Comments on: My Beef with a Year Supply of Food http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/year-supply-of-money/274/ Mormon Musings by yer ol' pals Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:04:17 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jacob J http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/year-supply-of-money/274/comment-page-2/#comment-417943 Jacob J Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:36:53 +0000 http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/my-beef-with-a-year-supply-of-food/274/#comment-417943 <em>I guess it comes down to this, store enough food for the amount of time you would like to live.</em> Oh great, now I need a <em>lifetime</em> supply of food?!? That's even farther out of whack from the prophetic counsel than my post was. I guess it comes down to this, store enough food for the amount of time you would like to live.

Oh great, now I need a lifetime supply of food?!? That’s even farther out of whack from the prophetic counsel than my post was.

]]> By: Steve http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/year-supply-of-money/274/comment-page-2/#comment-417928 Steve Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:20:31 +0000 http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/my-beef-with-a-year-supply-of-food/274/#comment-417928 This is the most dangerous counsel I've ever heard. A year supply of money in this economy IS perishable! You operate on the false premise that after 3 months all will be well in Zion. I guess it comes down to this, store enough food for the amount of time you would like to live. After 4 months if the government hasn't stepped in (because they can't), the stores are empty (so much for your "year supply of cash")you will perish. Why do we as members, who profess to have prophets, seers, and revelators amoungst us, choose to try and second guess them? I believe we should put together our preparedness items by following the Spirit. If the Spirit tells you to store money, you should follow that prompting. But each family will be different. I also feel what the Spirit will probably not prompt you too far away from prophetic counsel. If you are being steered away from that counsel, please make sure where your inspiration is coming from! Interesting speculation of why we have received this counsel. I hope for your sake you are right! As for fuel, I have stored wood for a year, and gasoline for a month. Hope to have propane for a year soon. Current counsel doesn't seem to discount previous counsel. Please be careful with this thinking. This is the most dangerous counsel I’ve ever heard. A year supply of money in this economy IS perishable! You operate on the false premise that after 3 months all will be well in Zion. I guess it comes down to this, store enough food for the amount of time you would like to live. After 4 months if the government hasn’t stepped in (because they can’t), the stores are empty (so much for your “year supply of cash”)you will perish. Why do we as members, who profess to have prophets, seers, and revelators amoungst us, choose to try and second guess them? I believe we should put together our preparedness items by following the Spirit. If the Spirit tells you to store money, you should follow that prompting. But each family will be different. I also feel what the Spirit will probably not prompt you too far away from prophetic counsel. If you are being steered away from that counsel, please make sure where your inspiration is coming from!
Interesting speculation of why we have received this counsel. I hope for your sake you are right! As for fuel, I have stored wood for a year, and gasoline for a month. Hope to have propane for a year soon. Current counsel doesn’t seem to discount previous counsel. Please be careful with this thinking.

]]> By: Pat http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/year-supply-of-money/274/comment-page-2/#comment-373850 Pat Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:09:53 +0000 http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/my-beef-with-a-year-supply-of-food/274/#comment-373850 Did you know that the government is giving California farmers only 1/10th of the water they need for their crops? They do this, ostensibly, to save an endangered fish. (Obviously, officials are smarter than this and do, in fact, know what they are doing.) California farmers supply half the nation's food. Power has many ways and means for expanding its reach. ("Ve hav vays...") The people have many ways of remaining (insistently) asleep. Governments know this, too. Given how many people our government is killing, raping, disabling, etc. on a daily basis in various places around the world, on behalf of corporate profits (oil pipelines, geopolitical dominance are their real motives), it is no surprise we have threats from without, as well. What else could we expect? Have the people of the world no right to object to what we do to them? Under these circumstances, I'm inclined to vote for barrels full of money, as well. While all the natives are being brought to defend those who arranged for their misery, I intend to protect my family by getting them out of here. At this point, I regret mostly that our children and grandchildren will bear the brunt of our folly. It is not they who deserve it. Did you know that the government is giving California farmers only 1/10th of the water they need for their crops? They do this, ostensibly, to save an endangered fish. (Obviously, officials are smarter than this and do, in fact, know what they are doing.) California farmers supply half the nation’s food.

Power has many ways and means for expanding its reach. (“Ve hav vays…”) The people have many ways of remaining (insistently) asleep. Governments know this, too.

Given how many people our government is killing, raping, disabling, etc. on a daily basis in various places around the world, on behalf of corporate profits (oil pipelines, geopolitical dominance are their real motives), it is no surprise we have threats from without, as well. What else could we expect? Have the people of the world no right to object to what we do to them?

Under these circumstances, I’m inclined to vote for barrels full of money, as well. While all the natives are being brought to defend those who arranged for their misery, I intend to protect my family by getting them out of here.

At this point, I regret mostly that our children and grandchildren will bear the brunt of our folly. It is not they who deserve it.

]]> By: A thinker http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/year-supply-of-money/274/comment-page-2/#comment-373358 A thinker Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:33:15 +0000 http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/my-beef-with-a-year-supply-of-food/274/#comment-373358 Recommended reading: Country Living by Ellen G. White Recommended reading: Country Living by Ellen G. White

]]> By: greg http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/year-supply-of-money/274/comment-page-2/#comment-373354 greg Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:16:36 +0000 http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/my-beef-with-a-year-supply-of-food/274/#comment-373354 You can't eat money. And when the dollar and all fiat currencies ultimately collapse food will be much better to have than worthless paper. Now if you convert some of that money into gold and silver along with your years supply of food then you are on to something. I have a years supply of food, my own source of power and a 2 year supply of gold and silver at todays bargain prices. Since the price of food is going up I am actually making a return on that like an investment which I can eat. And since the dollar is dropping against my gold my purchasing power of my gold is also increasing. Get into food and gold. You won't regret it. You can’t eat money. And when the dollar and all fiat currencies ultimately collapse food will be much better to have than worthless paper. Now if you convert some of that money into gold and silver along with your years supply of food then you are on to something.
I have a years supply of food, my own source of power and a 2 year supply of gold and silver at todays bargain prices. Since the price of food is going up I am actually making a return on that like an investment which I can eat. And since the dollar is dropping against my gold my purchasing power of my gold is also increasing.
Get into food and gold. You won’t regret it.

]]> By: mfranti http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/year-supply-of-money/274/comment-page-2/#comment-322273 mfranti Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:40:30 +0000 http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/my-beef-with-a-year-supply-of-food/274/#comment-322273 ray, that should be its own post. ray, that should be its own post.

]]> By: Ray http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/year-supply-of-money/274/comment-page-2/#comment-322233 Ray Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:22:53 +0000 http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/my-beef-with-a-year-supply-of-food/274/#comment-322233 mfranti, fwiw, I believe there is more power to the Gift of the Holy Ghost than most members realize - and that it's not as limited as most imagine. mfranti, fwiw, I believe there is more power to the Gift of the Holy Ghost than most members realize – and that it’s not as limited as most imagine.

]]> By: Jacob J http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/year-supply-of-money/274/comment-page-2/#comment-322125 Jacob J Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:25:23 +0000 http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/my-beef-with-a-year-supply-of-food/274/#comment-322125 Sorry, I thought you were both out of work but that you had gone back to school for the moment. My bad. And I'm positive four letter words don't forfeit all inspiration. Sorry, I thought you were both out of work but that you had gone back to school for the moment. My bad. And I’m positive four letter words don’t forfeit all inspiration.

]]> By: mfranti http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/year-supply-of-money/274/comment-page-2/#comment-322106 mfranti Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:05:46 +0000 http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/my-beef-with-a-year-supply-of-food/274/#comment-322106 oh no. i was the one that was laid off. dh is still working but he's a GD and who knows if he can ride out the storm. we hope so. thanks for the kind words-tho. i thought inspiration only came to the really good lds that attend church regularly and avoid using four letter words online. ;) oh no. i was the one that was laid off. dh is still working but he’s a GD and who knows if he can ride out the storm. we hope so.

thanks for the kind words-tho. i thought inspiration only came to the really good lds that attend church regularly and avoid using four letter words online.

;)

]]> By: Jacob J http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/year-supply-of-money/274/comment-page-2/#comment-322081 Jacob J Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:52:33 +0000 http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/08/my-beef-with-a-year-supply-of-food/274/#comment-322081 mfranti, thanks for sharing, and you are definitely worthy to receive inspiration.(!) I say that with utmost confidence despite hardly knowing you and you can't convince me otherwise. It is definitely amazing how many Latter-day Saints have stories to tell in these tough times about the church's counsel on saving food and money. Good luck on your husband's job hunt. mfranti, thanks for sharing, and you are definitely worthy to receive inspiration.(!) I say that with utmost confidence despite hardly knowing you and you can’t convince me otherwise. It is definitely amazing how many Latter-day Saints have stories to tell in these tough times about the church’s counsel on saving food and money. Good luck on your husband’s job hunt.

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