"Someone has said it was not raining when Noah built the ark. But he built it, and the rains came.
"The Lord has said, 'If ye are prepared ye shall not fear' (D&C 38:30)."
Topic: preparation
( Gordon B. Hinckley, "If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 62)
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"There is [an] important preparation we must make for tests that are certain to come to each of us. That
preparation must be started far in advance because it takes time. What we will need then can't be bought. It
can't be borrowed. It doesn't store well. And it has to have been used regularly and recently.
"What we will need in our day of testing is a spiritual preparation. It is to have developed faith in Jesus
Christ so powerful that we can pass the test of life upon which everything for us in eternity depends."
Topics: preparation, opposition, spirituality, eternal life
( Henry B. Eyring, "Spiritual Preparedness: Start Early and Be Steady," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 37)
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"Someone has said it was not raining when Noah built the ark. But he built it, and the rains came. . . .
"The primary preparation is . . set forth in the Doctrine and Covenants, wherein it says, 'Wherefore, stand
ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of
the Lord come' (D&C 87:8). . . .
"We can so live that we can call upon the Lord for His protection and guidance. This is a first priority. We
cannot expect His help if we are unwilling to keep His commandments. We in this Church have evidence
enough of the penalties of
disobedience in the examples of both the Jaredite and the Nephite nations. Each went from glory to utter
destruction because of wickedness.
"We know, of course, that the rain falls on the just as well as the unjust (see Matthew 5:45). But even
though the just die they are not lost, but are saved through the Atonement of the Redeemer."
Topics: preparation, adversity, obedience, salvation
(Gordon B. Hinckley, "If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 62)
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"The opportunity to declare a truth may come when we least expect it. Let us be prepared."
Topics: preparation, testimony
(Thomas S. Monson, "Our Sacred Priesthood Trust," Ensign, May 2006, 54)
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"How portentous are the words of revelation found in the 88th section of the Doctrine and Covenants
concerning the calamities that should befall. . .
"How interesting are descriptions of the tsunami and the recent hurricanes in terms of the language of this
revelation. . . .
"Man's inhumanity to man expressed in past and present conflict has and continues to bring unspeakable
suffering. . . .
"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. . . .
"The Lord has said, 'If ye are prepared ye shall not fear' (D&C 38:30)."
Topics: adversity, revelation, preparation
(Gordon B. Hinckley, "If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 62)
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"[Some] people say, 'I would have willingly endured persecution and trials if I might have lived in the early
years of the Church when there was such a flow of revelation published as scripture. Why is that not
happening now?'
"The revelations that came through the Prophet Joseph Smith, printed as scripture, laid the permanent
foundation of the Church through which the gospel of Jesus Christ could go forth to 'every nation' (2 Nephi
26:13). . . .
"The opposition and trials are different now. If anything, they are more intense, more dangerous than in
those early days, aimed not so much at the Church as at us as individuals. The early revelations, published
as scriptures for the permanent guidance of the Church, define the ordinances and covenants and are still in
force.
"One of those scriptures promises, 'If ye are prepared ye shall not fear' (D&C 38:30). . .
"[Much] has been done to prepare us. . . . I do not fear the future. . . .
". . . Continuing revelation [is] open to the Church and to each individual member."
Topics: revelation, preparation, individual worth
(Boyd K. Packer, "On Zion's Hill," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 70-71)
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"Our duty as Latter-day Saints is to prepare ourselves, this earth, and its inhabitants for the Second Coming
of the Lord Jesus Christ. Being prepared and being strong as the gospel teaches ensure happiness here
and hereafter and make this 'grand millennial mission' possible."
Topics: preparation, Second Coming, happiness
(Keith B. McMullin, "Be Prepared . . . Be Ye Strong from Henceforth," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 12)