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by anguilla on May 1st, 2004
1. Through Latter-day Prophets, God has commanded us to have a year's supply of food and other essentials in our food storage:
"The Church and its members are commanded by the Lord to be self-reliant and independent. (See D&C 78:13-14)
"The responsibility for each person’s social, emotional, spiritual, physical, or economic well-being rests first upon himself, second upon his family, and third upon the Church if he is a faithful member thereof." (Spencer W. Kimball, "Welfare Services: The Gospel in Action," Ensign, Nov. 1977, 76)
2. Having a food storage of essential foods, clothing, fuel, and water will help us during times of personal and natural disasters.
3. When we are prepared we don't have to worry about "what if's" because we'll have our food storage.
"If ye are prepared ye shall not fear." (D&C 38:30)
4. Building up a food storage helps us learn how to prepare and use basic foods.
---http://lds.about.com/library/weekly/aa112202a.htm
ADDED DEC 20: There are no basements in New Orleans. They would flood from normal groundwater without rain or hurricanes. Many houses (except the newer ones in the suburbs) are built 3 or 4 steps up above street level to handle the temporary flooding during normal rains.
So any supplies would have been stored on the first floor or above.
by John Cox on November 9th, 2009
The answer to most of the "Why do Latter-day Saints..." questions is really the same. Because that's what God asked them to do and they trust God.
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Food storage is no differant, it's something God has asked us to do. And I'm glad my Dad listened. Due to a series of unfortunate events, and one crooked lawyer/accountant, my parents went from being millionaires to broke and unemployed in a very short time. With no money coming in, the IRS taking their entire savings to the penny, and seven kids to feed I don't know what they would have done without their food storage. We lived off it for a year.
My Dad has since made sure that all his kids understand you don't need a national or global disaster to need your food storage.
by mollysmithee on March 10th, 2011
For rapture.
by TenLostTribes on February 25th, 2010
Members who do store food are simply following the prophet's counsel to be prepared--you never know when you'll need it.
LDS It has been proven that caffeine is actually good for your health. Why has your god not recanted the Word of Wisdom on hot drinks?
by Joseph Smith was a fraud and Eisegete on January 26th, 2012
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I'm really hungry, but I ate breakfast. How can this be?????
by Mister_Bromide on July 7th, 2011
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Can Mormons drink root beer?
by Mister_Bromide on August 2nd, 2011
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Why do non-Mormons keep on suggesting that Mormons do not eat tinned food. True, Joseph Smith didn't eat timmed food, but then again, there wasn't much tinned food around when he was with us.
by Latter Day Spaceball on April 7th, 2008
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have you tried the new hubble contact lenses ?
by hong kong phooey on May 19th, 2010
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Comments
God will provide for me. Treasures we store up here will be left here when we go to heaven.
by pacella23 on April 29th, 2005
I don't think the Lord wants you to starve to death in a famine. But you'd know how He feels about you more than I would
by Anonymous on November 7th, 2005
Exactly pacella23. Must be awful trying to hoard things. Fear of death at work.
by Alatea on November 9th, 2005
pacella & SS, tell that to the people of New Orleans. I bet many of them wish that they had had stocked up before Katrina.
by Glenn Blaylock on November 12th, 2005
I cant Believe the Antis are Here arguing about !FOOD STORAGE! How DESPERATE are U find fault.
by Anonymous on December 3rd, 2005
Where would the people of New Orleans stored their food? In their basement, pantry,... it was all under water
by John Pacella on December 20th, 2005
pacella24, most food comes in sealed containers. This is especially true of that which is used for emergency storage. Therefore, the food itself would not have been damaged by the floods.
by Glenn Blaylock on August 3rd, 2006