Because preparedness simplified is more achievable
Because preparedness simplified is more achievable
“Sturdy Shoes and a Waterproof Tent” is one of my favorite preparedness articles from the Ensign magazine. It offers many preparedness lessons we can learn from Church history (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). It’s perfect for this…
The newspaper article “Damage outside flood plain exposes flaws” was printed in the Sunday, April 1, 2018 Houston Chronicle. The following quotes are from that article: “Hurricane Harvey damaged more than 204,000 homes and apartment buildings in Harris County, almost…
One definition of stewardship is “the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.” Doctrine and Covenants 72:3-4 helps to put into perspective the value of our earthly or temporal stewardships. “…for it is required of the Lord,…
Written the week of August 28, 2017 Going through the effects of Hurricane Harvey has been an emotionally draining experience. It was rather surreal to begin with because the weather was so nice. Then it started to rain. And rain.…
Glenn L. Pace (quoting Marion G. Romney) April 1986“He made the process sound so simple, ‘Brother Pace, don’t make things so complicated! All we have been trying to do is make our people self-reliant, because the more self-reliant one is,…
Clean up and recovery are requiring a lot of different supplies. Here are some that I’m glad I had so I could help right away: • Disposable gloves for handling flooded clothes and other items• Laundry detergent• Laundry sanitizer for…
An article appeared in the bottom left corner of page 12 of The Times on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The title was “Co-op shelves empty after hack causes supply chaos.” Co-op markets are cooperative grocery stores all over the UK…
Harvey FINALLY left the room and there was still a bread shortage even at the end of the week (September 1). As a result, the flour started disappearing off the shelves. Eggs were also hard to find. Milk was unavailable…
April 1981“There are many very good people who keep most of the Lord’s commandments with respect to the virtuous side of life, but who overlook His commandments in temporal things. They do not heed His warning to prepare for a…