Provident Living

PROVIDENT LIVING

“Living providently reflects our true eternal nature: we are “to act for [ourselves] and not to be acted upon”

“All of us are responsible to provide for ourselves and our families in both temporal and spiritual ways. To provide providently, we must practice the principles of provident living: joyfully living within our means, being content with what we have, avoiding excessive debt, and diligently saving and preparing for rainy-day emergencies.”

-Robert D. Hales

“Begin to prepare for a temple marriage as well as for a mission. Proper dating is a part of that preparation.”

“We can so live that we can call upon the Lord for His protection and guidance. … We cannot expect His help if we are unwilling to keep His commandments.”

“when much has been given to us much is required of us”

“I know that we are not perfect men. We know the perfect way, but we do not always act according to our knowledge. But I think that for the most part we are trying.”

“They did not send away any who were naked, or that were hungry, or that were athirst, or that were sick, or that had not been nourished; and they did not set their hearts upon riches; therefore they were liberal to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, whether out of the church or in the church, having no respect to persons as to those who stood in need”

“What we have experienced in the past was all foretold, and the end is not yet. Just as there have been calamities in the past, we expect more in the future.”

“if ye are prepared ye shall not fear”

“Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come”

Being prepared in any situation is important. You will never know when a time of preparation is needed. When you are in school you need to be prepared for the tests, so you study. When you are in a place with high rates of natural disasters then you prepare for a traumatic event by taking the necessary steps if a catastrophe where to hit. When we are prepared and know what precautions to take then we need not fear what may beseech us. That is the comfort in the gospel