"And the city of Moroni did sink into the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof were drowned.
And the earth was carried up upon the city of Moronihah, that in the place of the city there became a great mountain."
3 Nephi 8:9-10
This is around the time of Christ's death, perhaps preparing the way for Christ's visit to the Nephites. What strikes me today is the enormity of these events... whole cities being swallowed up by the ocean, and mountains piling on others. It makes me think that we don't really fathom what a true natural disaster can be.
My purpose isn't to scare us all, but rather just help us remember that we can't predict the future, or the enormity of change, but God can. :) Perhaps we can think about the things that God has asked us to do as far as emergency planning, and work on getting some food storage and knowing where things are and what we would need to take with us in an evacuation... a 72 hour kit. Or what things others need to know in the event of our own deaths. These aren't things that we need to dwell on, but we often think that life will go on the way it is forever, when it won't. God knows more than we do, and he has asked us to be prepared. So, today, like the 10 wise virgins, let's put a little thought into it, not just symbolically and spiritually, but also literally and physically.
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