Week 22 (for two people)

FOOD STORAGE:

8 cans of vegetables
EXTRA ITEM:
30 pounds of rice
CAR KIT:
A small quantity of food and water that could survive freezing and hot tempuratures with out damage or spoiling
FAMILY PREPAREDNESS:
Be sure everyone knows how to use your fire extinguisher(s) and where it is kept. You should have at minimum an ABC type
SPIRITUAL PREPAREDNESS:
"No other activiteis should involve our family members on Monday night. This designated time is to be with our families." -Elder L. Tom Perry, Ensign, May 2003

Week 21 (for two people)

FOOD STORAGE:
8 cans of fruit
EXTRA ITEM:
8 rolls of toilet paper
CAR KIT:
Duct tape, electrical tape, tow strap, and a couple of bungee cords
FAMILY PREPAREDNESS:
Start a savings program or review your existing savings plan. NO matter how much you make or how much you have in savings already, you can save something for the future. Pay tithing first and then pay yourself - even if it's just a little.
SPIRITUAL PREPAREDNESS:
President Harold B. Lee gave some wonderful counsel that applies today. He said "Take some time.. each day to have a quiet hour.. an hour of prayerful meditation where you can tune in with God and discuss with him problems that are too much for human understanding, too great for human strength."

Week 20 (for two people)

FOOD STORAGE:

30 pounds of wheat or flour
EXTRA ITEM:
11 pounds of macaroni or spaghetti
CAR KIT:
Sand or kitty litter, ground cloth - carpet or visqueen
FAMILY PREPAREDNESS:
Prepare to plant a garden. Work organic material into your soil. Now is a good time to plant beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, corn, kale, lettuce, onion sets, spinach, radishes and turnips. Only a few more weeks and it will be time to plant tomatoes!
SPIRITUAL PREPAREDNESS:
"We need to think about what it is we can do to help that [marriage] companionship progress. We have basic, innate qualities and missions in our marriage, but we also need to get outside of ourselves and be unselfish in that companionship." -Susan W. Tanner

Week 19 (for two people)

FOOD STORAGE:
Non-fat dry milk (8 1/2 lbs)
EXTRA ITEM:
1 pound of yeast, baking powder and baking soda
CAR KIT:
Flashlight with extra batteries, spotlight, chemical light stick, reflective road hazard sign, road flares
FAMILY PREPAREDNESS:
Have on hand enough cash to solve emergency situations. Start with $20.00 in $1.00 bills. Keep it safe and dedicated to emergencies. It could save your life. Gradually add to it, keeping savings in small bills (ones, fives and tens) to be able to make change. This should grow to at least $500.00. Some suggest a month's pay on hand in cash.
SPIRITUAL PREPAREDNESS:
Read Alma 34:32-34
Re-evaluate your life. If there is something that you need to repent of or do better at, resolve to take care of it!

Week 18 (for two people)

FOOD STORAGE:

8 cans of soup
EXTRA ITEM:
2 month supply of laundry soap
CAR KIT:
Fire extinguisher, jumper cables, tow strap, 1 quart motor oil, container of HEET
FAMILY PREPAREDNESS:
Give every member specific safety tasks to do in an emergency. for example, designate one person to be in charge of turning off electricity, one to collect the emergency container, one to take charge of any pets, etc.
SPIRITUAL PREPAREDNESS:
Read and discuss as a family, "The Family, A Proclamation to the World."

Week 17 (for two people)

FOOD STORAGE:

8 cans of meat
EXTRA ITEM:
8 rolls of toilet paper
CAR KIT:
A couple pairs of safety glasses and gloves for working on the car. Find your jack and tools to change a tire and check them out and learn how to use them.
FAMILY PREPAREDNESS:
Pick the smallest debt and make a dedicated effort to pay it off. Apply any spare money to this goal. When it's paid off, apply it's payment amount, plus what the next smallest one requires, and any spare money to pay the next smallest one off. Continue this plan until the Prophet's council to be debt free is accomplished.
SPIRITUAL PREPAREDNESS:
Gather your family together for family prayer morning and evening. "Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and your children may be blesses." 3 Nephi 18:21

Week 16 (for two people)

FOOD STORAGE:

30 pounds of wheat or flour
EXTRA ITEM:
10 - 20 boxes of Macaroni & Cheese
72-HOUR KIT:
A suitable container for your car kit. For example and airline size carry-on bag or backpack or sturdy box with a lid that latches. Something to keep your kit items from moving around your trunk, or the back of your vehicle.
FAMILY PREPAREDNESS:
Prepare a financial profile of your family. This should include all debts and assets. List them by name and amount. Be realistic with your asset values and as exact as possible with the debts. Now subtract the debts from the assets to see a rough idea of the family net worth.
SPIRITUAL PREPAREDNESS:
Read D&C 109. Look for the blessings promised to those who attend the temple.