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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.)

Saturday, December 31, 2016

January 2017

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Old man “2016” has gone and the new “2017” baby  is here!  New Year’s bring a time for new starts in all aspects of our lives. New Year’s resolutions are abundant. Organizing and decluttering is popular. Stores play upon the desire to start fresh and provide ‘sales” to accommodate that desire. So – let’s hop on that bandwagon with our preparedness! Some of those New Year Goals can be for preparedness! Make a plan to add to your food storage, emergency preparations, medical, and family communications. Start by taking inventory of what you  “need” and what you “have” in all aspects of preparedness. Review with your family and make a plan to  get started, add to, or update your preparedness. This is one of the most important goals to accomplish.  Ezra Taft Benson once said “The revelation to store food may be as essential to our temporal salvation today as boarding the ark was to the people in the days of Noah.” May we each secure for ourselves a “ticket” to the “preparedness ark” – and along the way acquire great peace of mind in knowing we are prepared, and we are able to care for ourselves and our family members as well!

In this issue:
The Buck Stops Here: Tips to save money on food.
In the Southern Utah Garden - there are garden chores to do in winter! Remember the five "P's" - Prune, Prevent, Plan, Plant, Prepare.
Cooking with Food Storage: Using Oatmeal: Recipes for basic hot cereal, sliced fried oatmeal, Maralee's Granola, Overnight Oats with variations, Oatmeal 4 in 1 cookies with variations.
Provident Living - tips to Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
Spiritual Preparedness - quote by George Q Cannon.
Parting Thought: Quote by Bruce R McKonkie


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Thursday, December 1, 2016

December 2016

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It seems very fitting that we top off the end of each year – by celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. It truly is “the most wonderful time of the year.” It is a time that we see people “bringing good cheer” to others worldwide. And it all starts in our own home and neighborhoods. This month the LDS Church has asked us to “share the light” – as we offer service to those who are around us. We can serve folks we do not know, friends, neighbors, co-workers, or fellow students, as we give of our time and love. We can also serve our families! One of the greatest services we can give our family is to be sure we have taken care of their spiritual and temporal preparedness. Preparedness comes through slow and steady efforts. Keeping the Sabbath, reading the scriptures, and saying prayers fill our spiritual lamps. Storing for emergencies, extra items bought when shopping, and becoming self-reliant fills our temporal lamps. It will be a difficult day if we are not prepared, and must watch our family suffer. Let us then be sure that a part of the service we give – is to be sure we are prepared. “If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear.”

Included in this newsletter:
Provident Living: Making Preparedness a Way of Life - a list of ideas to help you be more self sufficient and make preparedness a way of life.
Everbridge - Reverse 911 - info and instructions on signing up for emergency notifications. You must sign up to receive the notices.
Spiritual Preparedness - a quote by L Tom Perry about being self-reliant.
A Preparedness Christmas - ideas for gifts to help others "Be Prepared."
Preparedness Items Review - 14 areas to review your preparedness status.
Cooking with Food Storage - recipes for Old Bottled Fruit Cake, Pinto Cream Pie, and Russian Wassail.
Christmas Hot Tip: #LIGHTtheWORLD - info on the LDS Church Christmas initiative - get the advent calendar and help spread the light!

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