Many years ago I read a scripture in Peter about the last days that really struck me: “And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation (2 Peter 3:4).” I realized that I could not imagine a day where I woke up and things were different.
Every day I woke up, ate breakfast, went to school or church, spent time with family, etc.
More or less I knew what each day would look like. I could not comprehend a day when I woke up to a different world.
And yet here we are. 8 days ago I went shopping at Sam’s Club getting the usual grub. Except, actually I sent my husband who ended up spending way more than I would’ve. Bless that spend-happy man. 🙏
That was 8 DAYS AGO. Before the world shut down. Everyday we joke about how wild the world is. How different things are. I see jokes, I see people sharing kindness, I see everyone dealing with these crazy circumstances in a million different ways.
Then I woke up today, getting a little bit used to this wild world, to hear that my Utah family was in an EARTHQUAKE.
Really? Wait…. REALLY???
Just insane.
If this last week has taught me anything, it is that everything CAN change overnight. The whole world changed everything in A WEEK. And sure, I’ve heard that the virus might somehow have been a result of someone’s choices. But the earthquake? There is no way that could be political.
And while life is crazy, I haven’t been scared at all. Yes, me, the freak-out-at-a-semi-passing-us-in-a-car lady.
Perhaps it is because I am practiced at managing anxiety (although this level of crazy is a WHOLE NEW LEVEL). But I attribute it to my faith in the reality of the Lord’s second coming and in the Gift of the Holy Ghost who prompted us to shop THE DAY BEFORE it got crazy, and in a prophet that I can trust with my whole heart to prepare us better than anyone else. I am so thankful for living prophets who have, very proactively, prepared us for this! (If you’d like a list of things he’s done to prepare us, lemme know).
Guys, if you don’t know about him, learn! It will change everything, and you can feel peace in this time of turmoil.
I know that there is a great chance that this will all blow over, and it will just be a weird time in history. It probably isn’t THE END, but it doesn’t really matter. We can handle anything that’s coming.
“If ye are prepared ye shall not fear” (D&C 38:30).
I’ve got plenty of work to do, I’m not as prepared as I should be. But at least I know something is coming and I feel like that is half the battle.
