July 2026 Back to Basics Newsletter

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July is the month we celebrate our heritage. The founding fathers of this nation and our pioneer ancestors made many sacrifices for us to have the life we enjoy today. Someone else tamed the land, harnessed the water, and built the roads. Our forefathers exerted great faith as they left their homelands across the sea or joined in a wagon train headed for unchartered territory. Their faith is an example for us to follow. Do you have the faith to follow in their footsteps? It took faith for the children of Israel to have a “Sabbatical Year” when every 7 years they let the land rest – which meant no crops! They must have set aside plenty of supplies to make it through that year. It took faith to board a ship and cross an ocean, or to pack up a wagon with supplies to last over 1000 miles and hope it was enough to feed a family. And it takes faith today to line your storage shelves with food and supplies to be prepared for unknown storms to come. Is your faith sufficient to trust in the Lord and follow his counsel to Be Prepared? Let us celebrate this patriotic and heritage filled month by having the faith to Be Prepared!

Included in this month's newsletter: 

USA 250 - Provident Living and Heritage Activities - ideas to find out about your revolutionary war and pioneer ancestors, and what skills they had that you can implement today to help be prepared!

Disaster Prep - Summer Power Outages!  A list of things to help you be prepared for any power outages over the hot summer months, and with wildfire rolling outages a strong possibility.

In the Southern Utah Garden - tips for planting, watering and caring for your July garden.

Using the Harvest - Everything's Peachy!  Ideas of ways to preserve and use the peach harvest, including recipes for jam, peach cobblers and peach crisp.

Preparedness Counsel - from the Past - A quote from Elder L Tom Perry with counsel on obtaining a reserve of food, supplies, clothing, and savings - to prepare for the future.

Spiritual Preparedness -  in honor of a patriotic month - a focus on a patriotic God centered scripture!

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June 2026 Back to Basics Newsletter

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The month of June is famous for weddings, no school, flag day, lots of missionaries heading out, and pretty comfortable temperatures! We are picking garden veggies, the fruit trees are beginning to produce, and there are plenty of evening hours to fit in lots of adventures. It is also a great month to fit in some preparedness planning as you make your adventures fit in with preparedness goals. The garden and orchard provide meals – and we can bottle or freeze for the storms ahead. Those camping and hiking trips can provide family togetherness – and some real time practice to see how we do with our outdoor cooking, no power nights, and conserving water. Let us use this wonderful month to add to our preparedness. Use TODAY to prepare for TOMORROW – with no regrets in how we used our time – to PREPARE!

Included in this month's newsletter:

Practical Preparedness Practice -  a list of things to do this summer that will help you work on the twelve basic preparedness skills!

Disaster Preparedness - Looking Ahead -  what would you do TODAY if tomorrow there was a disaster?

Spiritual Preparedness -  Quote from President Oaks on simple practices to protect and strengthen you.

Looking for summer ideas? - Three references to other Back to Basics Newsletter issues for summertime ideas.

In the Southern Utah Garden -Busy June! -  tips for things to do in June. 

Cooking With Food Storage - ideas and recipes for summertime treats.

What does Cooking with Food Storage mean? Tips to make your food storage be the ingredients you need for your own recipes.

Provident Living - Double Duty - make the items stored on your shelves, the ones to make your own recipes.

Making Ends Meet -  five principles of Economic Constancy to help you with your finances.

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