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Letter from the First Presidency in Family Home Storage

With Careful Planning

In the pamphlet All is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage, The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints tells us “With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial…

Small totes of OTC medicines on a shelf in a bathroom closet

Flu Preps 2026

Influenza (flu) activity in the United States is still a big concern in every state with hospitalizations increasing. The new highly contagious variant is a mutated influenza A H3N2 strain, called subclade K. The H3N2 strain typically causes more severe…

Survivalism vs Self-Reliance overlaid on a drawing of an ark on rough seas

Looking Beyond the Mark

The following quote is by Elder Quentin L. Cook.  It was given in the October 2016 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “While there are many examples of looking beyond the mark, a significant one…

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Jesus Christ as the Foundation

Bishop W. Christopher Waddell taught “…all things are spiritual to the Lord, ‘and not at any time’ has He given us ‘a law which was temporal.’ Everything, then, points to Jesus Christ as the foundation upon which we must build…

PETE plastic applesauce jar with lid

Dry Packing in Applesauce Jars

Many applesauce jars are PETE plastic and have a leak-proof lid. The lid is often like a 2-piece canning lid with a lid and ring but locked together. Both the PETE plastic and the leak-proof lid should make these jars…

Halo Bolt emergency jump starter battery

Portable Jump Starter Batteries

My mother introduced me to a portable car jump starter battery after my brother introduced it to her. She drove her cars very little once the COVID shut down started. She stopped shopping for herself and never resumed doing so…