"We feel led to caution the Latter-day Saints against forming the bad habit of incurring debt and taking upon themselves obligations which frequently burden them heaver than they can bear, and lead to the loss of their homes and other possessions. ... Our business should be done, as much as possible, on the principal of paying for that which we purchase, and our needs should be brought within the limit of our resources." "Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruf (2004) 232-33.
"How on the face of the earth could a man enjoy his religion when he had been told by the Lord how to prepare for a day of famine, when instead of doing so he had fooled away that which would have sustained him and his family." George Albert Smith, Deseret News, Mar. 4, 1868, 26
"If you are without bread, how much wisdom can you boast and of what real utility are your talents, if you cannot procure for yourselves and save against a day of scarcity those substances designed to sustain your natural lives?" Brigham Young Deseret News, July 18, 1860, 153.
"A cardinal principal of the gospel is to prepare for the day of scarcity. ... And, brethren, we lay up in store! Then, "through [the Lord's] providence, notwithstanding the tribulation ... the church [and its people will] stand independent." .. and ... we lay up in store! By doing these things, "the Lord shall have power of his saints, and shall reign in [our] midst." Keith B. McMullin, "Lay Up in Store," Ensign May 2007. (Sorry, not an apostle but still a good quote)
Keith B.McMullin is the presiding bishop. He sees to the temporal needs and welfare of the whole church. When he said lay up in store i doubled my efforts. Thanks for the quotes, i am loving your blog.
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