Tag Archives: Provident Living

Job Help at Provident Living

One for the best resources the church has in dealing with difficult times is the site www.providentliving.org. This site is put together as a resource to help church members apply the teachings of the gospel to all aspects of their lives. This resource offers advice on money management, food storage, living a healthy lifestyle and emotional and social strength. It also has a section devoted to employment. On the employment portion of the site you can find tips on looking for a job, preparing for an interview and creating a resume. These tips are new to the site, and are … Continue reading →

Gospel Questions: About Food Storage

My non-member friend asked me: Why do Mormons stockpile food? Do they think the world is coming to an end? In a nutshell, yes, we do. That answer is a little bit flippant. Let me elaborate. In the Book of Revelations, we read of calamities that will befall in the last days. These are passages that are familiar to those who have read the Bible, and the End Times prophecies are familiar to all Christian religions. The leaders of the LDS Church have encouraged us to put up a reserve of nonperishable food in our homes so that we might … Continue reading →

Food Storage . . . in a Trailer?

We’ve been counseled to get as much food storage as we are able. From six months to two years, whatever is feasible in our situation. Those with less are encouraged to work on getting more. It’s wonderful counsel. I endorse it, love it, approve of it . . . but the doing of it has turned out to be a little tricky. You see, I live in a trailer. It’s a very nice trailer, don’t get me wrong. It’s 17 x 72, which means it’s wider than your average single wide and it’s arranged well. But it does not have … Continue reading →

What’s In Your Food Storage?

We know we need to be acquiring food storage. We have all been given lists of what we should be gathering, and these lists are wonderful for a place to start. But what we must take into consideration is that everyone’s needs will be different, and we need to be sure to stock up on things we use personally. For instance, at my house, we’d need to store: 1. Lots and lots of diapers. We seem to always have at least one child in diapers. Besides which, those things are great for first aid – if you need a great … Continue reading →

An Example of Provident Living

There was a family in the ward I grew up in that was almost entirely self-sufficient. Looking back as I a child I did not realize how impressive this was. In fact I thought it was strange that they gardened so much. They were a large family, the mom stayed home and the dad worked for the post office. They needed to make the best of the resources that they had. They truly embraced provident living. They grew almost all of their fruits and vegetables. Their garden was at least half an acre. I grew up in Utah, so it … Continue reading →

RS/EQ: Priorities and Preparedness

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When we study the principle of self-reliance, we tend to think of it as a worldly law. And yet, the scriptures clearly tell us that Heavenly Father has never given a law that is temporal; all commandments are spiritual in nature (see D&C 29:34). How, then, is a law regarding our worldly state spiritual? President Kimball clearly states that “the highest achievement of spirituality comes as we conquer the flesh.” As we overcome our earthly bodies and worldly desires, we grow to be more spiritual beings. We generally think of this when we consider overcoming habits, but it applies to … Continue reading →

RS/EQ: Buying…Everything They Had ‘On Time’

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This week’s lesson for Relief Society and Elders Quorum comes from the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church, and is entitled ‘Provident Living: Applying Principles of Self-Reliance and Preparedness.’ As always, we begin the lesson by drawing from President Kimball’s life experiences before we start reading his quotes. If you flip back to the biography at the front of the book, we learn on page xxii that President Kimball started out his professional life as a bank clerk. Perhaps this experience was one of the many reasons he spoke so strongly against debt in his life. As we read … Continue reading →

Embrace Provident Living

We have been counseled to live providently. But what exactly does that mean? I am sure that many within the church automatically think of food storage when it comes to provident living, but in reality it means much more. Provident has several definitions, which include planning for the future and frugal living. It is important that we embrace the many definitions of provident living. The church has counseled us to live within our means. This means to spend less than you make. It also means to avoid going into debt. If you have accumulated debt, it means making the changes … Continue reading →

New Pamphlets at Providentliving.org

There have been many recent updates to providentliving.org. The church has recently issued two new pamphlets regarding provident living. The first is about food storage. Members are urged to store three months of food and then begin to work on a year’s supply. The pamphlet also talks about setting aside money for the future. It also speaks of the importance of storing water. The second is about finances. Members are urged to get out of debt and set aside money for times of adversity. The pamphlet also stresses the importance of teaching your family to manage money. In addition to … Continue reading →

New Financial Tools at Providentliving.org

Providentliving.org is a great resource for your family. It offers articles about a wide variety of topics from job hunting, to food storage to financial planning. Recently the site has added some additional tools to help you achieve your financial goals. The tools are calculators that can help you see where your money is going and how to use it most effectively. The tools include calculators that help you see where your money is being spent. You can also see the effects of spending less and saving more in the long-term plan. The calculators also estimate the amount of time … Continue reading →