Food
Storage
Storage
We are asked to store 2 gallons per person per day of what substance?
What is water.
This is a suggested method for storing vegetables and fruits for longer periods of time.
What is canning OR drying.
In Pres Nelson's April 2024 conference talk he promises important blessings when we worship here.
What is the temple
My dear brothers and sisters, here is my promise. Nothing will help you more to hold fast to the iron rod than worshipping in the temple as regularly as your circumstances permit. Nothing will protect you more as you encounter the world’s mists of darkness. Nothing will bolster your testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Atonement or help you understand God’s magnificent plan more. Nothing will soothe your spirit more during times of pain. Nothing will open the heavens more. Nothing!
We are told it is best to keep these in a waterproof/fireproof safe or somewhere off the premises of our homes.
What are important documents (birth certificates, Wills, insurance information, s.s. cards, etc.)
We are told by the late Prophet, President Hinckley, that if we have this "...even though it be small, then should storms howl about your head, you will have shelter for your wives and children and peace in your hearts."
What is a financial reserve.
What freeze-dried item did the church recently add that can be purchased at the church's Home Storage Center or online?
What is Freeze-dried strawberries
(estimated shelf life of 30 years if stored in a cool, dry place)
Did you know we have a Home Storage Center in Kennewick?
You are allowed to keep 4 of these within city limits, and are allowed to keep as many as you wish outside of city limits.
What are chickens OR hens.
Each person in our home should have one of these, and they should be portable and placed where we can grab hold of them at a moment's notice.
What are 72-hour Kits.
This is the first step towards smart financial management and freedom.
What is paying tithes and offerings.
By maintaining good ____________ we become more self-reliant and are better prepared to progress personally, strengthen the family, and serve in the Church and community.
What is Physical Health
This is a great way to enrich your diet. Anyone can have one of these in some capacity.
A Garden!!
Planting a garden, even a small one, allows for a greater degree of self-reliance. With the right information and a little practice, individuals and entire families can enjoy the many benefits of planting and tending a garden.
Physically, one of our key needs is to have fresh drinking water. Spiritually one of our key needs is to have _________water?
What is living water?
President Nelson says, "I renew my plea for you to do whatever it takes to increase your spiritual capacity to receive personal revelation. Doing so will help you know how to move ahead with your life, what to do during times of crisis, and how to discern and avoid the temptations and the deceptions of the adversary.”
In the event of an emergency, these may be used - with approval from our Stake President - as Emergency Shelters.
What are LDS meetinghouses OR chapels, etc.
What stake offered class can you take to help you manage your finances and be an entrepreneur?
What is the Self-Reliance Class focused on finances?
What are three foods you could store that last a long time?
What is wheat, white rice, beans, honey, freeze-dried foods, etc?
President Nelson said spiritual preparation requires that we create places of _______ where we can seek _________.
What is security and revelation?
If regular communication systems fail in the event of an emergency what is another way you could communicate?
What is HAM radio, walking to your minister's house, crank radio, etc...
In deciding how much food you should store the church has recommended you take the amount of food you would need to feed your family for a day and multiply that by 7 for a one-week supply. Then what are the next goals?
What are gradually expand it to a month, and eventually three months?
What are three ways we can provide for our temporal needs from our homes?
What are
Keep livestock.
Plant fruit trees, vines, and bushes.
Plant vegetable gardens.
Preserve food.
Sew and mend.
Make or build needed items.
Repair and maintain our possessions.
In 2020, President Nelson said: Of course, we can store our own reserves of food, water, and savings. But equally crucial is our need to fill our personal spiritual storehouses with what THREE things?
What is faith, truth, and testimony?
What Yakima system is able to alert residents about severe weather, fires, floods, toxic environmental issues, radiological events and other emergencies?
What is ALERT YAKIMA?
Messages can be sent to residents on any communication path desired
In the church-published workbook, "All is Safely Gathered In - Family finances," what are the five areas it focuses on to improve your financial status?
What is tithes and fast offerings, avoid debt, use a budget, build a reserve, and teach your family members.