Letter 9 24 2017

Caleb and Jacob:

A few weeks ago, I had a friend call to tell me that the end of the world was going to be on 9/23/2017; Jacob's birthday.  He pointed to the recent eclipse and another one a while back, he then said that the Leo and Virgo constellations were aligning the the heavens to fulfill a prophesy of John.  As he droned on, I found myself aware that even without Leo and Virgo aligning in the heavens, the earth is in commotion.  Prophesy is being fulfilled in our day.  We get so used to the commotion that it's easy to miss.  So, I generally agree that we are in the latter days of the earth as we know it.  

He continued to drone on about food storage and remote tent cities...  As I disconnected once more from the conversation, I decided the best approach would be to live my life, try to be a good boy, and not get too rattled about it if the end did come.  When I focused once more on the conversation, he was quoting more scriptures... after an hour of listening to him rant, I finally asked to get off the phone so I could be with my family.  I'm careful not to poke fun at these prognostications because I don't want to end up on the wrong side of history, but today's the 24th and I'm happy about that.

This experience raises the question, what is the right way to prepare for the end?  After going through this experience, I've decided that the right way for me to prepare is to live each day the best I can while doing the little things right.  I would commend that advice to you.

I hope you are having success in missionary work.  I am certainly uplifted by your letters as I read and then consider the experiences you're having.  Keep up the good work.  Stay positive and focused.  I love you so much.

Dad