September 2018

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“School days, school days, dear old golden rule days…” These lyrics to an old time school song turn our thoughts to learning as the new school year begins for most American schools. It is a time to learn! Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us “To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” This month as we take that time  to learn, let us add in learning more about preparedness and self-reliance. Pres. Thomas S Monson taught us “When the time for performance arrives, the time for preparation is past.” This time of year is a wonderful time to store away more of the harvest, purchase items at case lot sales, add to our emergency kit, and take one more step to making preparedness a way of life. Let us not waste a moment in time, but let us be prepared. Then when the storms of life arrive – and they will -  we can do as Elder Joseph B Wirthlin said – and “Come what may and love it.”

Included in this months newsletter:
What do I Really need? Ideas of how to custom fit your food storage to your family.
Power Outage Prep - Keeping Your Cool! Ideas to stay cool when it is hot outside and the power inside is off.
Provident Living - a few tips to help you save some pennies.
Spiritual Preparedness and Self-Reliance - great quotes by Bishop Gerald Causse and Pres Russell M Nelson
In the Southern Utah Garden - List of items to plant this month, tips for planting onions, leaving items in the garden, fertilizing, weed killer, and planting trees and bulbs.
Cooking with food storage - Back to School Treats for the kids: recipes for Easy for Kids Peanut Butter Cookies, Quickies (no bake drop or bar cookie) and Graham Cracker Sandwich Cookie.
A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place -Tips for finding a place to have your food storage.
Turn your car into a SURVIVAL KIT - We spend so much time in our cars - so here is a list of items and where to store them in our car to make your car a moving survival kit.


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August 2018 Back to Basics Newsletter

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August is the month that summer is in full swing, and suddenly school starts - those wonderful summer activities are cut short, and summer begins to wind down. The heat is still here, the rivers are running low, and if we are lucky a few tropical thunderstorms are still in the forecast. The gardens have slowed and the weeds have flourished. But if we plug along there are still good things to harvest and warm nights to star gaze. So it is with our preparedness. There are times we are in full swing actively pursuing a better “preparedness status.” But the momentum may slow due to low funds or receding energy. The goal is to still keep moving. Being prepared is an ongoing endeavor. No one is ever finished. It becomes a way of life. However, the full storage shelves and barrels of water certainly give us a greater feeling of peace and satisfaction on those warm nights of star gazing. As August prepares us to bid another summer goodbye, let us be sure our prize is in sight, and our efforts are fruitful. Just like in Aesop’s Fable “The Rabbit and the Hare” - slow and steady truly will win the race.

Included in this months newsletter:
Back to School - ideas for things you can do as the kids head back to school that will help with being prepared for any emergency.
Spiritual Preparedness - start early and be steady. Quote from Henry B Eyring on spiritual preparedness.
In the Southern Utah Garden - tips for spraying, weeding, scarab beetles, and squash bugs, lawn grubs and fungus and things to plant.
Using the Harvest - recipes for Pickled Hot Peppers and Prickly Pear Jelly.
Cooking with Food Storage - in the good old summertime!  Recipes for apricot slush, fruit popsicles, frozen fruit and frozen grape salad.
Making Habits to Stay Prepared - a list of 25 things you can make a habit that will keep you prepared!

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