This Week - Sharing Information

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I thought this week I would share the latest preparedness information that I have been given.  I am coping the information to my blog in hopes that many people will see it and feel the need to begin if they haven't already got their food storage.  This is so important!!

Preparedness Quik-Notes

Basic 90-Day Supplies

The Church has long recommended a year supply be kept on hand; but if that is too much for you to deal with at this time, start with a three-month supply. If that is too much, do a one-month supply. The numbers below represent a three-month supply for one adult. Essential items are listed first, and items of lesser importance afterwards. Of course, smaller children require less; and you can estimate for them based on these numbers. On the other hand, teenagers tend to eat more. Remember “Fido” and “Fluffy.”

Essentials—three-month list for one adult:

·      100 total lbs. of grains: wheat, oats, rice, popcorn*, millet, quinoa, barley, rye, pastas…

·      15 total lbs. of legumes: split peas, pinto beans, kidney beans, lentils, chili beans, etc.

·      2 #10 cans of powdered milk

·      2 quarts cooking oil or shortening

·      15 lbs. sugar or honey

·      1 lb. of salt

·      28 gals. water—a 2-week supply

·      water purification tablets and/or water filtration system

Secondary but important items:

·      1 lb. yeast

·      1/2 lb. baking powder

·      1/2 lb. baking soda

·      10 lbs. pasta

·      1 qt. vinegar

·      2 large jars peanut butter

·      24 cans tuna fish and other canned meats: turkey, sardines, salmon, chicken, beef, etc.

·      12 to 24 cans chili

Add any other foods you regularly eat and hope to have on hand if you can’t go to the store for 3 months: canned or dehydrated fruits and vegetables such as peaches, apples, plums, apricots, tomatoes, green beans, onions, corn, etc.; alfalfa and/or barley seeds for sprouting; spaghetti sauce; butter; frozen orange juice; condiments; spices, seasonings, flavorings, etc.—a 3-month supply of the foods you eat!

Non-Food items:

·      toilet paper (12-20 rolls)

·      feminine hygiene and diapers

·      vitamins, medicines, and 3 months of your prescription medications

·      laundry soap, hand soap, dish soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, and other toiletries

·      ½ gal. Clorox

·      Keep your cars’ gas tanks more than half full at all times.

·      Have on hand latex/rubber gloves, dust masks, and heavy-duty trash bags for special needs and conditions.

·      Keep enough money on hand to last for several months. Coins and smaller bills are more useful.

*When popcorn is ground, it makes much better cornmeal than whole yellow corn; however, you have to have a strong wheat grinder that can grind grains which are as hard as popcorn. Not all grinders are that strong. Besides that, popcorn pops!

From LDS Preparedness Manual, V5.03, January 1, 2011, p 206.                                                                                         110814

PEACE OF MIND FROM OUR PROPHETS

“Let every head of every household see to it that he has on hand enough food and clothing, and, where possible, fuel also, for at least a year ahead.”

- J. Reuben Clark

“We encourage families to have on hand this year's supply and we say it over and over and over, and repeat over and over the scripture of the Lord where He says, ‘Why call ye me, Lord, and do not as I say?'... We also hope that you are maintaining your year's supply of food, clothing, and where possible, some fuel and cash savings.” - Spencer W. Kimball

“For the righteous, the gospel provides a warning before calamity, a program for the crises, refuge for each disaster... The Lord has warned us of famines, but the righteous will have listened to the prophets and stored at least one year's supply of survival food...” - Ezra Taft Benson

 “I ask you earnestly, have you provided for your family a year's supply of food, clothing, and where possible, fuel? The revelation to produce and store food may be as essential to our temporal welfare today as boarding the ark was to the people in the days of Noah.” - Ezra Taft Benson

 “I am suggesting that the time has come to get our houses in order.”

- Gordon B. Hinckley

“We feel the need to emphasize with greater clarity the obligation for members of the Church to become more independent and self reliant.”

- Gordon B. Hinckley

“Recent surveys of the Church members have shown a serious erosion in the number of families who have a year's supply of life's necessities. Most members plan to do it. Too few have begun.” - Thomas S. Monson

“Noah heeded God’s command to build an ark...that they might be saved from the floodwaters. Yet there was no evidence of rain and flood. His actions were considered irrational. The sun was shining and life moved forward as usual. But time ran out.  The floods came; the disobedient were drowned.  When God speaks and we obey, we will always be right.”

- Thomas S. Monson

“Many more people could ride out the storm-tossed waves in their economic lives if they had their year’s supply of food and were debt-free. Today we find that many have followed this counsel in reverse: they have at least a year’s supply of debt and are food-free.” - Thomas S. Monson

Preparedness Sources

“If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear.”  ~D&C 38:30

Reno Church Cannery

·      By appointment: Bro. Wood 775.450.2664; Sis. Wood 775.450.2663

·      Appointment times: 10, 11, and noon on Thursdays and Saturdays

·      Call for other appointment options

www.beprepared.com

·      portable washing machine; sprouting seeds; supplies

·      general information provided at “Insight Articles”

·      free “Food Storage Analyzer” (inventory what’s in your pantry!)

www.foodstorageplanner.com

Stand-alone software for food storage inventory (more private)

www.legacysurvival.com (Local Source)

·      Shelf Reliance Food Rotation Systems; food storage; used water barrels

·      Reno source for 5-gallon buckets containing 275 servings of dried food

·      Propane cooking stove with oven (Camp Chef) at wholesale prices

www.survivalcenter.com

·      home preparedness book: Basic Preparedness (food, water, medical, and shelter)

·      how-to books; supplies

www.4089.freefood2go.com

·      food storage at wholesale prices

·      pre-mixed dried meals; health products

·      1.3-year (15 months) Super Food Pack

www.easywaterstorage.com

High-capacity (275- or 525-gallon) water storage tanks

www.kerostove.com or www.stpaulmercantile.com

·      kerosene stoves and lanterns

·      solar oven; fuel filters (takes out water and debris)

·      low-cost lighting and cooking equipment

·      Wicks for kerosene stoves and lanterns: www.milesstair.com

Local Sources (Ace Hardware, Cabela’s, Costco, Lowe’s, Smart & Final, WalMart, WinCo, etc.)

·      bulk foods

·      lanterns, stoves, tents, water containers, etc.

·      space heaters—kerosene and/or propane

www.ldsavow.com (LDS—Another Voice of Warning)

·      In-depth information and resources

·      Useful LDS Preparedness Manual; excellent for Church members!

Excellent prophecy reference books:

·      As a Thief in the Night, by Roger K. Young

·      The Cleansing of America, by W. Cleon Skousen

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Preparedness Quik-Notes

ProvidentLiving.org and The Church Cannery

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

      “Our Heavenly Father created this beautiful earth, with all its abundance, for our benefit and use. His purpose is to provide for our needs as we walk in faith and obedience. He has lovingly commanded us to “prepare every needful thing” (see D&C 109:8) so that, should adversity come, we may care for ourselves and our neighbors and support bishops as they care for others.

      “We encourage members world-wide to prepare for adversity in life by having a basic supply of food and water and some money in savings.

      “We ask that you be wise as you store food and water and build your savings. Do not go to extremes; it is not prudent, for example, to go into debt to establish your food storage all at once. With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial reserve…. May the Lord bless you in your home storage efforts.”

—The First Presidency, From the NEW: Family Home Storage pamphlet “All Is Safely Gathered In.”

The Church family well-being Website is: www.providentliving.org

1. The Cannery Order Form or Home Storage Order Form:

Under “Services and Products,” click on “Home Storage Order Form Download”

2. Other source materials on Home page:

·         Employment

·         Home Storage

·         Gardening

·         Finances

·         Education and Literacy

·         Health

·         Social and Emotional Strength

·         Emergency Planning

3. For example, these subjects are under “Home Storage”:

·         Three-Month Supply

·         Drinking Water

·         Financial Reserve

·         Longer-Term Supply

NOTE: If your computer is down—or if you don’t have one—computers are available at local libraries.

How to Use the Reno Church Cannery:

Cannery appointment times are: Thursday: 11 a.m. and noon; Saturday: 10 and 11 a.m.; other times by appointment. To make an appointment, call Bro. Ernie Wood at 775.450.2664 or Sis. Jeanette Wood at 775.450.2663. You may also call the cannery on Thursday or Saturday, 775.856.2245.

You must wear closed-toed shoes—no flip-flops or sandals (think dropped can on exposed foot).