Before anyone gets ruffled by the title of the post let me say that this is NOT an attack on anyone about the Hurricane. Instead, it's an invitation to dialogue.
My friends think I'm nuts because I love to study and observe Christian groups out of the mainstream. To me, mainstream includes the Presbyterians (PCUSA), United Methodists, Southern Baptists, Nazarene, Catholic, and a few others. Maybe mainstream is the wrong word....popular? Anyway, I like to learn about Christian groups/faiths that I am not so familiar with.
One group I have studied extensively are the Latter Day Saints, otherwise known as Mormons or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS). I have not yet read the whole Book of Mormon but I've read enough. I have read many books on the LDS including bits on their history, theology, and place in modern day America. The local missionaries know that I'm not keen on converting but am always up for a good conversation and I'll cook them a decent meal. (Missionaries are practically starved). Anyhoo--one big push of the Church is that all adult Saints should have emergency provisions on hand. They emphasize more than just a few gallons of water and some MRE's....we're talking a year's worth of food and supply storage. It's not uncommon for young married LDS kids to be given a 20 lb barrel of flour for a house warming present. Couples, and singles, are expected to put aside large amounts of money and build their home storage for themselves and their loved ones.
Ok...I can see the need for being prepared in case of national or natural disaster. But, how practical is it to store several MONTHS worth of food/water/provisions? I think about the Louisana people and how they were lucky to even get themselves out. Here's a huge natural disaster and their homes are gone....so what good was that supply of provisions?
I don't bring this up to be argumentative but am more curious as to what an LDS response might be. I don't know if I can get one of my Mormon friends to respond here but if I find out a good answer I'll let you all know. In the meantime, feel free to chime in and comment.
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Now that I have my snottiness out of the way, I’m ready for some real dialogue. Personally, I think it must be in preparation for the coming Apocalypse: you know, nothing says lovin’ like something from the oven when flaming skull demons are trampling over the sinners, non-believers, and other assorted left-behinds. I mean, a couple of cookies fresh out of the oven really makes having your intestines ripped out by a pitchfork wielding succubus tolerable.
I should know better than to try and debate you on the POSITIVE aspects of Mormonism. lol.
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