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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, February 28, 2018

March 2018 Back to Basics Newsletter

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March is that month we are never really quite sure what season it is! It may come in like a lion and out like a lamb – or vica-versa - but the month is filled with all kinds of weather. We just have to be prepared for whatever we wake up to! So it is with our temporal and spiritual preparedness. We just never know when we will need to draw upon our reserves, but we need to be ready for whatever, whenever.  May we all use this month to “March” our preparedness right along, and be ready for the lions and the lambs of life!


Included in this month's newsletter:

Spring Cleaning - Preparedness Style!  A list of things to check or clean up that will aid us in our emergency preparedness.
Using Plants Around Us: A list of plants that can be used for health remedies in case times arrive that medical care is not readily available.
In the Southern Utah Garden: Yard spring cleaning, seeds to plant, and tips for yard and garden tasks for the month of March.
Cooking with Food Storage - What's for Breakfast?  Recipes for Breakfast Peach Crisp, Breakfast Cake, and Basic Pancakes with optional ingredients to add.
Spring Cleaning Recipes A list and recipes of homemade cleaners and tips.
Spiritual Preparedness: A quote by Bishop W Christopher Waddell reminding us of preparedness we can learn from Moroni.

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

February 2018 Back to Basics Newsletter

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February is known as the “month of love.” It is a time to make a valentine, give a flower or some chocolates, or have a special dinner. This month of love is also a wonderful time to show love to our family by making sure we are prepared for whatever storms may lie ahead! That expression of love will give us the peace that self-reliance and provident living bring. No matter what storms may blow, be they literal or figurative, knowing we have food and emergency supplies, extra water, and a plan for such events, will give us a great sense of satisfaction. We will find a feeling of strength, happiness, unity, and courage. And in the end, isn’t’ that just what love is?

Let us love our family – and Be Prepared.

Included in this newsletter:
A Matter of Life and Death: The 72 hour+ kit. Tips and a list to include in your kit.
Provident Living:  Ideas to be frugal - using container, old nylons, baking soda and vinegar, egg cartons and wood ashes.
In the Southern Utah Garden: Fertilize, Prune, Spray, Plant, and Planting Pointers.
Cooking with food storage - Using Powdered Milk - basic recipes for your powdered milk.
Self Reliance - Council from our Prophets - Quotes from a talk by L Tom Perry.
Extra Gardening - a Year Round harvest. Cute thoughts of "veggies" to plant.

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