Keith Tanner was a Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Specialist for 7 years and Neighborhood Watch Coordinator for 10 years. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from Westminster College and has been a computer programmer/analyst for 40 years, currently working for Automatic Data Processing.
Spiritual Principles of Emergency Preparedness
#1—The study of the doctrines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior. (Boyd K. Packer, October 1986)
#2—All things unto me are spiritual, and not at any time have I given unto you a law which was temporal…. for my commandments are spiritual. (D & C 29:34, 35)
#3—Just as there have been calamities in the past, we expect more in the future. What [should] we do? … It was not raining when Noah built the ark. But he built it, and the rains came. The Lord has said, “If ye are prepared ye shall not fear” (D & C 38:30). (Gordon B. Hinkley, October 2005)
#4—For decades, the Lord’s prophets have urged us to store food, water, and financial reserves for a time of need. The current pandemic has reinforced the wisdom of that counsel. I urge you to take steps to be temporally prepared. But I am even more concerned about your spiritual and emotional preparation. (Russell M. Nelson, October 2020)
#5—For the time soon cometh that the fulness of the wrath of God shall be poured out upon all the children of men; for he will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous. Wherefore, he will preserve the righteous by his power, even if it so be that the fulness of his wrath must come, and the righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their enemies by fire. Wherefore, the righteous need not fear. (I Nephi 22:16, 17)
#6—The Church is…among the first responders when tragedy strikes. …. Last year alone, the Church carried out more than 100 disaster-relief projects around the world, helping victims of hurricanes, fires, floods, earthquakes, and other calamities. (Russell M. Nelson, October 2019)
Reach out to Keith Tanner here: kwtanner@gmail.com
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