The Law of Consecration &
Newton’s Cradle

The Law of Consecration is you would give everything to the Lord, all your time and talents and everything you possess. Does this negate the law of for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction or the law of justice?
I read a book recently where the saints were called by the prophet to gather at the ward building and bring all their food storage with them, leave their houses and their cars and go to camps in the mountains. It is a difficult decision for people will they follow the prophet and “gather”? My friend says this is beautiful; everyone is equal and gives all they have to the good of all. She would share all that she has with the group. For her it would be a beautiful experience of loving everyone.
I ask W about this and she explained what happened at the Gathering Place when management changed the rules of how tips were distributed. The old way had been the tips you make the night you work were given to each employee. The new way was to pool all tips for the month and then divide them equally. This was very upsetting to at least J and K and W. Some night employees put up many tables and served a complete dinner, some other shifts there was just a desert served. They knew some shifts required much more work than other shifts and equal distribution of tips was not fair. Who would want to work the hard shifts why not just work the easy shifts and get as much money. The purpose for working was to make money and the more you put into it the more you should earn. Equal pay for different amounts of work was not fair.
Newton’s Cradle is some steel balls hung by string and when you pull back on the ball on one side it swings back and knocks the ball out on the opposite side. It shows that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is a law of physics. More gas the engine works harder and faster and the speed increases. Basically the more you put into an action the more you get out of it. Little expended little returned, Much put into an action more returned.
The Law of the harvest is he who plants and works the soil and waters and weeds is he who reaps the crop. With the help of God you could reap the seeds you sew.
America has been the land of opportunity. Citizens could work hard and reap the fruits of their labors and ask for the blessings of God to help them in their labors and go through tribulation but reap abundance.
So the Law of Consecration is God’s Law of the best living. Give everything to God and trust Him to care for you. The Lord warns us that it is difficult for the rich man to get into Heaven it is like going through the eye of the needle. The camel must unload his pack and crawl through on his knees.
I have always believed that there must be a reason to do good. That the law of Justice held that if you do good you will reap good. Cast your bread on the water and it will come back magnified. Pay your tithing and the Lord will open the windows of heaven. You receive blessings for doing good and do all the good that you can and the Lord will greatly bless you.
H says she could give up her house easily because she believes the Lord would not put her out in the cold and move some do nothing person into her house. She says Trust the Lord to take care of you.
Food storage has always been important to me. I have even given my young kids powdered milk for their birthday present. It has been a priority to have food storage and some investments and money in savings.
Would the Lord ask me to give all and make everyone equal?
Zion says there were no poor among them. I want to help others but will it be by prophet mandate. Everyone must give everything they have to the pot and everyone draws out equally.
I want the opportunity and the Lord’s blessing on my efforts to prepare for when and if food storage would be needed and the opportunity to willing share not by commandment to share but by Do unto others as you would have loves do to you and Love you neighbor and do good to those who despitefully use you. I want the opportunity to prepare and to give and share and grow by learning more about mercy and the gift of charity the greatest love comes from God to me. - Can I then love others?
Eternity and Temple covenants are so connected with family. Love is so connected with family. In my life I have been a mother and a grandmother. I want to have the opportunity of sharing first with those I love and care about the most-My family. God is my Heavenly Father. We are sealed to our families. I prepare because I want to be able to take care of first of all my family. They are always on my mind in storing up for what they might need in hard times in the future. Daily they now are concerned about me and V and we are daily concerned about them. Each has different needs and help is never equal.
If all efforts are pooled together and given out equally is there any incentive to prepare abundantly?
I know I too am a beggar dependant on God for every breath, for life, for strength, for family, for all things. May I return even part of the goodness He gives to me. I want to love the Lord with all my heart, might , mind and strength and trust him.