In 2017, Utah Valley 360 looked at the most-referenced scriptures in modern general conference addresses.

The practice of laying up stores for times of famine reaches back to the Bible. Joseph of Egypt foretold of a great drought and, by preserving grain, saved not only his family but the entire Egyptian nation. In our day, we have been advised to keep a year’s worth of food for times such as those—whether that be for a time of personal crisis or national emergency. When thinking in terms of potential scenarios, instead of asking “Should I have food storage?” the question quickly becomes, “Can I afford not to?” Once you’ve settled the answer to that question, here are a few more you might have, along with their answers.

What great insight from this article: "Don’t let your perceptions turn into grudges. Grudges into fights. Fights into wars. That person that bugs you so much…is your brother or sister, and a flawed human just like you."

Get the full lesson, "Sealing Power and Temple Blessings" from The Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith at LDS.org.

Editor's note: This article originally ran in December 2016. The young man mentioned in this article passed away this year. We are sharing this story again in his memory.

Photo from CHOICE Humanitarian After the worst earthquake in 80 years struck Nepal Saturday, Latter-day Saint Bishnu Adhikari along with CHOICE Humanitarian are on the scene to help those affected. Adhikari, whom many will recognize after he was featured on the Church's documentary Meet the Mormons, is now "working with the Nepal government to unite with them in developing a coordinated response and relief effort," according to the nonprofit's Facebook page.

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Editor's note: This story was updated on January 19, 2021, to reflect the temple's renaming from the Tooele Valley Utah Temple to the Deseret Peak Utah Temple.

Dear Dave,

Latter-day Saints in the British Isles are excited and busily preparing for a summer of celebration in 2013. The United Kingdom is to play host to a new pageant of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titled “The British Pageant: Truth Will Prevail.” The British pageant will follow a similar format to the Nauvoo, Ill., Pageant and the Mormon Miracle Pageant in Manti, but will focus on the history of the LDS Church in the British Isles, written and performed by members from around the United Kingdom. Preparations are already well underway for the pageant, to be in late July and early August at at the Preston England Temple site in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The script has been written by British LDS Church member Alex Mackenzie-Johns; the committee is organized under the guidance of Elder Stephen C. Kerr of the Seventy; the core cast has been called after a month of auditions, original music is being written; choirs are being organized; and sets are being built.