SLIPPERY TREASURE

LDS Church News Published Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008:

In foretelling dire conditions that would precede the visit of the resurrected Christ to the Nephites, Samuel the Lamanite spoke of "slippery" treasure."And behold," he said, "the time cometh that he curseth your riches, that they become slippery, that ye cannot hold them; and in the days of your poverty ye cannot retain them."...And then shall ye lament, and say:... O that we had remembered the Lord our God in the day that he gave us our riches, and then they would not have become slippery that we should lose them; for behold, our riches are gone from us."...Yea, we have hid up our treasures and they have slipped away from us, because of the curse of the land" (Helaman 13:31-33, 35).

In this year's gospel doctrine course of study in Sunday School, church members have been reminded of parallels between that time in Nephite history and our day as we are preparing for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ (see Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine Teacher's Manual, Lesson 35).In recent days in the United States, we have witnessed the collapse of major financial institutions due in large measure to unwise practices in the borrowing and lending of money. Individual Americans have been immediately affected by the resulting downturns in the stock market, as they have seen their mutual funds and other investments drastically devalued. Aggravating the situation has been a dramatic rise in energy prices over the past months, coupled with a weakening economy characterized by substantial increases in the cost of food, foreclosures on mortgages and employment layoffs.While it is not wise to panic, it is sobering to view our current situation, especially in light of the condition Samuel warned about, of riches that slip away.

This story is provided by the LDS Church News, an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is produced weekly by the Deseret News.

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