Members of the Church have been counseled for many years to be prepared for adversity. Preparation, both spiritual and temporal, can dispel fear.

Elder L. Tom Perry taught, “The need for preparation is abundantly clear. The great blessing of being prepared gives us freedom from fear.”

President Spencer W. Kimball taught that we must be “anxiously engaged in a positive program of preparation.” It is not enough to hope for the best; we must prepare for it.

He explained, “The Lord will not translate one’s good hopes and desires and intentions into works. Each of us must do that for himself.”

Bishop W. Christopher Waddell taught, “In an ever-changing world, we must prepare for uncertainties. Even with better days ahead, we know that the temporal peaks and valleys of mortality will continue. As we seek to become temporally prepared, we can face the trials of life with increased confidence [and] peace in our hearts” (“There Was Bread,” October 2020 general conference).

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (churchofjesuschrist.org)

WHY SHOULD I PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY?

USA: ‘It won’t happen to me’: Why people don’t prepare for disasters (preventionweb.net)

WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT PREPARED FOR NATURAL DISASTERS (disastercompany.com)