From the Juvenile Instructor, October 1929 –

“In this time of peace – I do not know how long it will last – in this day of prosperity let us be humble and remember the Lord and keep his commandments and feel that the dangers before us are far greater than they are in the days of trial and tribulation. Do not think for a moment that the days of trial are over. They are not.

“If we keep the commandments of the Lord we shall prosper, we shall be blessed; the plagues, the calamities that have been promised will be poured out upon the people of the earth and we shall escape them, yea, they shall pass us by.

“But remember the Lord says if we fail to keep his word, if we walk in the ways of the world, they will not pass us by, but we shall be visited with floods and with fire, with sword and with plague and destruction.

“I plead with you: pay your tithing, keep the Word of Wisdom, pray unto the Lord, honor him in all things, by keeping his commandments, that his blessings may be poured out and that we may receive them in abundance, and in humility we may walk before him and be entitled not only to the blessings that come to us in this mortal life, but to the blessings of eternal life, the greatest gift of God.”

– Joseph Fielding Smith