Year's Supply

"A YEAR'S STORAGE IN A YEAR"

"For the moment, we live in a day of peace and prosperity; but it shall not ever be thus.
Great trials lie ahead... and we must prepare ourselves temporally and spiritually..."
Bruce R. McConkie

The focus is to have a years supply at the end of twelve months.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

TEST YOUR BAKING POWDER OR HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN.

"A YEAR'S STORAGE IN A YEAR"

January

Quote:
"Let every head of household see to it that he has on hand enough
food and clothing and, where possible, fuel also for at least a year."

                J. Rueben Clark, 1937

Spiritual Goal:
Hold Family Home Evening every Monday for one month.

Provident Living Goal:
Review your retirement goals. Are you putting
enough aside to be able to support yourselves and to do the things you
want to do when you retire? Also change the batteries in your smoke
alarms.

Storage Goal:
24 cans of meat or fish per person, 1 gallon bleach per
person, can opener, garbage bags and laundry detergent.

Points to ponder:
Do you know what to do in an ice storm: Where can you find out? If you look it up, you are more likely to value the information.
Who is your closest church neighbor? Do you have a neighbor that you could commiserate with.

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February

Quote:
"There is a wise old saying 'Eat it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.' Thrift is a practice of not wasting anything. Some people are able to get by because of the absence of expense. They have their shoes resoled, they patch, they mend, they sew, and they save money. They avoid installment buying, and make purchases only after saving enough to pay cash, thus avoiding interest charges. Frugality means to practice careful economy."

                    James E. Faust

Spiritual Goal:
    Schedule time each day to read with your family from the Book of Mormon.

Provident Living Goal:
Plan and carry out a Family Home Evening on home fires. Include planning an escape route and              practicing it.

Storage Goal:
100 pounds (total) pasta and flour per person, hand grain mill, thread, needles, buttons, and zippers.

Points to ponder:
Are we going to have a garden in the spring? What about perusing seed catalogs? Did we have a debt     free Christmas or are we still paying off credit cards? How can I avoid that this year? Isn't there a President's Day sale so I can start buying for Christmas 2000 and use cash?

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March

Quote:
"The Lord has warned us of famines, but the righteous will have listened to the Prophet and stored at least a year's supply of survival food."

                Ezra Taft Benson

Spiritual Goal:
Have family prayer at least once a day. Twice is better.

Provident Living Goal:
Learn a new skill or read a book pertaining to your career.

Storage Goal:
40 cans of soup, stew or chili per person, 5 pounds of salt per person, 20 pound fat, oil, or shortening per person, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, storage bags, etc. At least 5 gallons water per person....recommended is 14 gallons per person for two weeks.

Points to ponder:
What vegetables could we grow now - if any? What kind of preparations have we made for pets? What do we know about thunderstorms?

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April

"If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear."

                D&C 38:30

Spiritual Goal:
Prepare for or participate in regular temple attendance & worship.

Provident Living:
If you normally do not grow a garden, plan to grow at least one vegetable this year. If you already have a garden either 1) grow a vegetable you haven't tried before OR 2) try a new method or technique this year.

Storage Goal:
2 pounds yeast per person
2 pounds baking powder per person
1 pound soda per person
1 gal vinegar per person
10 cans evaporated milk per person
10 pounds peanut butter per person
spices condiments and vanilla

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MAY

"The revelation to produce and store food may be as essential to our temporal welfare today as boarding the ark was to the people in the days of Noah."

                    Ezra Taft Benson

Storage goal:
100 pounds from a variety of cereal, grains-rice, oatmeal, cornmeal, etc. per person
24 rolls paper towels per person
24 packages flavored gelatin per person
Garden seeds
1 small bottle olive oil (for consecrating)
At least one month's supply of prescription medication
Spiritual goal: Write a letter to a missionary

Provident Living Goal:
Make a goal and plan to exercise regularly

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"A YEAR'S STORAGE IN A YEAR"

JUNE

"We will see the day when we live on what we produce."

                              Marion G. Romney

Storage goal:
First aid kit including scissors, knife, thermometer, measuring cup, medicine dropper, hot water bottle, triangular bandages, soap, matches, razor blades, needles, safety pins, adhesive tape, elastic bandages, paper bags, gauze bandages, bicarbonate of soda, Ipecac syrup (to induce vomiting), ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, calamine lotion (for insect bites and sunburn), rubbing alcohol, diarrhea remedy, antibiotic ointment, first aid instruction book, prescription medication and waterproof matches.

Spiritual goal:
Prepare a four-generation chart

Provident Living Goal:
Make a goal to have two months' wages in savings for emergencies. Write out a realistic plan to make it happen.

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YEAR'S STORAGE IN A YEAR"

JULY 2000

"The aim of the Church (in establishing the welfare system) is to help the people to help themselves. Work is to be re-enthroned as one of the ruling principles of the lives of our people."

First Presidency statement October 1936.

Storage Goal:
50 pounds of sugar or honey per person
10 #10 cans (35 pounds total) powdered milk per person
2 toothbrushes per person, toothpaste, mouthwash
Infant needs (formula, baby food, diapers, Tylenol, etc.)
Spiritual Goal: Start regular journal writing or write a personal history.

Provident Living Goal:
Make a goal to eat healthier. For example, eat less sweets, more fresh fruits and veggies, less meat, more Fiber etc.

Points to Ponder:
Re-read the Word of Wisdom.

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AUGUST 2000

"A YEAR'S STORAGE IN A YEAR"

"For the moment, we live in a day of peace and prosperity; but it shall not ever be thus. Great trials lie ahead... and we must prepare ourselves temporally and spiritually..."

                     Bruce R. McConkie

Storage Goal:

100 quarts fruit and/or vegetables per person

12 pints jam or jelly per person.

Feminine needs

School supplies

Pet Supplies

72 hour kit containing (per person):
1 can tuna, 1 can pork and beans,
� pound dried milk, 2 packets hot chocolate mix,
2 instant soup packets (these should be rotated every year), disposable plates, cups, bowls and flatware, pet supplies (be sure to include dishes, leash and extra water for pets).

Spiritual Goal:

Have Family Home Evenings every Monday. Make sure that at least one Monday is set aside for doing something really fun for the whole family.

Provident Living Goal:

Learn to preserve food in a way you haven't tried before.

Points to Ponder:

What is the most important way to prepare when you hear thunder or that a storm is coming?

PUT ON SHOES THAT COVER YOUR FEET. Storms cause debris and it is difficult to get around when there is glass, splinters, pine needles underneath your feet. What else can you do to be prepared for a storm? What does your family know about downed wires? What does it mean that electricity will arch when turned back on? Why do firemen put up DO NOT CROSS yellow tape around down wires?

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SEPTEMBER

"A YEAR'S STORAGE IN A YEAR"

"There is no person who knows the real purpose for which this welfare program is being instituted but hardly before sufficient preparation has been made the real purpose will be revealed and when that time comes it will challenge every resource of the church to meet it."

                    Harold B. Lee

Storage Goal:

10 #10 cans (35 pounds total) powdered milk per person 25 pounds canned or dried potatoes per person

50 quarts fruit or tomato juice per person

Spiritual Goal:

Have family scripture study together every day

Provident Living Goal:

Review your will if you have one. Make any needed changes. If you do not have a will, make arrangements to get one. EVERY adult should have a will. Plan and carry out a Family Home Evening on the importance of preparedness.

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OCTOBER

A YEAR'S STORAGE IN A YEAR"

"When people are able but unwilling to take care of themselves, we are responsible to employ the dictum of the Lord that the idler shall not eat the bread of the laborer."

                    Elder Boyd K. Packer

Storage Goal:

40 cans soup, stew or chili per person

10 pounds cheese (dried or bottled) per person

Shaving supplies

Dish soap

Spiritual Goal:

Watch one more session of General Conference than you normally do.

Provident Living Goal:

Make a goal to read 30 minutes per day to your children or
grandchildren. If you don't have children to whom you can read , make a goal to read at least 30 minutes per day just for pleasure.

POINTS TO PONDER:

Do I ever read the Scriptures "just for pleasure."

I have limited time - do I choose to read the Scriptures or is the newspaper my first choice? Harry Potter? Can I help teach someone English? Can I teach someone to read?

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NOVEMBER

"A YEAR'S STORAGE IN A YEAR"

"The time will come that gold will hold no comparison in value to a bushel of wheat."

                                   Brigham Young

Storage Goal:

100 pounds of wheat per person
1 #10 can juice mix with vitamin C per person
Hand/shower soap
Light bulbs
At least one month's prescriptions ahead for all doctor-prescribed mediation

Spiritual Goal:
Have personal prayers and scripture study every day

Provident Living Goal:
Have you had your yearly medical checkups?

Points to Ponder:
What of health?
What regular exercise program is being followed?
What foods are consumed?
With the holidays coming, what plans have been
made to maintain weight during these food consuming demanding months?
Fast food - grabbing an apple or banana or a bag of chips?

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DECEMBER

"No man is truly free who is in financial bondage. 'Think what you do when you run in debt', said Benjamin Franklin, 'you give another power over your liberty.'"

                                          Ezra Taft Benson

Storage Goal:
40 pounds dried beans or barley per person
Matches
Candles
Batteries

Spiritual Goal:
Decide as a family how you can better remember and
celebrate the true meaning of Christmas

Provident Living Goal:
Review your insurance coverage for life, household and vehicles. Do you have enough?
Could you replace your vehicles or household goods/foods with the coverage you have?

Point to Ponder:      Yes or No:
The Lord's financial plan includes paying tithing, offerings and staying out of debt, having a food storage Does following these principles bring peace?

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BAKING SODA starts working as soon as it gets wet, so once a
batter is mixed, bake it right away.
Most BAKING POWDER is double-acting, or has two rising
ingredients. The first is triggered by moisture and the
second by heat. That means you can delay baking after the
batter or dough is mixed. If you're suspicious about your
baking powder, test it by putting 1/2 teaspoon in 1/4 cup
hot water. If the water bubbles like mad, it still works.
When confronted with the questions growing out of the use of
the various baking powders now on the market, the puzzled
layman is apt to sigh for the good old days when this
product was rather haphazardly mixed at home. Just in case
you run out of baking powder, mix--for each teaspoon of
baking powder called for in the recipe--1/2 teaspoon cream
of tartar, 1/3 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda and 1/8 teaspoon
salt. After adding the above ingredients, do not delay
putting the batter into the oven. And don't try to store
this mixture, as it has poor keeping qualities. If you doubt
the effectiveness of any baking powder, test by mixing 1
teaspoon of baking powder with 1/3 cup of hot water. Use the
baking powder only if it bubbles enthusiastically.

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