Because preparedness simplified is more achievable
Because preparedness simplified is more achievable
A natural gas pipeline exploded the evening of 5 March 2021 in an upper middle-class neighborhood of northwest Harris County, Texas. Earlier in the day, a fiber optics crew had broken a gas line. The gas company came out to…
Hurricane season begins today, June 1, and goes until November 30. Current storm predictions are for a slightly below average season, the weakest hurricane season in over a decade due, in part, to a strong El Nino event. Waters in…
Gift the gift of self-reliance and preparedness this Christmas. Here are some of many ideas for gifts: –Camp stove or butane stove –Solar oven –Rocket stove —Wonder oven –Water bath canner –Pressure canner —Ball Blue Book —So Easy to Preserve…
A good first aid kit should be serviceable every day as well as in disaster situations. A family first aid kit will be more practical if it is also a medicine chest. Storing all medicines and first aid supplies in…
In his October 2021 General Conference address, Elder Alvin F. Meredith III warned against distraction. He said, “The adversary understands that distractions do not have to be bad or immoral to be effective.” In 2007, the First Presidency released the…
The Utah State University Extension is great resource for preparedness and self-reliance information. The university has done much reliable research on those topics. Look for information on: Natural Disaster Preparedness including 72-hour kits and water storage Gardening including beekeeping and…
(Information below courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA) When a storm is forecast to impact your area, take action immediately to be ready. Ideally, longer-term preparedness actions such as having disaster supplies and an evacuation plan…
(Information below courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA) The best time to prepare is before hurricane season begins. Avoid having to rush through potentially life-saving preparations by waiting until it’s too late. Get your disaster supplies…