"Members of the Church have been counseled for many years to be prepared for adversity. Preparation, both spiritual and temporal, can dispel fear. With the guidance of Church leaders, individual members and families should prepare to be self-reliant in times of personal or widespread emergency." (www.providentliving.org)
Emergency preparedness includes being prepared in the following areas:
- Family home storage
- Family finances
- Family emergency planning
- Ward and Stake emergency plans
President Gordon B. Hinckley gave us the following counsel in 2002:
"I wish to urge again the importance of self-reliance on the part of every individual Church member and family.
"None of us knows when a catastrophe might strike. Sickness, injury, unemployment may affect any of us.
"We have a great welfare program with facilities for such things as grain storage in various areas. It is important that we do this. But the best place to have some food set aside is within our homes, together with a little money in savings. The best welfare program is our own welfare program. Five or six cans of wheat in the home are better than a bushel in the welfare granary.
"I do not predict any impending disaster. I hope that there will not be one. But prudence should govern our lives. Everyone who owns a home recognizes the need for fire insurance. We hope and pray that there will never be a fire. Nevertheless, we pay for insurance to cover such a catastrophe, should it occur.
"We ought to do the same with reference to family welfare.
"We can begin ever so modestly. We can begin with a one week’s food supply and gradually build it to a month, and then to three months. I am speaking now of food to cover basic needs. As all of you recognize, this counsel is not new. But I fear that so many feel that a long-term food supply is so far beyond their reach that they make no effort at all.
"Begin in a small way, my brethren, and gradually build toward a reasonable objective. Save a little money regularly, and you will be surprised how it accumulates." ("To the Men of the Priesthood",Ensign, November 2002)
Emergency preparedness includes being prepared in the following areas:
- Family home storage
- Family finances
- Family emergency planning
- Ward and Stake emergency plans
President Gordon B. Hinckley gave us the following counsel in 2002:
"I wish to urge again the importance of self-reliance on the part of every individual Church member and family.
"None of us knows when a catastrophe might strike. Sickness, injury, unemployment may affect any of us.
"We have a great welfare program with facilities for such things as grain storage in various areas. It is important that we do this. But the best place to have some food set aside is within our homes, together with a little money in savings. The best welfare program is our own welfare program. Five or six cans of wheat in the home are better than a bushel in the welfare granary.
"I do not predict any impending disaster. I hope that there will not be one. But prudence should govern our lives. Everyone who owns a home recognizes the need for fire insurance. We hope and pray that there will never be a fire. Nevertheless, we pay for insurance to cover such a catastrophe, should it occur.
"We ought to do the same with reference to family welfare.
"We can begin ever so modestly. We can begin with a one week’s food supply and gradually build it to a month, and then to three months. I am speaking now of food to cover basic needs. As all of you recognize, this counsel is not new. But I fear that so many feel that a long-term food supply is so far beyond their reach that they make no effort at all.
"Begin in a small way, my brethren, and gradually build toward a reasonable objective. Save a little money regularly, and you will be surprised how it accumulates." ("To the Men of the Priesthood",Ensign, November 2002)
We had a great RS Meeting last night on budgeting and taxes. If you struggle with a budget and family finances, I recommend two pamphlets put out by the church, "All is Safely Gathered In" and "One for the Money". The basics of family finances are: pay tithes and offerings, avoid debt, use a budget, build a reserve and teach family members.
Over the last twenty years, the church has changed the plan for food storage. The ultimate goal is still the same-to have a year's supply, but they have broken it down into smaller steps and made it more individualized. In the "All is Safely Gathered in-Family Home Storage" pamphlet, we see that the basics of home storage are: drinking water, three-month short-term supply, financial reserve, and one-year long-term supply. This will be our focus and guide from here on out.
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