Week 51 (for 2 people)

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Week 51

Do you know who your block captain is? Who is CERT trained, and who you can rely on for help during a disaster or emergency? Use this guide to familiarize yourself with this important information.

Disclaimer: This is for use of the Oak Ridge Ward for emergency preparedness purposes only.
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Sensitive information has been redacted.

• “We have had many calamities in this past period. It seems that every day or two there is an earthquake or a flood or a tornado or distress that brings trouble to many people. I am grateful to see that our people and our leaders are beginning to catch the vision of their self-help… Now I think the time is coming when there will be more distresses, when there may be more tornadoes, and more floods, … more earthquakes. … I think they will be increasing probably as we come nearer to the end, and so we must be prepared for this.” (Spencer W. Kimball, Conference Reports, April 1974, pp. 183–84.)
• “These signs of the Second Coming are all around us and seem to be increasing in frequency and intensity. For example, the list of major earthquakes in The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2004 shows twice as many earthquakes in the decades of the 1980s and 1990s as in the two preceding decades (pp. 189–90). It also shows further sharp increases in the first several years of this century. The list of notable floods and tidal waves and the list of hurricanes, typhoons, and blizzards worldwide show similar increases in recent years (pp. 188–89). Increases by comparison with 50 years ago can be dismissed as changes in reporting criteria, but the accelerating pattern of natural disasters in the last few decades is ominous.” (Dallin H. Oaks, Preparation for the Second Coming, General Conference, April 2004)