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  1. Having posterity is a huge blessing but if you are not ready don't force yourself. It really is something that has to be done with you, your spouse and the Lord C : you will figure it out.
  2. Honestly if it makes you sick then don't sit by the person. Find someone who doesn't mind to sit with them. Totally get that people can be sensitive to smells. What I find interesting is how you say you sit and make up a ton of scenarios in your mind. You can possibly write some interesting novels if you have fertile mind. Find a way to bank in on your talent
  3. If you can pay off the mortgage without a penalty then pay off your house OR buy another off of the foreclosure auction. Sell the one you are living in or hire a third party company to rent it out to people. Fix up the auction house purchase and just live there. If your original never gets rented sell that thing. Then use all of your future earnings to do whatever you want. Best idea is to pretend like you never got it. Once you get the foreclosed house CASH you will have a lot leftover. Put it away for a rainy day. Also if you have any debts pay it all off including your car note.
  4. Hey! Good to see you as always This makes me think of another mentor I had. He was SO rude and often I was unhappy to listen to him teach me. He was actually mainstream LDS but friends with my closer Mentor and was also into Polygamist teachings (I know RIP my life) His beliefs ultimately lost him his marriage as well. He is also a Master Mason and would talk to me for hours. Haha NOW, excuse my story Diarrhea but I am getting to my point. One thing he would tell me often (Especially when things would go wrong) He would listen to me speak and relate my story then he would say: Remember, wherever you go, take your brain with you. Or he would say Why are you telling me this? Go speak to the Lord Haha. Here Overwatch, have a rude sandwich BUT you know what Sunday? He was kind of right. As I grew I was able to take the mess of knowledge that was crammed into my mind, of course I am still unwinding it, and make it work for me. I have to use my brain. I will take your promptings and apply them to my thought process. This is what I would do if that happened to me. - If it creeped me out I would first and foremost, raise my right hand and command El Diablo to be gone in the name of Jesus. That way I could have a clean working area. Empty room with me and the spirit. - I would then get on my knees and pray to God to open my mind. I would ask why I was having the same feelings over and over. I would also ask Him to help me figure out why I was so worried. I would then pause, listen to see if a response came and if not get up to start planning. - I would look at my Mother's medical records and history, with her permission. I would speak with her and ask her if she was alright. Ask her if she was happy to be alive. If everything was good and I knew it was time to put her in a home (per your story) I would just do it like you did. Good job by the way. If you are you thinking that everyone has it figured out they DON'T I have some relatives that are LDS and out of all of them the only one that is stable financially is the inactive one BUT most of his kids have fallen away. The active ones have tanked businesses but almost all of their children are active members of the LDS church. What I concluded is we are blessed according to our efforts. What we choose to put our talents into. What we choose to be good stewards over. BE WISE. Challenge your impulses, if it is the spirit it will reaffirm itself. If a PROMPTING is telling you to invest all of your money into a shady pyramid scheme CHALLENGE it. If losing that money will put you in the hole DON'T Do it. If going to that event is going to make you spiritually bankrupt, avoid it like the plague. Don't be led to and fro by impulses, indigestion or misread promptings. Make a stable base of operation and then if you are called to go outside the walls DO YOUR HOMEWORK. Respectfully challenge the idea and the Lord will make Himself known more clearly, if it is essential you act in ONE particular way okay. I hope this helps. C :
  5. I believe you would. You have a good spirit about you. I am too used to the internets with trololololos C :
  6. Haha. I can't tell if this is a troll post. If that is what your blessing says you can take it literally or you can take it as a general sweet blanket statement. The Lord knowing you are anxious or the Patriarch knowing you are a worry wart, they wanted to assure you that you will find a loving spouse. Grunt said it perfect Until you find one that fulfills your desires and ultimately your blessing. ^ Gator gave some great advice. If you need more help PRAY! You will be alright. I also wrote a piece you can look at
  7. 1. Enjoy being young: Before you even get married the very first thing you need to do is a be a kid! Enjoy your youth and make good decisions. Build an excellent work ethic for labor. Work with your hands and work with your mind. Study, study, study. Learn all that you can in all of the subjects available to you at school. This will be essential and may come back to bite you in the butt if you don’t do so. Make sure to go on FUN dates only. No pairing off (waste of feelings and money) 2. Learn to manage money at a young age: Get a job when you are in between school sessions. Save up all your money and pay a FULL tithe. It’s easier if you don’t even consider it part of your check. Think of it as an extension of taxes if it makes it easier to pay automatically. Keep your receipts and make an electronic budget graph with all of your expenses, savings and planned future purchases. Doing this will make budgeting a habit early on and second nature for you. 3. Graduate School and get a diploma or equivalent if you are home schooled. Move on to higher Education and/or prepare to serve a Full Time Mission [If this is your desire] Serving a mission will help you grow quite significantly. Make sure that you have your physical, mental and spiritual fitness in check. You will be worked like you have never been worked before. Keep your expectations realistic, keep your romantic heart locked and your pure heart wide open. Serve and love the people; inviting them to Christ but don’t forget to love yourself. Be prepared BEFORE you leave the mission field to get home with your feet running, get a JOB and go back to school. 4. Remember [NO ONE] can tell you what to do specifically with your life BUT we can give you suggestions. Post service mission, take time to shake off your Angel wings. You will be looking at the world with the eyes of a missionary. STOP. BREATHE. Not all women are pure and not everyone wants you to preach to them. You may not land a job right away and you may get wrecked your first semester of College/University (Most likely you won’t because of the good habits you ingrained even deeper during your service) You may feel quite lonely, this is normal. You went from the x games equivalent of a spiritual high to a slight moist eye while listening to a heart felt sermon type of low, still good but can’t compare. Now, For what you came here for. 5. Once you have prepared yourself, to volunteer for the most madness you will experience in your entire life, you are ready to find a mate!!! (If you are new to the Christian life or were dragging your feet implement steps 1-4 to the best of your ability. [FORGIVE YOURSELF] for any crappiness done in steps 1-4. You will make up for it by being your best in the following steps. DON’T DATE LOSERS is the first step in finding the One. Make sure you find a woman that is your equal or better. One that has a strong work ethic, kept herself pure and has prepared to be a wife. REMEMBER: If you choose to skimp on your requirement standards DO NOT throw it in your mate’s face in the future ex: marrying someone who has a history of morality offenses while you have none and you feel good in heart to look over it CAUTION: You deserve everything you are offering your spouse and don’t forget it. While looking for a mate don’t forget about work and school. Continue improving and growing. Only go on dates with women you could imagine yourself courting. No sense in wasting money or betraying your preferences. DON’T kiss while dating!!!! This will completely destroy your plan and your brain will lose control to passion. Once you have found a nice woman that you would like to court THEN do your smooching. If she agrees to exclusively see YOU move on to step six. If she doesn’t, stop smooching and dump her. Start step five over 6. THE ONE!!! Or maybe: Once you have found a woman to court DO YOUR homework. Observer how she treats people, how she treats you. Spends money. Look at her favorite place in the house where she spends most of her time. Is it dirty? Your house most likely will be dirty after marriage. Notice consistency in hygiene, does she smell? Breath stink? Not going to get better after kids. If she has a strong base before marriage and kids she will be able to bounce back easier after the little ones start popping out. Notice her social media use. If she is lost in her blogs and poking everything handsome [ WHILE] you are courting her, make an inquiry as to what motives she has [she may just admire beauty] but most likely she’s just not that into you. If she is serious about you guys, her online habits will reflect her in real life habits as she will be proud to show you off and Tell others “I have a boyfriend” [More on online behavior later] 7. The Ring!!!! - Once she fits into your desires for a spouse [without you changing her] Ask her for marriage. This may require asking a parent for permission, as a tradition or just asking her straight up. After dating six months to a year it is pretty safe to guess the person is genuine. Most issues in character or other factors will display themselves within this time frame. If She says YES! Make plans. IF No go back to step 5. Do you really want to beg someone to marry you? Continue going to school and or work. DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT bust your budget for a stupid wedding or RING (I don’t care) Feeding your guests a scrumptious, whatever you can’t afford, is not going to make your marriage successful. VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure, sometime during step 7 in an appropriate manner, that you talk about consummating your marriage E.g. what is acceptable, what is expected from both parties and if both parties actually like the idea of being intimate. You may find that one partner is only slightly interested while the other is raging. This most likely will NOT change after marriage [no matter how holy you think you are, God will not force your other half to magically have your equivalent, marathon runner, drive] Don’t be afraid to bail and go back to step 5 if you aren’t even close to being yoked in this department. Marriage is not a race, marriage is [FOR – EV- ER ER ER ER ER] So take your time and remember to be freaking realistic. No one is perfect but things that annoy you while courting will be magnified 1000-fold after marriage. 8. A fter the wedding, pomp and rrrromantic events the war is not over. Get up and do some pushups. Make sure to exercise frequently [Refer to step 3 i.e. maintain physical, mental and spiritual fitness]. Continue your studies and be successful at work. Also have your spouse continue to do the same until little ones come. [None of you won the lottery] (nor ever will bwahaha) Get off your butt and go to work. KEEP YOUR BUDGET. Have a slot for fun money. Where you can buy your comic books, kayaks and figurines [DON’T SPEND MONEY YOU DON’T HAVE] DATE<>DATE<>DATE. Make sure you love your wife with all of your heart. Go on frequent dates with her during the month and be interested in her goals. Help her achieve her realistic dreams. In return she will love you deeper than anyone you will ever meet and it will prove itself Godlike into the eternities to come but first: Don’t give in to the temptations of the world e.g. porn, jealousy, inappropriate social relationships, unrealistic fantasies and Debt. They will all strangle you and murder your sapling bonds of love [Make sure to have bi-weekly “gear checks” to make sure your fortress is well defended; you are in raging war the moment you step out of the Temple as husband and wife] And don’t forget it. 9. Posterity: Once the babies start coming it is okay to be tired. Lol. You will most likely, at some point, become more exhausted than you have ever been. Be a team; watch the kids, help with the house, help with the meals, help with your wife. She will need all the uplifting she can get. Lovingly remind her to wash, brush teeth and get moving [once cleared by physician] Make sure to use plenty of creams to help with stretched skin Pre and post-delivery. REMEMBER: Physical, Spiritual and Mental fitness. Watch for signs of post-partum depression and seek help accordingly if present. Bodies change after pregnancy, even after healing at times. Be flexible and understanding. 10. Wake up early. Do some push-ups and sit-ups. Shower, cleanup your hair and teeth. Look at yourself in the mirror and pat yourself on the back. The greatest things you do in life will have these at the forefront: Loving God, loving yourself, loving your wife and together lovingly raising your children. Everyone’s life is different. Adjust where needed and pray to the Lord for personal guidance. He will not let you down. - Love your Brother Overwatch
  8. Interesting. If that's true it wouldn't surprise me. I mean it is becoming embraced by the majority of the world, according to what we see on the news. Not sure how credible it is. As long as they don't evolve into Sodom and gahmorra Homosexuals I think I'll continue being friendly. (Referring to when they came in a mob and tried to bust down Lot's door to rape the messengers)
  9. I wasn't aware Dallin Oaks talks about Homosexual marriages a lot.
  10. 2 nephi 13:9 Isaiah 3:9 Not gonna happen. Condemned in both books. I figured they aren't saying sorry so they don't get sued by upset people. I suppose it doesn't matter anymore. Beautiful program today.
  11. I've actually met President Nelson in a religious meeting before. This was several years ago but he was very nice to me and could pronounce my name perfectly. I can't say I felt anything out of the ordinary but he sure was sweet... but a manly sweet. Like you are talking to a paternal relative. *of course I met him in his Elder calling but he was very sharp indeed.
  12. Yeah. I understand why you feel apprehensive.
  13. I think they might have gone overboard with the burga but I don't see an issue with them banning the niqabs. I mean, how would you feel if a waiter walked up to your table, at a restaurant, wearing a ninja mask? Besides, wearing a niqab might interfere with facial recognition systems put in place to look for careless wanted people. Assuming a careful wanted person would wear make-up, silicone mask or something else. A niqab would make it too easy to do stuff and get away with it. Can you imagine trying to identify someone on a security camera if 10 plus people are wearing niqabs? not really worried they'll go after anyone else but hey, Hitler started with the handicapped and homosexuals before targeting Jews. At least I think that was the order
  14. - Erase, erase
  15. I am about to share a topic that is dear to me. One that has shaken me since my youth. It is of a very private and sacred nature but one that can be shared for the edifying of one another. First, I would like to thank all loving mothers everywhere. Mothers who have successfully birthed a child, may your children grow in health and love for you. May your husbands stand by you with pride in their hearts, for the greatness of your office. May you feel a sense of accomplishment, as it is one of the greatest things you will ever do in this life. Mothers who have lost a child, I have not forgotten about you. Now, I write this in the most heartfelt manner that I can. For couples who have lost a child Dear couples, I can only imagine the deep pain and hurt that you are going through. Since my youth I have been aware of the fact that life can be taken at any moment. Already being sobered by the loss of a parent and having survived a horrible experience with their replacement, I have been able to empathize with those who suffer the loss of a loved one. I believe that life exists after death but even still, it doesn't take away from the value that someone has for us. How when someone goes, it leaves a void. It is up to us to fill it with pain OR the good memories we have of the individual. It is okay to sorrow but we can't let it consume us. This has happened to me and even though it has a positive ending, I know the Lord wants us to be happy. I remember hearing about the trials of the Prophet Joseph Smith for the first time. How, despite working very hard for the building up of Zion, he lost six babies before they reached the age of accountability. I was very stunned by so many deaths. How hard it would have been to keep going. Smiling at everyone and saying that everything was going to be all right. That Zion would prosper. My heart opened and I felt the pain of a suffering parent. I felt the pain as if a box to an unknown chasm opened beneath my soul and was pulling my life from me. I felt the pain as if it was still present and I walked into its lingering cloud. My heart broke and I wept. I wept for my brother’s loss. I wept for his little ones. I could not be consoled and it weighed on my whole being. Then, the voice of the Lord came to me. He told me to be of good cheer, and that I would be blessed for my love for His servant Joseph. He was pleased that I would, of my own choosing, mourn for the loss of the pure. I would later go on to learn more as I have grown. These babies were taken away but they are redeemed through the blood of Christ. They are perfect and blameless before the Father. Satan and Death have no claim over them, nor over your little ones. Be of good cheer, the Lord is with you. He will send his angels to surround you and comfort you THROUGHOUT your life. Pure love never dies and as a parent that is what you have for your posterity. It is the love our Heavenly Father has for us. https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-joseph-f-smith/chapter-15?lang=eng https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/because-i-live-ye-shall-live-also?lang=eng http://www.ldsliving.com/What-Happened-to-Joseph-Smith-and-Emma-s-Children/s/80310 https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/137.10?lang=eng#p9 Blessings untold, how your children are just what the doctor ordered Being a father of all daughters, I have somewhat considered myself to possibly be in trouble. Perhaps I had offended someone along the way or maybe I could have been a better suitor during my single years but here they are. They teach me something practically every day, whether it is patience for them breaking their mother’s expensive television (I purchased the day before), faith to pray as I held one of mine limp in my arms and dying; waiting for responders to come or learning the importance of family bonds. My oldest daughter is a warrior. She has taught me to be unashamedly full of love My oldest was/is very active. Even in the womb. I remember seeing her in an ultra sound. She was moving SO fast. The nurse was surprised and I almost became worried. It appeared as if she was doing flips, like she was exercising. I had never nor have I again seen a baby so young doing such a thing. She grew and it became apparent she had/has a spirit of fire. Very headstrong and open with her thoughts. Just like her Grandmother who gave up law school to have my siblings and me. Now, as I have traveled for work and having the world take its toll on me, I became very vexed with how my life was turning out to be. Always working, always cleaning, this and that, feelings of doom and gloom that come after you have exhausted your soul. Sensing that something was wrong, my oldest slipped me a note that said “Daddy I love You”. I thought it is was sweet and put it aside. The next day it happened again, then the next and another. I finally told her thank you and asked her to stop wasting my paper. She said “okay Daddy”. The next day she gave me a Daddy I love you card, it was made out of her prized colored construction paper she got from her mother. The next day I got another and another until her paper was all gone. With her paper all out she came and timidly asked me for more. I said yes and she grabbed some. For a WHOLE month my daughter gave me a daily Daddy I love you card. One night feeling overwhelmed, by her love for me, I pulled out a piece of paper and drew her a heart wearing a crown and wrote “I love You too”. I folded it and put it at the foot of her bed so she would find it when she woke up. The next day, with the biggest smile and dimples deeper than The Grand Canyon, she gave me a hug and sunk into my chest. The cards stopped but she drew many pictures with that heart wearing a crown thereafter. She says I am a celestial king. Dear Parents or Couples thinking about or wanting children, you are Celestial Kings and Queens. You will gain more than you will ever lose volunteering for the duties of parenthood. The Lord will bless you and hold you up. Especially those with children that struggle with mortality, your good example will stick with them and at some point, they will acknowledge your goodness. Lots of Love and hope for the future https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/127.3-5?lang=eng#p2 https://www.slideshare.net/KarthikD/how-a-baby-grows-in-the-mothers-womb
  16. Thank You Brother, I appreciate that.
  17. Here is an interested side note on the consecration from earlier. It seems to be a very holy and desirable thing in its Fullness. However we see that it has been proven very hard to be put into practice. Consecration Summary The dedicating of money, lands, goods, or one’s own life for sacred purposes.1 Both the New Testament and Book of Mormon referred to some groups having “all things common” economically; the Book of Mormon also referred to individuals who consecrated or dedicated themselves to God’s service.2 In February 1831, JS dictated the “Laws of the Church of Christ,” which mandated community-based economic arrangements to provide for the poor and contribute to the building up of the “New Jerusalem.”3 The revelation explained that individuals were to donate their money, goods, and land to the church, after which they would receive back an inheritance, or stewardship, based on their circumstances, needs, and wants.4 Bishops were to administer the law of consecration by receiving consecrated properties, determining stewardships, and managing the surplus property in church storehouses.5 After the initial consecration of property, Saints were expected to consecrate their yearly surplus to the storehouse, from which the needy could be supported.6 Not all features of consecration were implemented, and many members of the church were never invited to practice consecration as outlined in the scriptures.7 Though the ideal remained, the practice was largely abandoned by 1834.8 An 8 July 1838 revelation eliminated the requirement of an initial consecration of property but instructed church members to give all “their surplus property” to the bishop and then a “tenth of all their interest annually” thereafter.9 In 1841, as church leaders sought funds to build the Nauvoo temple and Nauvoo House, Saints were asked to tithe a tenth of their personal property and a tenth of their increase.10 Men were also invited to donate a tenth of their time in labor for temple construction.11 JS, as trustee-in-trust of the church, had oversight of donations to the temple and distribution of surplus property and goods to the poor.12 The system was thus significantly adjusted during JS’s ministry, but the principles continued to guide church efforts to cooperatively share resources to build up communities and the church http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/topic/consecration#2905347793460150926 I am actually very saddened by this activity we have done here. It was fun but learning about the nature of these things and how much further we have to go as people kind of bummed me out. It did however reaffirm my belief that the poor and needy need love and care. C : Thanks you guys for sending me on this voyage of knowledge. ♥
  18. The United Order D&C 104 Concerning those belonging to the order: 13 For it is expedient that I, the Lord, should make every man accountable, as a steward over earthly blessings, which I have made and prepared for my creatures. 14 I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and built the earth, my very handiwork; and all things therein are mine. 15 And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are mine. 16 But it must needs be done in mine own way; and behold this is the way that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the poor shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low. 17 For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves. 18 Therefore, if any man shall take of the abundance which I have made, and impart not his portion, according to the law of my gospel, unto the poor and the needy, he shall, with the wicked, lift up his eyes in hell, being in torment. Continued: 67 And again, there shall be another treasury prepared, and a treasurer appointed to keep the treasury, and a seal shall be placed upon it; 68 And all moneys that you receive in your stewardships, by improving upon the properties which I have appointed unto you, in houses, or in lands, or in cattle, or in all things save it be the holy and sacred writings, which I have reserved unto myself for holy and sacred purposes, shall be cast into the treasury as fast as you receive moneys, by hundreds, or by fifties, or by twenties, or by tens, or by fives. 69 Or in other words, if any man among you obtain five dollars let him cast them into the treasury; or if he obtain ten, or twenty, or fifty, or an hundred, let him do likewise; 70 And let not any among you say that it is his own; for it shall not be called his, nor any part of it. 71 And there shall not any part of it be used, or taken out of the treasury, only by the voice and common consent of the order. 72 And this shall be the voice and common consent of the order—that any man among you say to the treasurer: I have need of this to help me in my stewardship— 73 If it be five dollars, or if it be ten dollars, or twenty, or fifty, or a hundred, the treasurer shall give unto him the sum which he requires to help him in his stewardship— 74 Until he be found a transgressor, and it is manifest before the council of the order plainly that he is an unfaithful and an unwise steward. 75 But so long as he is in full fellowship, and is faithful and wise in his stewardship, this shall be his token unto the treasurer that the treasurer shall not withhold. https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/104?lang=eng https://www.lds.org/scriptures/gs/united-order?lang=eng
  19. The Creation of the United Firm Which would be known as the United order later Section 82 Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, April 26, 1832. The occasion was a council of high priests and elders of the Church. At the council, Joseph Smith was sustained as the President of the High Priesthood, to which office he had previously been ordained at a conference of high priests, elders, and members, at Amherst, Ohio, January 25, 1832 (see the heading to section 75). This revelation reiterates instructions given in an earlier revelation (section 78) to establish a firm—known as the United Firm (under Joseph Smith’s direction, the term “order” later replaced “firm”)—to govern the Church’s mercantile and publishing endeavors. 1–4, Where much is given, much is required; 5–7, Darkness reigns in the world; 8–13, The Lord is bound when we do what He says; 14–18, Zion must increase in beauty and holiness; 19–24, Every man should seek the interest of his neighbor. 10 I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise. 17 And you are to be equal, or in other words, you are to have equal claims on the properties, for the benefit of managing the concerns of your stewardships, every man according to his wants and his needs, inasmuch as his wants are just— 18 And all this for the benefit of the church of the living God, that every man may improve upon his talent, that every man may gain other talents, yea, even an hundred fold, to be cast into the Lord’s storehouse, to become the common property of the whole church— *”the United Firm was established, with nine men acting as its officers and having responsibility for the church’s storehouses, publications, and temporal affairs. Additional officers were appointed later. The goal was to manage these enterprises in such a way as to generate funds that would “become the common property of the whole church” once the needs of those within the firm were met” http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/topic/united-firm The Church Historian’s Press is an imprint of the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah, and a trademark of Intellectual Reserve, Inc. - Will follow up with the United Order Next
  20. *Quoted me, quoting you on the previous post. x_x Here is what you wrote
  21. Oh and this I am not sure how money would apply if everyone is sharing. I suppose if gentiles come and visit we could make extra earnings that way. Anyway, before I get to into my search and I forget about this again.
  22. Okay. I am going to start my search for the United Order and see what I find there. I think I remember my old mentor saying it like that (United Order) As of right now I am using what is written in Our Heritage (and of course D&C 119) Law of Consecration In 1831 the Lord began revealing aspects of the law of consecration, a spiritual and temporal system that, if followed in righteousness, would bless the lives of the impoverished Latter-day Saints. Under this law, members of the Church were asked to consecrate, or deed, all their property to the bishop of the Church. He then granted an inheritance, or stewardship, back to the members. Families administered their stewardships as well as they could. If at the year’s end they had a surplus, this was given to the bishop to use in caring for those in need. Edward Partridge was called by the Lord to serve as the first bishop of the Church. The law of consecration consists of principles and practices that strengthen members spiritually and bring about relative economic equality, eliminating greed and poverty. Some Saints lived it well, to the blessing of themselves and others, but other members failed to rise above selfish desires, causing the eventual withdrawal of the law from the Church. In 1838 the Lord revealed the law of tithing (see D&C 119), which continues today as the financial law of the Church. https://www.lds.org/manual/our-heritage-a-brief-history-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints/chapter-three?lang=eng *I imagine the yearly deposit of excess goods would be carefully given throughout the following year to cover those in need. okay, will report back after I do some more searching thanks