I agree, that's one reason. I think also it is that people are more excited by drama and mysteries--believing they are special because they've found this book that tells them about the future. Some people are drawn to the excitement of catastrophes, living in tent cities, fighting off the wicked etc. I think they are bored with what they see as mundane day to day life. They want to look forward to chucking it all and moving to tent cities where they can live out a more exciting life. Listening to General Conference, doing the mundane things like home teaching, visiting teaching, serving in callings, following the commandments, then going to work, making a living, doing the cleaning, laundry, childcare, cooking, attending school, are not exciting. Notice that many movies start out with a person living a regular life of mundane activities where they are a nobody, then something happens and they become the hero as every day is filled with adventure, action and intrigue.Stahura wrote:I think the reason that people are drawn to people like Julie Rowe and others like her is that they say "this will happen , and then this will happen, and this specific city will have this, and this specific disaster will occur , for these reasons you need food storage or this or that"
So it's very specific.
The prophets have been saying to prepare, but they have been vague as to what will happen. That's probably why people heed the words more willingly of others.
Idk
How can the church leaders message of a simple life of following the Master, serving, caring for our families, going to church etc. possibly compete with Julie Rowe's message that we'll very soon be living in a blockbuster disaster movie?