First Draft of a preface

Be prepared with supplies to see you over the small stresses of  life.  Power being out for a few days or weeks should not be a highly stressful obstacle it you are prepared.. . . . .  Have supplies for several months or more.  Have the food that you use.  Rotate the food.

Don’t wait for a comprehensive plan, begin by getting a little extra each time you shop.  Just begin.  Finish your storage by checking your supplies against your storage plan.

Water storage is essential.

Prepare for the three serenoias of sheltering at home, evacuation in a car and evacuation on foot.

Prepare with supplies, tools, skills, and resourcefulness.  Dont forget skills and resourcefulness.

The disaster after the disaster are the disease that follows a disaster caused by unsanitary conditions.  Live with sanitation even in a disaster.  Bury waste.

Prepare yourself with the ideas that you can be happy with what you have. Electric power or no electrical power.  Make do with what you have.

Family Preparedness for Two, in 52 Weeks

Week 1 Spiritual preparedness, read D&C: 137 and 138.  Have Church magazines in your home and study the words of the modern day prophets. Food storage purchase: 8 cans of tuna; 8 rolls toilet paper (1 roll per week for 2 months);  96 hour kit; backpack or small suitcase with wheels, for each family member family preparation. Water storage is essential to all preparedness.  1. Have plastic-aluminum bags of water stored in your 96 hours kit.  Take what you can carry.  2. Store water in the car.  Plastic bottles of water ae god for this.  3.  Store water in your home.  A gallon per person per day is minimum. Also have purifying agents and water filters.

Week 2 Spiritual preparedness, read John 5:39, Mosiah 1: 7, and Alma 17: 2.  Have daily scripture study. Food storage and preparedness:  8 cans of cream of chicken soup.  Have several chicken soup recipes on file; laundry soap to last two months.  For the 96 hour kit, have a blanket (wool is preferred) or sleeping bag per person. By your night stand place a pair of gloves, flashlight and shoes in case of an emergency in the middle of the night.

Week 3 Spiritual preparedness, read Elder Bednar’s article in the September 2007 Ensign; Seek Learning by Faith. Food storage:  20 lbs. white sugar or honey.  Enough dish soap to last 3 months.  In the 96 hour kit have a change of clothing (pants, shirt, socks, underwear). Place in Zip Lock Bag.  Have a family utility box such as an Action Packer, cooler with wheels, cardboard box, etc.

Week 4 Spiritual Preparedness, make a commitment to study the gospel doctrine lesson to prepare for Sunday School class. Food storage and Preparedness: Have 30 lbs. wheat or other grain in #10 cans. Store lbs. salt.  For the 96 hour kit have a flashlight with extra batteries.  For the home, have smoke detectors placed in each bedroom, top of stairs, in the kitchen, in the furnace room, and garage.  Test the smoke detectors regularly. Change smoke detector batteries yearly or as recommended by the manufacturer. Date batteries in smoke detectors.

 More weekly plans to come.