December 2024 Back to Basics Newsletter

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December is here! “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Christmas time provides opportunity for extra service, love, and goodwill to all men! There is peace and wonder all around. We see it in the lights, decorations, parties and concerts. Sometimes we can get so “wrapped up” in the hustle and bustle, that we forget that “Jesus is the reason for the season.” This year let us find Christ in every activity that we do. We can listen for the message of His birth and life in concerts and music all around. As we shop for presents we can emulate the wise men bringing gifts, or the Savior and the greatest gift of all. The long winter nights are the perfect time to read stories and sing songs as a family that bring our hearts together and turn us to Christ. Christmas giving is also the perfect time to help our families with temporal and spiritual preparedness. May you use this Christmas season to add to the preparedness of family and friend’s shelves and hearts, and spread that to the poor and needy around us. May you use this Christmas to truly bring Christ into the season.

Included in this month's newsletter: 

A Preparedness Christmas - ideas for gift giving that help others get more prepared.

Baking Soda - The Storage Room's Secret Weapon - Ideas to use Baking soda in the kitchen, medicinally and cleaning and household uses.

In the Southern Utah Garden - tips for December.

Spiritual Preparedness - Christmas Joy - a quote by M Russell Ballard on things to do to bring peace and joy.

Cooking with Food Storage - Make-a-mix - basic quick mix and recipes to make Madeline's Christmas Muffins, Christmas Morning Pancakes, and Santa's Sugar Cookies.

First Aid Kit - Disaster and Daily Living Prep - a list of items to put in a first aid kit.

Christmas Treats - a suggestion of  past newsletters with yummy Christmas treat recipes.

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