Wild Weather

Looks like 2006 is starting with a rather ominous outbreak of wild weather. We have fires in Oklahoma and Texas, and flooding in California and Nevada. While none of these events are particularly large scale, they are interesting to "sign watchers" nonetheless. I see these events as part of a larger scale of human-impacting weather systems.

The Prophet recently warned us about an uptick in natural disasters. In fact, during the October Priesthood session of General Conference while referring to the recent disasters, he states:

"What we have experienced in the past was all foretold, and the end is not yet. Just as there have been calamities in the past, we expect more in the future.

We can heed warnings. We have been told that many had been given concerning the vulnerability of New Orleans. We are told by seismologists that the Salt Lake Valley is a potential earthquake zone. This is the primary reason that we are extensively renovating the Tabernacle on Temple Square. This historic and remarkable building must be made to withstand the shaking of the earth."

There are certainly bigger catastrophes that we will witness. 2006, only in it's first day, has opened with disasters in TX, OK, CA and NV. Watch and be ready.