Storms of Life. Be prepared in all things against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth (D&C 29: 8).

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1 SHELLEY IDAHO SOUTH STAKE PREPAREDNESS ROUNDUP From Your Stake Personal Preparedness & Provident Living Specialists Dave & Peggy Balmforth Volume 1, Issue 2 August 2009 Be prepared in all things against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth (D&C 29: 8). Storms of Life In recent years we have witnessed many emergencies and natural disasters throughout the world. Among them have been hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and a devastating tsunami. Elder Robert D. Hales has recently observed: The economic clouds that have long threatened the world are now fully upon us. The impact of this economic storm on our Heavenly Father s children requires a gospel vision of welfare today more than ever before (Richard C. Edgley, Ensign, May 2009, p. 53). These are the days when prophecies are being fulfilled. We live in the dispensation of the fullness of times, which is the time to prepare for the Savior s return. It is also the time to work out our own salvation. When the winds blow and the rains pour, they blow and pour on all. Those who have built their foundations on bedrock rather than sand survive the storms (Allan F. Packer, Ensign, May 2009, p. 17). We have been consistently counseled since 2007 of the importance of establishing a special three month emergency supply of our most used food items in our homes. First it s important that you understand that this is in addition to your long-term 1 year supply that we have been advised for many years to have on hand. So just What s the difference between the threemonth and longer-term supply items? Three-month supply items are foods that you normally eat, including canned and commercially packaged foods. Longer-term supply items are basic food items like grains and beans that have very low moisture content (about 10% or less), can be stored for long periods of time (20 30 years), and would sustain life if nothing else were available to eat. A portion of longer-term supply items may be rotated into the three-month supply (providentliving.org, Family Home Storage, Frequently Asked Questions). In the January 2009 Ensign the brethren give us the following very important counsel: When it comes to implementing a successful home storage program, the most important step is to start. With the beginning of a new year, now is the perfect time for individuals and families to review the First Presidency s guidelines on home storage in the pamphlet All Is Safely Gathered In. The First Presidency encourages all Church members to gradually establish a three-month supply of food, store drinking water, set aside a financial reserve, and when possible, eventually increase home storage to a longer-term supply. By following these simple guidelines, Church members can prayerfully consider their circumstances and set one goal to begin or continue their own home storage program. As we prepare ourselves and our families for trials and adversity, we will receive temporal security and be able to provide for our needs as we walk in faith and obedience. Here are a few ideas that you and your family can begin in Three-Month Supply Consider your normal daily diet and make a list of foods that you can purchase, store, and rotate. Choose a few items on your regular shopping list every week to add to your home storage, and purchase double amounts of those items as finances allow.

2 Build a small supply of food that is part of your normal, daily diet. One way to do this is to purchase a few extra items each week to build a one-week supply of food. Then you can gradually increase your supply until it is sufficient for three months. These items should be rotated regularly to avoid spoilage Drinking Begin to save and clean durable bottles that have been used for soda or juice. Rather than purchasing new bottles, save the clean and sanitized bottles and use them for water storage. Purchase a few water bottles every week to add to your home storage water supply. Be sure to rotate your water supply regularly. Store drinking water for circumstances in which the water supply may be polluted or disrupted. If water comes directly from a good, pretreated source, then no additional purification is needed; otherwise, pre-treat water before use. Store water in sturdy, leak-proof, breakage-resistant containers. Consider using plastic bottles commonly used for juices and soft drinks. Keep water containers away from heat sources and direct sunlight. (see providentliving.org) Financial Reserve Add a certain amount of your income to your financial reserve each month. Set the money aside immediately after paying your tithes and offerings. Create a budget based on your spending last month. After looking at your spending habits, consider limiting the money you use on nonessential items and adding it to your financial reserve instead. Longer-Term Supply If you have succeeded in gathering a three-month supply, increase your home storage to meet longer-term needs based on your individual circumstances. Learn how to properly package and store longer-term food storage items, such as wheat, white rice, and beans. For more information on setting home storage goals, visit You can also access information printed in the Church magazines by going to the Gospel Library on LDS.org and visiting the Food Storage entry in the Gospel Topics list (See Random Sampler, Ensign, Jan 2009, pp ). Planning 3-Month Food Storage from a Menu Write down the things you eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The goal is to plan for 2 weeks and just keep rotating it for 3 months. Next, list every item needed to prepare those meals. Then compute how much you will need of each item for the 3 month period. Remember that buying in bulk often saves you money and most items will last for at least 3 months on your shelves. Now inventory what you already have on hand and make your list of what you need to buy. Remember, if sacrifice is made on the foods of the world (alias junk food) and curbing the fast food and eating out, expenses are greatly reduced and thus will allow more for preparedness to be obtained. Incorporate sales into your shopping (10 for $10, coupons, etc.) You will be amazed at how much is left and can be used in the next weeks and how quickly you ll have cupboards full of what you re going to eat. It s REALLY a good feeling!!! Remember, the more the basics are used, the easier to obtain and know how to use the long-term storage. You can make your own Bisquick mix. You can make pancakes and muffins from scratch. You can make your own bread. Start collecting basic recipes. The more storage items are incorporated into your everyday eating, the greater the preparedness!! Wherefore, verily I say unto you that all things unto me are spiritual, and not at any time have I given unto you a law which was temporal; neither any man, nor the children of men; but no temporal commandment gave I, for my commandments are spiritual; they are not natural nor temporal, neither carnal nor sensual. (D&C 29:34-35) Following is a sample of a typical 2 week menu plan. We presumed that we are in a situation where electric power and water may be sporadic and you might endanger yourself or your family if you ventured out to the store which might not have any food any how because of transportation problems. You may be ill or have ill family members. You may have children or grandchildren to feed. For these reasons we chose food that is easy to prepare; in most cases all you have to do is open a can. They may be eaten cold if necessary. The meals are healthy but simple. Since power may be sporadic or you may be ill, we included crackers instead of bread. We also included the ingredients for bread if baking is a possibility. Most items can be purchased at your local grocery store or Sam s Club. Some items can only be found from places like the LDS Cannery, The Preparedness Store, Honeyville Grain, Waltons, Emergency Essentials, etc.

3 MENU CALENDAR 3 MONTH SUPPLY FOR 2 PEOPLE WEEK 1 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Breakfast Lunch PANCAKES OATMEAL TOAST W/ CRACKED POTATOES & CEREAL GRANOLA & SYRUP P.B. WHEAT EGGS FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT TOMATO MACARONI CHICKEN CHILI with TUNA LENTIL SPLIT PEA & & CHEESE NOODLE SANDWICHES SANDWICH VEGETABLE CRACKERS VEGETABLE CRACKERS CRACKERS Dinner BEEF STEW SPANISH CHICKEN SPAGHETTI BEAN HAWAIIAN BBQ RICE / BEANS CASSEROLE BURRITOES CHICKEN SANDWICHES FRUIT VEGETABLE FRUIT VEGETABLE FRUIT VEGETABLE VEGETABLE Snacks DRIED FRUIT DRIED FRUIT DRIED FRUIT FRUIT DRIED FRUIT FRUIT ROLLS FRUIT ROLLS ROLLS POPCORN TRAIL MIX POPCORN TRAIL MIX POPCORN TRAIL MIX POPCORN WEEK 2 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Breakfast Lunch Dinner Snacks PANCAKES OATMEAL TOAST W/ CRACKED POTATOES & CEREAL GRANOLA & SYRUP P.B. WHEAT EGGS FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT TOMATO MACARONI CHICKEN CHILI with TUNA & & CHEESE NOODLE SANDWICHES SANDWICH VEGETABLE CRACKERS VEGETABLE SALMON CAKES CHILI with CRACKERS TUNA CASSEROLE CLAM CHOWDER MINESTRONE LENTIL MAC & CHEESE / MEAT SPLIT PEA CHEESY BROCOLLI VEGETABLE FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT VEGETABLE & FRUIT DRIED FRUIT DRIED FRUIT DRIED FRUIT FRUIT DRIED FRUIT FRUIT ROLLS FRUIT ROLLS ROLLS POPCORN TRAIL MIX POPCORN TRAIL MIX POPCORN TRAIL MIX POPCORN

4 TOTALS 3 MONTH SUPPLY FOR 2 PEOPLE BREAKFASTS 1. Pancake mix (1 pkg. Family Home Storage brand for 13 weeks) 1c. per 2 persons per meals, & Syrup. Cooking Oil (4c. for 12 weeks) 2T. per 2 persons per meal Powdered Eggs (4c. for 12 weeks) 2T. per 2 persons per meal 2. Oatmeal (1 #10 can for 12 weeks) 1c. per 2 persons per meal 3. Crack Wheat Cereal (1 #10 can for 12 weeks) 1c. per 2 persons per meal 4. Cereal Boxed (2 boxes of your favorite) 2c. per 2 persons per meal 5. Granola (1-2 boxes of your favorite) 1-2c. per 2 persons per meal 6. (Lots of crackers is a good idea) Peanut Butter (1-28oz., or larger, jar) 1/4c. per 2 persons per meal 7. Potatoes (1 can Freeze-dried for 12 weeks) 1c. per 2 persons per meal Powdered Eggs (8c. for 12 weeks) 1/4c. per 2 persons per meal *If you need more protein in your breakfast try adding Eckrich Ready Crisp Bacon, it stores in your cupboard. LUNCH 1. Tomato Soup (14-10+oz.+ cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal or Milk Cracker or Bread Tuna or other protein (14 cans sm. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal 2. Macaroni & Cheese (14 boxes) 1 box per 2 persons per meal or Milk Powdered Butter (1-#10 can) 3. Chicken Noodle Soup (14-10+oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal 4. Chili (28-10+oz. cans) 2 cans per 2 persons per meal 5. Tuna (14-6oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal or Bread 6. Lentil Soup (14-15 oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal or Bread 7. Split Pea Soup (14-15oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal or Bread DINNER 1. Beef Stew (7-190z. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal 2. Salmon (7-14oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal (10 crushed soda crackers) Powdered Eggs (2 c. for 7 meals) 2 T. per 2 persons per meal Onions, dehydrated (2c. for 7 meals) 2T. per 2 persons per meal 3. Spanish Rice (7 boxes) 1 box per 2 persons per meal Diced Tomatoes (7 cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Black Beans (7 cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Taco Seasoning (1 lg.) 2 T. per 2 persons per meal 4. Chili (28-10+oz. cans) 2 cans per 2 persons per meal 5. Tuna Casserole Tuna (7-6oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Cream of Mushroom Soup (7-6oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Vegetables (7-6oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Noodles (7 sm. bags) 1 bag per 2 persons per meal 6. Chicken Casserole Chicken (7-6oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Cream of Mushroom Soup (7-6oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Vegetables (7-6oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Noodles (4 sm. bags) ½ bag per 2 persons per meal 7. Clam Chowder (7-15+oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal 8. Spaghetti Meat Sauce ( 7-15+oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Noodles (4 sm. bags) ½ bag per 2 persons per meal 9. Minestrone Soup (7-15+oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Chicken (7 cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal 10. Burritos Tortillas (probably homemade) Refried beans (7-15oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Taco Seasoning (1 lg) 2 T. per 2 persons per meal 11. Hawaiian Chicken Sweet & Sour Sauce Rice (7 cups) 1-2 cups per 2 persons per meal Chicken (7 cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Pineapple (7 cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Onions, dehydrated (2c. for 7 meals) 2T. per 2 persons per meal 12. Macaroni & Cheese (14 boxes) 1 box per 2 persons per meal or Milk Powdered Butter (1-#10 can) Vienna Sausages (7 cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal 13. BBQ Sandwiches Beef or Chicken (7 cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal Bread or BBQ Sauce (2 bottles) ½ c. per 2 persons per meal 14. Cheddar Broccoli Soup Canned (7-14oz. cans) 1 can per 2 persons per meal or Soup Mix (2-11.2oz. bags- Bear Country Kitchen) ½ c. per 2 persons per meal Bacon (Ready Crisp keeps on shelf) or Bacon Bits. *Add Fruits and Vegetables as appropriate.

5 SHOPPING LIST 3 MONTH SUPPLY FOR 2 PEOPLE CEREAL & GRAINS 2 lg. boxes Favorite Cereal 2 lg. boxes Granola 1-#10 can Cracked Wheat 1-#10 can Oatmeal 56oz. Macaroni or Egg Noodles 28 oz. Spaghetti 1-#10 can Rice or Bread(226 servings) 1 lg. box Pancake Mix 21 boxes Macaroni & Cheese 7 boxes Spanish Rice DAIRY & FATS 1-#10 can Powdered Eggs 1-#10 can Butter Powder 2-#10 cans Powdered Milk 1 ex. lg. bottle Cooking Oil 2 28oz. Peanut Butter 1 can Shortening MEATS 35 6oz cans Tuna 7 7oz. cans Salmon 21 12oz. cans Chicken 7 cans Beef Chunks 7 cans Vienna Sausages 2-4 pkg. Ready Crisp Bacon (keeps on shelf) FRUIT & VEGETABLES 7 cans Pineapple 147 cans Fruit 2-#10 cans Dried Fruit 84 servings Fruit Rolls 84 cans Vegetables 1-#10 can Freeze-dried Potatoes 1-#10 can Dehydrated Onions 7 cans Diced Tomatoes 2-#10 cans Popcorn S, STEW, BEANS, ETC. 14 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup 14 cans Tomato Soup 14 cans Lentil Soup 14 cans Split Pea Soup 7 cans Minestrone Soup 14 cans Chicken Noodle Soup 7 cans or (1 pkg dried) Cheddar Broccoli Soup 7 cans Clam Chowder 21 cans Chili 7 cans Spaghetti Sauce with Meat 7 cans Beef Stew 7 cans Black Beans 7 cans Refried Beans SNACKS NECESSARY EXTRAS 1 lg.bottle Taco Seasoning 1 lg. bottle BBQ Sauce Flour Sugar Multi-Vitamins Fruit Drink Mix or Gatorade Powder 42 servings Trail Mix