Perfectly Prophetic Preparations

 

At our ward conference a few weeks ago, our bishop used a phrase that just resonated with me: Perfectly prophetic preparations.  Isn't that a great phrase? When he said it, I quickly wrote it down and have been pondering on it and writing notes on it since. 

In the last conference, Elder Uchtdorf said, "My message today is that even though this pandemic is not what we wanted or expected, God has prepared His children and His Church for this time."

 I started a list of the perfectly prophetic preparations that helped us be ready for this time of pandemic.  I talked to family members and asked them to list the perfectly prophetic preparations that they remembered.  I also listed the preparations that Elder Uchtdorf listed in his talk:

• The sacrament was reemphasized as center of our Sabbath worship.
• Come, Follow Me was provided as a home-centered, Church- supported tool to strengthen individuals and families.
• We began a higher and holier way of ministering to all.
• The use of technology in sharing the gospel and doing the Lord's work has spread throughout the Church.
• The amazing advancements in technology, making possible communication never thought possible in earlier years. Could you have ever imagined Zoom or YouTube church meetings?
• Priesthood quorums combined into one elders quorum
• A doctor is at the helm of the church
• Our St. George temple renovation started the very month the pandemic started.  When the church announced that our St. George temple was closing for about two and a half years for renovations, people wondered why they didn't just wait until the new temple was complete to start the renovations.  St. George people are prolific temple attenders.  The reason soon became evident.  That very month (November 2019) the pandemic started and soon thereafter all temples were closed.  The renovations, as well as the construction on the new temple have gone forward during the lockdown time.
• Revelations to get food storage in order.  Ken felt a strong impression early in 2020 to get our food and other storage in order and advised our children to do the same.  We did so.  We never wanted for anything during the pandemic, including toilet paper.
• Two-hour meeting block on Sundays
• The prophet telling us to take our vitamins! Maybe that was literal to beef up our immune systems!  

I have been working on this post for a couple of weeks and keep adding things. It's one of those posts that is never done.  But I think the message is clear.  The Lord prepared us for this difficult time with perfectly prophetic preparations.  Can you think of others I have forgotten?