applied for a job as a farmhand.  When the farmer asked for his qualifications, he said, "I can sleep when the wind blows."  This puzzled the farmer, but he liked the young man and hired him.
      A few days later, the farmer and his wife were awakened in the night by a violent storm.  They quickly began to check things out to see if all was secure.
      They found that the shutters on the farmhouse had been securely fastened.  A good supply of logs had been set next to the fireplace.  The young man slept soundly.  The farmer and his wife then inspected their property.  They found that the farm tools had been placed in the storage shed, safe from the elements.  The tractor had been moved into the garage.  The barn was properly locked.  Even the animals were calm.  All was well.  The farmer then understood the meaning of the young man's words.  "I can sleep when the wind blows."

                                                                 ...Author Unknown
    
      Our prophets have been advising us on being prepared for the storms to come for years.  Have we done what we can to follow that advice?  Can we sleep when the wind blows?


                                                                    May
                               "The revelation to produce and store food may be as 
                               essential to or temporal welfare today as boarding 
                               the ark was to the people of Noah."
                                                          -Ezra Taft Bensonn

Spiritual Goal: Share a Book of Mormon
                            with a non-member.

Provident Living Goal: Make a goal and plan to
                                          exercise regularly.

                                                  Storage Goal:

                                                 May Week #4
                             Garden Seeds: Radishes are great in an emergency, 
                             they grow fast, are full of vitamins and minerals, and 
                             full of water.
                                      ***************************************************
                                                           May Week #3
                             Jell-O gelatin (24 per person) and pudding mixes
                                      ***************************************************
                                                           May Week #2
                             Dry soups and a box or two of crackers.
                                      *************************************************
                                                           May Week #1
                             It's dress your burger week! Mustard, catsup, mayo,
                             relish, Worcestershire, salsa, etc.