The season of gratitude has
arrived. We should have gratitude all year long, but something about the beauty
of the fall season with the harvest, colored leaves, and the golden glow that
fills the air – seems to naturally fill our hearts with gratitude. One way that
we can show our gratitude to God is by keeping His commandments, and one of
those commandments is to “Be Prepared”. We know that “if ye are prepared ye
shall not fear”. In this day, when the evening news is filled with reports of
evil and sadness, we need to – more than ever - be sure that we are prepared.
The world can be a fragile place and one never knows when our “preparedness”
will be used. May we fill this season with all the gratitude we can find, and
in so doing keep Gods command to Be Prepared. When we do this we will only reap
more blessings… which in turn gives us more to be grateful for!
Included in this issue:
Who What When Where How? Basic Suggestions for Home Storage a list of guidelines to establilsh a home storage program.
Disaster Prep: Food and Water Safety after a Disaster: tips for food and water after flooding, taking care of food after power outage, and santitizing items.
HOT TIP: check out Wayne Whitaker's facebook page for tips on emergency preparedness and money saving ideas.
In the Southern Utah Garden: tips for end of season garden, hoses, weeds, and waht to do with leaves and fertilizer.
Coming soon to a table near you... A Preparedness Thanksgiving Dinner. A list of items that you can have in your storage that make it possible to have Thanksgiving without going to the store.
Spiritual Preparedness: The Sabbath Day. We have been asked to focus on keeping the Sabbath. Read a quote from Elder Russell M Nelson on how we can choose our activities on the sabbath.
Cooking with Food Storage: Thanksgiving Recipes: No Fail Pie Crust, Dixie Salad, and Grandma Ballard's Thanksgiving Relish.
Parting Thought: from President Gordon B Hinckley after Sept. 11, 2001 on preparedness and these perilous times.
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