Archive for October, 2008
October 6th, 2008
Wise Financial Management During Tough Economic Times
The church continue to emphasize, with increasing frequency, living within our means and using a budget.
Selected Quotes from this article:
Richard W. Ebert Jr., the director of Employment Resource Services for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says, “Financial problems are a source of much unhappiness and are certainly a major factor in family and work difficulties. Unresolved, they can lead to crushing debt and divorce.”
- Avoid debt…
- Use a budget…
- Teach family members early the importance of working and earning…
- Work toward home ownership…
- Appropriately involve yourself in an insurance program to avoid the significant debts place upon families when they are uninsured.
- Involve yourself in a food storage and emergency preparedness program…
- Build a reserve…
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October 5th, 2008
“And I beheld his sword, and I drew it forth from the sheath thereof; and the hilt thereof was of pure gold, and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine, and I saw that the blade thereof was of the most precious steel.”
We read later in the Book of Mormon that this space was reserved for sacred things and not much was written because of the difficulty of engraving on plates of gold. So, why did Nephi take the time to describe the features of Laban’s sword? Maybe, as Nephi stumbled upon Laban in his drunken state the sword reminded him of Laban’s wealth and power. Read the rest of this entry »
October 4th, 2008
2008 OCT General Conference – Sat. Morning: Elder L Tom Perry (Let Him Do It With Simplicity):
- Stress and anxiety can be caused by ups and downs of the economy and associated circumstances
- spoke of US housing crisis, rising fuel costs. Future is not predictable, but we must
- Encouraged us to return to a simple life and living within our means to reap the spiritual blessings that come from it.
- Told story of a man who went to live in a rural area for 2 years, not as a hermit, but to live simply to figure out the meaning of life.
- built his own home and reedom for $28.04. Planted a garden to sell food to sustain himself (made only $8.71).
- He enjoyed spirutual benefits of a simple lifestyle.
- He determined that to survive we need 4 things: Food, clothing, shelter and fuel.
October 3rd, 2008
“And it came to pass that Laman was angry with me, and also with my father; and also was Lemuel, for he hearkened unto the words of Laman. Wherefore Laman and Lemuel did speak many hard words unto us, their younger brothers, and they did smite us even with a rod.”
As we discussed previously, Laman was lusting after the wealth of his father, his inheritance. Although they’d been taken into the wilderness, the return to Jerusalem surely brought back some of these desires. Handling their wealth and offering to Laban must have been hard for him. Read the rest of this entry »
October 1st, 2008
“And it came to pass that we went in unto Laban, and desired him that he would give unto us the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass, for which we would give unto him our gold, and our silver, and all our precious things.
And it came to pass that when Laban saw our property, and that it was exceedingly great, he did lust after it, insomuch that he thrust us out, and sent his servants to slay us, that he might obtain our property.”
We can use our physical precious things for righteous purposes. Nephi and family tried to get the brass plates with their precious things. Read the rest of this entry »
