Saturday, October 24, 2009

Week 43 (for two people)

Food Storage: 8 cans of meat

Extra Item: 8 rolls of toilet paper

Family Preparedness: Insulate chimneys and place spark arrestors on top. The chimney should be at least 3 feet higher than the roof. Remove branches hanging above and around the chimney.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read Mosiah 4:6-12

Trust in the Lord and turn to Him for help.

Week 42 (for two people)

Food Storage: 30 pounds of wheat of flour

Extra Item: 10 - 20 boxes of macaroni and cheese

Family Preparedness: To prevent fires, clean out storage areas. Do not let trash such as newspaper and magazines accumulate.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read "Come to the Temple" by President Boyd K. Packer. Ensign, October 2007. Plan to regularly attend the temple.

Week 41 (for two people)

Food Storage: 20 pounds of sugar

Extra Item: 3 months of dish soap

Family Preparedness: Review your family safety plan. Plan a fire drill sometime (preferably in the middle of the night) to be sure they can hear the alarms and know what to do.

Spiritual preparedness: Read Doctrine & Covenants 38:24-27

Strive to become united with those in your ward and community.

Week 40 (for two people)

Food Storage: 8 cans of vegetables

Extra Item: Multi-vitamins (to last 6 months)

Family Gear Box: Hard candy gum, and any other special treat your family would like in an emergency

Family Preparedness: Change the batteries in your smoke detectors and test them.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read Alma 32:28-43

In your daily lives, strive to have faith in all things that you may reap the rewards of your faith.