Wednesday, July 13, 2011

What's in a name?

As I was debating whether to do a blog or not, I also debated over possible blog titles.  A lot of the great preparedness sites already available have such great names to go along with them.  I wanted something that meant something, I came up with a list of about 25 names, narrowed it down to about 5, and finally chose this one.  Here is the quote that inspired me:
“Some of the brethren … approached [President Wilford Woodruff] and … inquired of him as to when he felt the end would be—when would be the coming of the Master? These, I think, are not his exact words, but they convey the spirit of his reported reply: ‘I would live as if it were to be tomorrow—but I am still planting cherry trees!’ I think we may well take this as a page for our own book and live as if the end might be tomorrow—and still plant cherry trees! In worrying about things that are beyond our reach, we should not overlook our opportunities with our own families and friends; in worrying about possible eventualities we should not neglect the things that need to be done here and now, and that are within our reach” (Elder Richard L. Evans, in Conference Report, Apr. 1950, 105–6). (emphasis added by me to show my inspiration)
I love the explanation Elder Evans gives to this simple, yet profound acknowledgement that we need to live and prepare for tomorrow and for eternity, we simply need to take the opportunity that is ours to be with our family, to do the things that need to be done now, and to prepare for tomorrow.

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