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These monthly newsletters (from January 2011 to present) are to help us all be more prepared. They are written for the Hurricane Utah Stake (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,) but everyone is welcome to make copies. Many other groups and individuals are using them. (Note: Garden tips are for Southern Utah. You may need to adjust to fit your climate.)

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

September 2016

Click here for a complete copy of the September 2016 Back to Basics Newsletter.

September is here and fall is in the air. The mellow apples, a fresh lit fireplace, and the crisp morning air, all bring nostalgic aromas that add to the wonderful fall season.  The days are shorter and the nights are cool. It is a welcome change at the end of another summer season. September is also our national preparedness month! It is the perfect month, as the season changes and the summer harvest ends, to take stock of our preparedness! There are many preparedness fairs going on this month to give us ideas, and a wealth of knowledge in our church groups or even online. There are no good excuses to find ourselves unprepared! The lord has warned us over and over. The summer has been filled with fires and flooding – and many emergency evacuations.  It is not a matter of “if” we may need to be prepared – it is a matter of “when!” In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson: “This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.” Let us use this time we now have to prepare for whatever lies ahead.

Included in this month's newsletter:
Emergency Preparedness - the Bug out Bag: tips on what to store in yur 72 hour kits
Four Levels of Preparedness:  lists of what kinds of things you need for basic preparation, 30 plus days, three or more months and over a year.
In the Southern Utah Garden:  what to plant, how to make a protection for plants on cold nights, winter garden harvest, fall clean-out, poison tips, root cellar, and beetle traps.
Summer Canning:  a delicious and easy recipe to salsa!
Emergency: 12 basics to be prepared with to care for your family in case of an emergency.
Spiritual Preparedness: a quote from Elder L.Whitney Clayton on being deeply rooted in Christ to be able to endure any storm that comes our way.


Click here for a complete copy of the September 2016 Back to Basics Newsletter.

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