{"id":9842,"date":"2018-10-01T12:17:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T18:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latterdaysaintwomenofgod.com\/?p=9842"},"modified":"2018-10-01T12:17:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T18:17:04","slug":"how-do-you-deal-with-a-little-upset-in-our-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/01\/how-do-you-deal-with-a-little-upset-in-our-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Deal With a Little Upset in Our Economy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week\u2019s General Conference Odyssey<\/a> covers the April 1981 Welfare session<\/a>. This was a session for leadership callings only, so the fundamental principles would trickle down to action in the wards. We don\u2019t have this meeting anymore, unfortunately.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was L. Tom Perry who mentioned that \u201ca little upset in our economy\u201d causes a sharp rise in fast-offering assistance in wards. How many economy upsets have we had? And how many more are in our future?<\/span><\/p>\n

Our problem is that we still think we\u2019re living in a time of prosperity. We are, compared to so many other countries in the world, but our economy is so fragile that we have to consider our prosperity as actually a mirror where we see what we want to see, but in reality, it is under so much pressure it is on the verge of shattering.<\/span><\/p>\n

President Romney, in preparing for his talk, looked up previous General Conference talks where the original \u201cwelfare security plan\u201d was being formulated and discussed. I found it interesting that he looked to the past for present-day counsel. Isn\u2019t that what we do here with our General Conference Odyssey? The council received years ago is still very valid, helpful, and wise.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve pulled out some quotes from each of this session\u2019s talks as important reminders we might use as good counsel today:<\/span><\/p>\n

President Kimball<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n