Happiness

“Men and women who are trying to make themselves happy in the possession of wealth or power will miss it, for nothing short of the Gospel of the Son of God can make the inhabitants of the earth happy, and prepare them to enjoy heaven here and hereafter.” (“Chapter 32: Temporal Wealth and the Kingdom of God,” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, 235)

RICE PILAF

BROWN in a skillet:
2 cups of uncooked rice
2/3 stick of margarine

BOIL:
4 cups broth (chicken broth, if served with poultry; beef broth with beef)

COMBINE rice and boiling broth in a casserole dish.

COVER and BAKE 30 minutes at 375.
REMOVE from oven.

ADD and MIX well:
¾ cup celery, chopped
¾ cup carrots, chopped
¾ cup green onions, chopped
1 cup slivered almonds
1 can chunk turkey or beef (optional)

RETURN to oven for 30 minutes more.
ADD salt and pepper to taste before serving.

Patient labor brings temporal possessions and eternal riches.

“… People think they are going to get rich by hard work—by working sixteen hours out of the twenty-four; but it is not so…
“This is the counsel I have for the Latter-day Saints today. Stop, do not be in a hurry. I do not know that I could find a man in our community but what wishes wealth, would like to have everything in his possession that would conduce to his comfort and convenience. Do you know how to get it? “Well,” replies one, “if I do not, I wish I did; but I do not seem to be exactly fortunate—fortune is somewhat against me.” I will tell you the reason of this—you are in too much of a hurry; you do not go to meeting enough, you do not pray enough, you do not read the Scriptures enough, you do not meditate enough, you are all the time on the wing, and in such a hurry that you do not know what to do first. This is not the way to get rich. I merely use the term “rich” to lead the mind along, until we obtain eternal riches in the celestial kingdom of God. Here we wish for riches in a comparative sense, we wish for the comforts of life. If we desire them let us take a course to get them. Let me reduce this to a simple saying—one of the most simple and homely that can be used—“Keep your dish right side up,” so that when the shower of porridge does come, you can catch your dish full.
“When [individuals] act upon the principles which will secure to them eternal salvation, they are sure of obtaining all their hearts’ desire, sooner or later; if it does not come today, it may come tomorrow; if it does not come in this time, it will in the next.”(“Chapter 32: Temporal Wealth and the Kingdom of God,” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, 235)

Sweet Cooked Rice

Combine:
1 cup uncooked rice
2 cups water

Bring to boil; lower heat
Simmer 15 minutes, covered.
Turn off heat; let stand 30 minutes to steam.

Add:
2 cups water
6 tablespoons powdered milk
1⁄2–3⁄4 cup sugar
1⁄8 teaspoon salt

Bring to boil and cook until it starts to thicken, stirring constantly. Rice will thicken more as it cools.

Makes 3 cups

Testimony of Ezra Taft Benson

I bear you my testimony that President Heber J. Grant was inspired of the Lord in establishing the Church Welfare program. The First Presidency was inspired when they made the first public announcement in 1936 and declared the prime purpose of Church welfare was “to help the people help themselves” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1936, p. 3). I bear witness to that inspired counsel from 1936 to the present day that the Saints lay up a year’s supply of food. When President Spencer W. Kimball persistently admonishes the members to plant gardens and fruit trees and produce our own food, he is likewise inspired of the Lord.
Be faithful, my brothers and sisters, to this counsel and you will be blessed—yes, the most blessed people in all the earth. You are good people. I know that. But all of us need to be better than we are. Let us be in a position so we are able to not only feed ourselves through the home production and storage, but others as well.
May God bless us to be prepared for the days which lie ahead, which may be the most severe yet. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen. (Ezra Taft Benson, “Prepare for the Days of Tribulation,” Ensign, Nov 1980, 32)

Condensed Milk

BLEND thoroughly in a blender:
½ cup Hot Water
1 cup Dry Powdered Milk
1 cup Sugar

*Can be stored in the refrigerator or freezer.