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Temporary plumbing repair using automotive hose and clamps

“Sturdy Shoes and a Waterproof Tent” #2

“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…

Canned food on closet shelves

That We May Care for Others

“Our Heavenly Father….has lovingly commanded us to ‘prepare every needful thing’ (see D&C 109:8) so that, should adversity come, we may care for ourselves and our neighbors, and support bishops as they care for others.” –The First Presidency of The…

Quote by Russell M. Nelson Never stop preparing

Temporal Preparedness Helps Thwart Satan

Elder Ronald A. Rasband made this statement in his April 2025 General Conference address: “The more prepared we are temporally and spiritually, the more we can thwart the adversary’s cunning attacks.” He echoed Pres. Russell M. Nelson who said in…

Nauvoo Bill of Particulars top half

“Sturdy Shoes and a Waterproof Tent” – Lesson 1

“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…

Before and after photos of Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey Remembered – Part VI

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…

Homemade artisan bread

Stewardships

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,…