Confirmation....

I've had this nagging feeling the past several months about needing to get our food storage in order. We had a few extras, but not enough to live on for very long. So we've been couponing so we can maximize our dollar and buying in bulk when we can in order to build up our supplies. We still have a ways to go, but we have a rough plan on how to get there and what we need.

Well, tonight I got a bit of confirmation as to why. Not that anything major happened to us personally. We went in for tithing settlement with our Bishop. He very directly asked us how we felt about our food storage and ability to live by our own means and encouraged us, very seriously, to do all we can to get it in order as quickly as possible. He told a story from living in Mexico (where he's from) during a time of financial crisis similar to the one we are now experiencing. It's not that they didn't have money to buy food, the food just wasn't available. The suppliers began hording everything for themselves because they were unsure of what the future would bring. They couldn't buy things like flour or rice or any other commodity.

While we can each only do what we are able, I think it wise advice in times of uncertainty to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Now I will work even harder toward getting our food storage in order and getting money in the bank to tide us over if necessary. I would encourage each of you to do what you can do, even if it's only a little.