November is the month of gratitude – a time we focus
on all we have to be grateful for. It is also a time to note how well we are showing
the Lord our gratitude. The way we keep
our stewardship and use what we are given shows the Lord our gratitude. We have
been blessed with an abundance of food available to us. Do we follow the prophet and store some up for
the storms that lie ahead? President
Spencer W. Kimball said :“We encourage
families to have on hand this year’s supply; and we say it over and over and
over and repeat over and over the scripture of the Lord where He says, ’Why
call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?’ How empty it is as they put their spirituality,
so called, into action and call him by his important names, but fail to do the
things which he says”. The old adage “Waste Not Want Not” holds true
today. In April 1942 the first
presidency counseled: “The utmost care
should be taken to see that foodstuffs so produced and preserved by the
householder, do not spoil, for that would be waste, and the Lord looks with
disfavor upon waste. He has blessed His
people with abundant crops...The Lord is doing His part; He expects us to do
ours.” Let us be sure to get a year’s
supply, rotate our food storage, and follow the saying “Store what you eat, and eat what you store”.
At this Thanksgiving time of year let us live with an attitude of gratitude in
all we say and do!
Included in this month's newsletter:
A Preparedness Thanksgiving - items from your shelves for the big turkey day!
Spiritual Preparedness - Follow the Prophet: a quote from Pres Hinckley.
Earthquake! Little tips for Big Prep - tips for before the "big one" hits!
In the Southern Utah Garden - tips for how to feed your soil in the fall.
Cooking with Food Storage - Thanksgiving Recipes from your storage shelves - recipes for No Fail Pie Crust, Mom's Cheese Cake, Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Pie Strudel Topping, Dixie Salad, Waldorf Salad, Grandma Ballard's Thanksgiving Relish.
Cold Hard Cash - How to Get and Keep it! Ideas to help you manage your money.
Custom Fit your Food Storage - a tip on planning for foods YOUR family will eat!
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