January 2021 Back to Basics Newsletter

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The “Baby New Year” has made his way into 2021- and “Old Year” 2020 has departed. Some are worried about “what next” after their 2020 roller coaster. But, as in all things, it will be what we make it to be. Some people have seen 2020 as a disaster, and others as a time for personal growth.  Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.” We can choose what we do with the upcoming year. We can use this time to learn from our past and prepare for our future. We can use the time to look for the good in all things, and to love and serve those around us. We can use this time to “Be Prepared” in spiritual and temporal ways that will help us to weather any storms that the last days may blow our way. New Years are a time of goal setting. Let us set goals and make plans – and then follow through – as we prepare “every needful thing!”

Included in this month's newsletter:

"A Place for Everything, and Everything in its place" - a list of ideas to help us store all that food storage.

Encouraging words: The Promised Land - a quote from Pres. Harold B Lee about America!

Disaster Prep - ideas to help be prepared for disasters.

In the Southern Utah Garden - a list of January things to Plan, Prune, Transplant, Fertilize and Prevent.

Cooking with Food Storage - recipes for Everlasting Yeast, Chicken Soup, Taco Soup or Casserole. All using ingredients you can include in your food storage.

Provident Living - a list of ideas to help you save money, and engage in Provident Living!
Food Storage Chart - a breakdown of amounts of food for various ages of family members.

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December 2020 Back to Basics Newsletter

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December is upon us with all the traditions that we love! Seems like a soul soothing way to end a crazy 2020 year. The long winter nights filled with cozy fires in the fireplace, music in the air, twinkling lights all around, and nativity displays on mantels and yards - all help us feel that Christmas Spirit. Like all years – it is a time of giving and serving. It can also be a time of preparing! Give your family the gift of preparedness – so that no matter what lies ahead, all can feel the peace of being prepared. The gifts under the tree can add to your preparedness, and the trips for groceries can buy a few extra cans or bags to put away for the future. May you all have a blessed Christmas. May you feel love within your homes, and share that love with friends, family, and strangers around us. May you feel the peace of preparedness, as you set about to engage in Provident Living. May you feel the Peace of Christ as we celebrate His birth. And may your efforts #LightTheWorld!

Included in this month's Newsletter:

A Preparedness Christmas Carol- visiting our past, present and future preparedness.

One for the Money - Financial Preparedness

Spiritual Preparedness - Christmas quotes from Elder Bednar and President Monson

In the Southern Utah Garden -December garden list

Christmas Gifts: A Preparedness Christmas - a list of ideas for your Christmas Gifting.

Cooking with Food Storage - Mix it Up - Master Mix recipes you can use as gifts.

Christmas Recipes -  references for Christmas treats in back issues.

Disaster Prep - Alternate Light - a list of ideas to provide for lighting needs when the power is out. Makes great gifts!

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