Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage and Monthly Assignments October 2018

We All Need to Prepare For What May Come  

When we see the images on the news media regarding the destruction from hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida USA and other disasters, we many often ask, "why prepare if it can all be destroyed in a few minutes"? Why? We prepare because we are admonished by our prophets in the scriptures and our modern day prophets, apostles and general church leaders to be prepared both temporally and spiritually. We are being obedient and we will be blessed.

We never know how the disaster may effect us. Some areas are hit hard while others are not. Yes, we can loose everything, but if we are prepared we can also have peace of mind knowing we are prepared and able to help others. When the category 5 tornado hit Joplin, Missouri USA a few years ago, the area where our daughter and her family lived was not hit. Many parts of Joplin were destroyed. Our daughters family was able to help others who had lost everything with food and emergency supplies they had stored. 

Yes, disaster can strike us. But I would rather be prepared and not need it and be able to help others, than need it and not have it!

October Monthly Assignments

3-Month Food Storage 

  

       Now are you doing on your 3-Month Food Storage? 

Since January of this year we have been working towards a 3-Month Food Storage supply. Each families is be unique in that not one family eats the same things. You will tailor your food storage according to what your family will eat. Do not purchase items just because they are sale, your family will not eat foods they do not like, and you have just wasted valuable money that could be put towards foods they will eat.

A 3-Month Food Storage supply consists of commercially canned and packaged food and home canning foods. You can also include frozen foods.

• January we worked on keeping track of what your family eats in a month. Go back to January 2018 posting to see the details and a printable chart to keep track. Now that you have figured out what your family eats in a month you can set up an inventory notebook.

• February I showed you how to set up your Food Storage and Emergency Supply Inventory Notebook. Go back to the February 2018 positing to see how to do this.

• March through October we continued to add commercially canned and packaged foods, frozen foods, and home canned foods to your 3-Month Food Storage. Watch sales, allowing to purchase more. Keep track in your inventory notebook. Rotate as needed.

This month continue to add to your 3-Month Food Storage.  

This might be a good time to inventory what you have so far and what you still need.

If you have completed your 3-Month Food Storage Supply start adding Long Term Food Storage items, dehydrated and freeze-dried foods in #10 cans or buckets.

  Emergency Preparedness--

         First-Aid Kits

Every house hold should have a good first-aid kit. Not a small cheap one, but a substantial one. Each car in the house hold should also have a good first-aid kit.

If you have one at home and in each car check to see if it needs updated or used supplies replaced. Check all ointments to make sure they have not expired and replace as needed. I like to pick up extra band-aids (all sizes), gauze, ace bandages and other medical supplies at yard and garage sales.