Recommended Reading and Reference: Preparedness and Self-Reliance


Essentials of Home Production and Storage by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Simply Prepared: A Guide to Emergency Preparedness and Food Storage by Cheryl F. Driggs

We Will Prove Them Herewith” by David A. Bednar, Liahona, November 2020.

There Was Bread” by W. Christopher Waddell, November 2020.

Embrace the Future with Faith” by Russell M. Nelson, November 2020.

Providing in the Lord’s Way” by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Ensign, November 2011.

Becoming Provident Providers Temporally and Spiritually” by Robert D. Hales, Ensign, May 2009.

“Prepare, Then Fear Not” by Ezra Taft Benson, Conference Report, April 1967.

Prepare Ye” by Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, January 1974.

Food Storage” by Vaughn Featherstone, Ensign, May 1976.

Family Preparedness” by Spencer W. Kimball, Ensign, May 1976.

In Mine Own Way” by Marion G. Romney, Ensign, November 1976.

Attending to Personal and Family Preparedness” by H. Burke Peterson, Ensign, November 1978.

Stand Independent Above All Other Creatures” by Bruce R. McConkie, Ensign, May 1979.

Prepare for the Days of Tribulation” by Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, November 1980.

Principles of Temporal Salvation” by Marion G. Romney, Ensign, April 1981.

Blessings in Self-Reliance” by Mark E. Petersen, Ensign, May 1981.

“How Beautiful to Live in These Times and Be Prepared!” by F. Enzio Busche, Ensign, June 1982

The Celestial Nature of Self-Reliance” by Marion G. Romney, Ensign, June 1984.

Responsibility for Welfare Rests with Me and My Family” by James E. Faust, Ensign, May 1986.

Make Thee an Ark” by W. Don Ladd, Ensign, November 1994.

If Ye Are Prepared, Ye Shall Not Fear” by L. Tom Perry, Ensign, November 1995.

Sturdy Shoes and a Waterproof Tent” by William G. Hartley, Ensign, October 2001.

The Times in Which We Live” by Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, November 2001

To Men of the Priesthood” by Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, November 2002 (look for the section on preparedness)

If Ye Are Prepared, Ye Shall Not Fear” by Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, November 2005.

Be Prepared…Be Ye Strong from Henceforth” by Keith B. McMullin, Ensign, November 2005.

Lay Up in Store” by Keith B. McMullin, Ensign, May 2007

Home Storage: Build on the Basics” Ensign, June 1989.

Update on Milk Storage” Ensign, March 1997.

Are You Prepared?” Ensign, August 2007.

Prophetic Statements on Food Storage for Latter-day Saints by Neil H. Leash

The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery

Foxfire

Backwoods Home

Self-Reliance

Mother Earth News

Samuel Thayer’s foraging books

Foraging Texas

Home Food Systems by Rodale Press

A Year’s Supply by Barry G. and Lynette B. Crockett

Just in Case: A Manual of Home Preparedness by Barbara G. Salsbury

Project Readiness: Guide to Family Emergency Preparedness by Louise E. Nelson

Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness by FEMA

Boy Scout Handbook

72 Hour Family Emergency Preparedness Checklist by Barry G. and Lynette B. Crockett

Where There is No Doctor by David Werner

Where There is No Dentist by Murray Dickson

Nuclear War Survival Skills by Cresson H. Kearny PDF version

Maintaining Nutritional Adequacy during a Prolonged Food Crisis by Kay B. Franz and Cresson H. Kearny

The Post Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook: Recipes for Changing Times by Albert Bates (while I don’t agree with all of his ideas, I still feel this book is worth reading)

The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John Barry

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver

The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn